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25 January 2013

Some Companies Will Benefit From Natural Gas in More Ways Than One

Natural gas is steadily becoming a realistic source of energy for the future. More companies are adopting it as it is slowly seeping into the mainstream consciousness. America has an abundant amount of the stuff, with much of it coming from the process known as fracking. Certain companies are in line to benefit from the upcoming natural gas boom…

January 25, 2013 10:07 am

New “Rock Candy” Silicon Could Make Ultra-Cheap Solar Power Even Cheaper

Researchers at the University of Michigan have come up with a low-cost way to manufacture high-grade silicon, based on a concept familiar to anyone who has tried to make rock candy at home. If the breakthrough can be translated into a commercially viable process…

January 25, 2013 10:05 am

Wind Beats Out Natural Gas To Become Top Source Of New Electricity Capacity For 2012

Through June of 2012, renewable energy was right behind natural gas in terms of the most new energy generating capacity being installed in the United States, with wind making up most of the renewables push…

January 25, 2013 10:05 am

Daimler Opens New Car2Go Service in Seattle

Mention the name Daimler, and most people think of Mercedes-Benz. Many wouldn’t equate the world’s most famous manufacturer of luxury cars with an economy vehicle, and certainly not one that promotes North America’s newest niche market: the sharing economy…

January 25, 2013 10:01 am

22 January 2013

The Pro-Nukes Environmental Movement

James Hansen, NASA’s top climate scientist, is one of the most impassioned and trusted voices on global warming. People listen closely to what he says about how drastically the climate is changing…

January 22, 2013 1:03 pm

What Are The Top 10 Coal-Burning Countries on the Planet? Who’s #1?

When it comes to global warming and air pollution, coal is enemy #1. We were curious to know which countries burned the most, so we compiled a list of the top 10 coal-burning countries in the world based on the latest statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)…

January 22, 2013 12:57 pm