Google buys flying wind-turbine startup Makani Power
Google, already an investor in the clean energy startup, apparently decided that if owning part of it was good, owning all of it would be even better!
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World's Largest Oil Producer Gets Hacked
Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil-producing company, fell victim to a coordinated cyber attack.
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Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon Speak Out Against Natural Gas Fracking
They are helping other artists organize against it.
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Hurricane Isaac Forces Shutdown of 93% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production
The real story with hurricanes is their human and environmental costs, though. I hope everybody is safe.
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Solar PV Boom is Shaving Off Mid-Day Energy Demand Peak in Australia
With a little more storage on the grid, it could make enough difference to shut down many dirty power plants.
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What's Behind the Great Dip in US Carbon Emissions?
Earlier this year, nationwide carbon emissions from electricity production hit their lowest levels since 1992.
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Mitt Romney's Oily Energy Plan, by the Numbers
The GOP presidential candidate would to put the kibosh on clean energy and let the oil flow.
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Feds Grant Ocean Power Technologies Permit to Build First Commercial Wave Farm in U.S.
Wave power is a promising source of clean energy, but it is usually overlooked because wind and solar power are farther along.
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99.5% Of Iceland's Non-Transportation Energy Comes From Renewable Sources, But Nobody Wants Electric Cars
They get their electricity from hydropower and their building heat from geothermal; there are some benefits from living on a fault line.
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Wired Magazine Tells Us "Don't Worry, Be Happy" About Climate, Population, Resources, Pandemics
Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.
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Mutant Fish, Eyeless Shrimp & Clawless Crabs: Fallout from the BP Spill (Video)
A number of scientists and fishermen say they've never seen anything like the recent boom of mutated, deformed, and lesioned fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Some say the BP spill is to blame.
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LA's Pollution from Car Exhaust is Down 98% from the 1960s
We've made some seriously impressive progress in reducing the air pollution caused by cars, but we've still a ways to go.
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US Oil Imports from Saudi Arabia Spike 20% This Year
Because of continued sanctions in Iran, oil imports from Saudi Arabia are up. Expect this to turn into a pro-Keystone XL talking point.
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Largest Building-Integrated Wind Power System in U.S. Installed in Oklahoma City
The installation of the largest building-integrated rooftop wind farm is part of a sustainability strategy by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to produce zero emissions energy at their new research tower.
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Wattvision Looking for Support on Kickstarter for Improved Smart Energy Sensor
A new-and-improved version of this smart energy sensor needs your help to be developed.
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Bill Gates Backs Solar Powered, Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Equipped Toilet
The toilet of the future runs on renewable energy, and turns human poop into power.
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U.S. Gasoline Consumption Drops to 8.5 Million Barrels/Day During First Quarter of 2012
Various factors can affect gasoline consumption. Improving vehicle fuel efficiency certainly plays a role, but macro-economic factors also play a major part.
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Vertical Axis Turbine Maker Builds on Olympic Success
An innovative turbine manufacturer is signing major new contracts, after some high profile exposure at the London games.
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American Wind Power Hits Historic Milestone: 50 Gigawatts of Generating Capacity
The online generating capacity of wind power in the U.S. just hit a high mark of 50 GW, enough to power 13 million homes.
