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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.
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.
Environment
Behold the Gorgeous Solar Farms of Le Mées, France
Forget about carbon, solar farms are also just really nice to look at.
Environment
Big Oil's Dirty Secret: There's a Serious Spill Almost Daily in America
Did you hear about the 42,000 gallons of oil recently dumped into the Yellowstone River? Probably not, and that's a shame.
Business
Waste Not: In Ghana, Fecal Sludge Could Be Black Gold
A startup company wants to turn human waste into a commodity (and change the world).
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
An Economist's Food Rules: Forget Local Food, Avoid Meat, Eat More Carrots
In his new book, an economist offers an unorthodox set of tenets for eating well while improving the world.
News
Airline Pilots Ditch Paper for iPads and Save Millions in Fuel
Pilots have to carry up to 35 pounds of paper on every flight. Leaving it behind makes a ton of sense.
Environment
Will the End of Oil Mean the End of Growth?
A prolonged period of low or zero growth might present us with an opportunity to design a more sustainable and equitable world.
Environment
Shell's New Offshore Gas Mining Monstrosity: The Largest Floating Thing Ever
At 1,600 feet, Shell's Prelude facility is longer than four football fields and weighs six times more than the heaviest aircraft carrier.
Environment
Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines: Greening Car Gizmos
Solar power could make cars more energy-efficient not by powering the engine, but all those other doohickeys cars have.
Business
Five Infographics on the Ripple Effects of Gas Prices
It may feel like paying for gas only recently turned into an act of masochism, but prices have been on a steady march north for years (if you...
Business
Business Breakdown: New Pollution Rules to Close Coal Plants
Rolling blackouts, asthma attacks and cost-benefit analysis, oh my!
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
Making Solar Power Work at Night with Mirrors, Salt, and a Hillside
Solar-power systems are going to need to provide energy at night or on cloudy days. A team of MIT engineers has a new idea to do just that.
Business
This Post-Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Runs on Nuclear Waste
How to reduce nuclear waste and make clean electricity at the same time.
Environment
Making "Virtual Worlds" to Get the Most of out Rooftop Solar
Geostellar sends low-flying aircraft over the landscape to create detailed 3D maps that show where solar panels would pay off.
Business
Beyond Zipcar: Can Carpooling 2.0 Remake American Commutes?
By adapting to American car psychology, a European ride-share company hopes to cross the Atlantic to fill empty seats, save energy, and make money.
