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Technology
Solar Panels in Space! With the Help of Lasers, It's Possible.
Can we get electricity for Earth by putting solar panels in space? A new analysis suggests that one of the major problems can actually be overcome.
Environment
What the Arab Spring Could Mean for Solar in the Sahara
Will the unrest in the Arab world put massive solar projects like Desertec on hold or actually usher in a new era of clean energy?
Business
The Perfect People to Repair Wind Turbines? Rock Climbers
When wind turbines need maintenance or repairs, you want people who are comfortable working 300 feet above ground, hanging from a rope.
Environment
Behold the Gorgeous Solar Farms of Le Mées, France
Forget about carbon, solar farms are also just really nice to look at.
Design
Picture Show: Cambodian Fishing Villages, Lit by a Solar Night Light
Ethereal light from a new solar LED lantern makes cooking, eating, and reading look vaguely mysterious.
Education
Will PayPal Billionaire Peter Thiel's Team of College Dropouts Change Learning?
Meet Thiel's inaugural class of super-elite "20 Under 20" fellowship recipients.
Cities
Superb Idea: Buildings that Eat Smog
A new coating for aluminum panels will help our energy-hungry buildings clean the air themselves.
Environment
United States Is an Embarrassing 17th in Clean Tech Production
It doesn't look like we're winning the future, unfortunately.
Environment
"There Goes the Data": Why We Need to Fund the Energy Information Agency
The Energy Information Agency collects data on how America produces and uses oil—but it's now being forced to cut back. Here's why we need the EIA.
Environment
Drunk With Power: Scotland Uses Whisky to Create Energy
We always suspected that whisky was part of the solution.
News
Gas Too Expensive? The Chevy Volt Gets 1,000 Miles per Tank
With a gallon of gas hovering around $4, the plug-in hybrid almost seems like the pragmatic option.
Environment
Solar Mosaic: Bring Solar to Your Community for Just $100
The new Solar Mosaic program in Oakland lets residents buy $100 shares of solar panel installations on the roofs of local schools and nonprofits.
Environment
Mini-Nuclear Reactors: A Cheaper, Risk-Free Solution?
Could small, modular nuclear reactors really be a clean, affordable, and safe energy solution?
Technology
Infographic: What's an LED?
What's an LED light and what are some potential benefits?
Environment
U.K. Company to Make Power from 50 Year-Old Garbage
Digging up the waste from the past could power 60,000 homes if a plan to mine a landfill for energy comes to be.
Environment
The Dirty Energy Powering Your Web-Based Life
A new Greenpeace report show just how much energy it takes to run our internet lives.
News
Are RV Parks Our Best Electric Car Charging Network?
RV parks, as it turns out, already have EV-ready, high-output electrical connections. Electric car enthusiasts rejoice?
Business
Infographic: The High-Energy Cost of Getting High
For 4/20 (a date we hear has meaning for marijuana enthusiasts), we take a look at all the electricity it takes to grow America's indoor pot.
