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Environment
Americans Don't Care About Climate Change—And That's OK
The deniers may be winning the battle for Americans’ hearts and minds, but they’ve lost the true war.
Environment
Does It Matter Who Makes Solar Panels?
Seven American solar companies say Chinese solar panels are unfairly cheap. But wherever they're made, cheap solar panels mean more solar energy.
Environment
Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
It's clear what people should be doing to live greener lives. What's important now is figuring out how to convince people to actually do it.
Environment
Is Buying a Prius Really Good for the Planet?
New Yorker writer David Owen alleges we negate the energy savings by splurging on similarly energy-intensive pursuits.
Environment
It's Time for Americans to Chill Out About Gas Prices
Let's exert our energy figuring out how to deal with the root problem.
Environment
America Is Getting More Power from Renewables than From Nuclear
Renewable energy had a good year in the United States in 2011.
Business
House of the Rising Sun: In New Orleans, Solar Power Gives Poor Families a Boost
“It’s expensive to be poor, and nowhere is that truer than in energy."
Environment
Why Universities Are Building Superefficient Power Plants
The Department of Energy has called cogeneration plants “one of the most promising options in the US energy efficiency portfolio."
Environment
Should Scientists Seed the Sky With Chemicals?
Researchers are increasingly envisioning a future in which geoengineering is a part of responding to climate change.
Environment
Speeding Up the Electric Vehicle Revolution
On Sunday, the owners and makers of electric vehicles will gather for the first National Plug In Day.
Environment
How Manure-to-Energy Projects Make the Best Out of a Stinky Situation
Waste-to-energy projects make the best of the world we have. Manure becomes electricity. Steel gas becomes jet fuel. Garbage power people's homes.
Environment
Earth to Congress: Clean Energy Could Be a Booming Business By 2030
Google reports that the clean energy industry could grow to $150 billion in two decades. So why is Congress pushing to defund solar programs?
Environment
May the Best Solar Panel Win: The Year in Green Innovation
The greenest light bulb ever, sexy solar panels, buildings that eat smog, and more.
Environment
Airborne Wind Energy Technology Can Fly Like a Kite
Makani Power’s Wing 7 looks like it came from a Miyazaki movie, and it can reach faster, higher winds than conventional turbines.
Environment
The Military-Approved Portable Clean Energy Kit
Whatever you make of the military, it's pushing innovation in clean energy, and this new Mobile Renewable Power Station is leading the way.
Environment
Google's Newest Clean Energy Project: Solar Leasing
Google backs you up on everything else in life; why not let them help you save a little on your electricity bill as well?
Environment
The Next Generation of Renewable Energy May Be Created Under Water
When reporters, politicians, and environmental advocates talk about renewable energy, they talk about wind and solar. This makes sense: Of the...
Environment
Confused by Green Energy Options? Let Congress Sort It Out for You
What if everyone, not just environmentalists or those who can afford it, could switch to wind- and solar-powered electricity?
