Climate in Context: August 20, 2010
New study offers rays of hope for solar power, while another shows cause for concern about the planet’s carbon cycle.… Read More
A Solar-Power First
World’s first molten-salt-based-solar thermal power plant has come online in Sicily.… Read More
Climate Bill Would Encourage New Energy Choices
The bill would help make the shift to cleaner forms of energy, but meeting its mandates won't be easy.… Read More
A College Powered by Garbage
PARADE - In the search for greener energy, a New Hampshire college finds an alternative at the local landfill.… Read More
A Carbon-Reducing Bicycle Wheel?
The “Copenhagen Wheel” debuts today as a way to encourage bike commuting and thus reduce overall emissions. Whether or not it works, the technology is pretty clever.… Read More
Solar Power from Space: Moving Beyond Science Fiction
YALE E360 - For more than 40 years, scientists have dreamed of collecting the sun’s energy in space and beaming it back to Earth. Now, a host of technological advances, coupled with interest from the U.S. military, may be bringing that vision close to reality.… Read More
