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After much trial and error, we’re finally generating power from the ocean
It's only taken a century or two, but it appears that we've cracked the nut. A new tidal power project in Maine is a first for the U.S.
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World in Serious Trouble on Food Front
In the early spring of 2012, U.S. farmers were on their way to planting some 96 million acres in corn, the most in 75 years. A warm early spring got […]
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Sally Ride pushed us to understand our climate and our world
After becoming the first American woman in space, she went on to inspire kids to learn about science and coauthor a book about climate change.
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Buzzkill: EPA rejects beekeepers’ pesticide petition
In March, beekeepers and environmentalists petitioned the EPA to take the pesticide clothianidin -- a suspect in bee die-offs -- off the market. Last week, EPA said no.
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Fracking research: Industry-sponsored, unclear, and misinterpreted
Science: Harder for people who aren't scientists.
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Could Securitization Democratize Solar Power?
After Wall Street popularized the term “mortgage-backed securities” in their destruction of the economy in 2008, you could be forgiven for thinking “solar securities” are a pyramid scheme. But in […]
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Green investment pays off for basically everyone except coal-based power companies
Green investment increases the resale value of a house by 9 percent; it pays the government 10 percent on its solar tax credit.
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Friday music blogging: Rye Rye
I love good hip-hop. I love good dance and club music. But as I’ve grown older (I recently turned 1,000), I’ve lost the will needed to wade through all the […]
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Why is the U.S. government so bullish on coal predictions?
The Department of Energy has a more favorable outlook for coal than virtually any other major forecasting institution.
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Watch the moon landing live (with a 43-year delay)
In 2009, Jason Kottke built a site where you could watch the first moon landing as it happened, second by second, just 40 years late. Today, on the 43rd anniversary […]
