Drama Continues on the Frontlines of Eric Pooley's The Climate War
Environmental Writer and Energy Boom Contributor, Stacy Clark, interviews Eric Pooley in Manhattan about his political thriller, The Climate War.read more
View ArticleSolar Roadways Offer Immense Potential
Imagine a world-wide system where the "lit" half of the world is always powering the "dark" half of the world.In this world everyone has power. No more power shortages, no more roaming power outages,...
View ArticleBill Clinton: Climate Change Will Exacerbate Natural Disasters
In a little-noticed address at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative, former U.S. President Bill Clinton addressed the issue of climate change stating that natural disasters across the globe will...
View ArticleInaction Doomed Copenhagen Accord
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference that was held in Copenhagen, Denmark last year set achievable standards for countries around the globe to reduce their carbon emissions and help curb...
View ArticleU.S. Military Testing Algae as Fuel Source
The U.S. military, with significant funding from the U.S. government, has begun testing the possibility of using green algae as a fuel source for jets and warships. read more
View ArticleKarl Rove Tells Energy Groups "Climate is Dead"
After the Republican Party swept the U.S. midterm elections this week, Republican strategist Karl Rove told a crowd of oil producers that “climate is gone.” read more
View ArticleScientists Mimic Plants to Create Liquid Solar Fuel
A team of U.S. and Swiss scientists have successfully created technology that can turn solar energy to a usable liquid form of fuel. Researchers say that the method used is similar to the way that...
View ArticlePresident Obama Annouces Better Buildings Initiative
Government financing and new tax incentives are part of a new plan that President Obama announced today to make buildings more energy efficient. The plan is seen as a way to encourage job growth in...
View ArticleUnited States: EPA Finalizes Nation's First Mercury Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants - the first standard of its kind in the nation's history.read more
View ArticleDoes NREL Have the Plan for Clean Energy Scaling?
I’ve begun thinking that one of the defining questions for clean energy is, “What’s the plan?” Not a company plan, but a country plan -- one that realistically maps us to an economy that gets the vast...
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