Water: The nuclear industry's Achilles' heel

Senator Barbara Boxer, the chairwoman of the Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works, recently brought added attention to the nuclear industry when she said, "there will be a nuclear title in the bill"...

Solar-powered dragon stadium | Solar Energy

The solar-powered ‘dragon’ stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the world’s first stadium which gets all its power needs from the sun.solardragon-stadium-in-kaohsiung-taiwan-1.Designed by Japanese architect Toyo on a steel-rod structure with a roof covered with solar...

India witnesses total solar eclipse,Taregna gets 4 mins of fame!

  "Taregna gets its 4 minutes of fame""PATNA: A mindboggling two lakh star gazers including researchers, astronomers and scientists, from across the globe descended till Tuesday midnight on a sleepy Bihar...

US Congress Passes Historic Climate Change Bill

The United States Congress has passed the Climate Change Bill in a narrow 219-212 vote.Hailing the bill passage,US President Barack Obama described it as "a bold and necessary step".He looks forward to Senate...

Europe to be powered by solar energy from Africa in 10 years?!

Twenty blue chip companies from Germany, among them Deutsche Bank, Siemens, and the energy companies RWE and E.on, have agreed on forming a consortium with the plan of harnessing solar power in the deserts of...

China wants to cut emissions by 20% by 2020

China has launched what they are calling a 'green revoultion', in a plan to use wind and solar power to reduce their carbon emissions by 20% by 2020, which would match the goal set by the western world. A fifth of China's energy needs would come from renewable energy sources...

Water or energy; the choice should be obvious

By now, we have all become aware of the dangers associated with pursuing a fossil fuel driven energy policy.  Not only are carbon emissions becoming an increasing concern for people around the globe, but...

A closer look at the Green Energy Act

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s comments on Bill 150, the proposed Green Energy and Green Economy Act, highlight several provisions that may have effects outside the scope of renewable energy development in...

Pope pursues Heavenly power

In sustainable energy news, Pope Benedict XVI pursues Heavenly power with largest solar plant in Europe. The project will be situated on 740 acres near the Vatican City at an estimated cost of US$660 million....

Sustainable energy news, California leads space solar

"Solar power beamed down from space will generate electricity for California homes as soon as 2016, under a new plan by a utility company to ramp up renewable energy technology far beyond solar panels on roofs."...

Electrical Tornadoes Power the Auroras!

All things old are new again... Hundred-year-old electrical science has finally come back into fashion! The latest results from the THEMIS satellite fleet leave no wiggle room. The auroras are powered by what...

Pushback against centralized energy will benefit fuel cells

Industrial countries currently generate most of their electricity through large centralized power plants, but the process is evolving.  Large centralized facilities became the dominant form of developing...

Solar tsunami data will predict Earth havoc

NASA scientists say new data provided by twin spacecraft analyzing the sun will help them more accurately predict how so-called solar tsunamis wreak havoc on our planet. " The tsunamis -- powerful explosions...

President Obama invests in America's future

In President Obama’s news conference last night, he reiterated the top priorities of his administration.  Energy, education, health care, and investing in science and technology continue to remain his focus...

NASA launches planet-hunting telescope Friday March 6

NASA will launch their planet-hunting telescope tomorrow, Friday March 6, which will look for Earth-like planets to see if there are other places in the solar system that could potentially support human life. The...

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