New discovery allows low-grade silicon to be turned into high-efficiency solar panels
Some technical breakthroughs are great because they push back the limits of what we can do, bringing us to new summits, while other are great because they allow us to do more with what we already have.
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French zoo to generate its own electricity from panda poo
Thanks to plans underway for a new processing plant to convert waste into electricity, pandas will soon be helping to cut this zoo's energy bill -- with heaps of their potentially-powerful poop.
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All solar efficiency breakthroughs since 1975 on a single chart
The National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV), which is part of the U.S. National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), maintains a chart that shows efficiency records for all kinds of research solar technologies, from more vanilla to very exotic flavors.
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Solar power has reached grid parity in India and Italy
A recent Deutsche Bank report concludes that solar power has now reached grid parity in Italy and India, and that by next year even more countries will reach parity.
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Arkansas oil spill could be almost 300,000 gallons, video shows oil in wetland (UPDATES)
New estimates of the amount of oil spilled by Exxon Mobil in Mayflower, Arkansas have grown far beyond the initial figures. Meanwhile, an activist group has video of an alleged "dumping ground" of crude oil.
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Mayflower, Arkansas "on lockdown" following Exxon oil spill
Several media outlets have noted the strict control Exxon has over journalists trying to cover the oil spill in Arkansas.
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Exxon's Arkansas oil spill has reached Lake Conway, says Attorney General McDaniel
It has now been one week since the Exxon Mobil Pegasus oil pipeline ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas spilling an unknown amount of oil and chemicals into a suburban neighborhood. And the news is still getting worse.
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As Exxon cleans oil spill in Arkansas, Shell pipeline spills 700 barrels in Houston
While clean up continues at the site of the Exxon oil pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, yesterday, an estimated 700 barrels of oil (or almost 30,000 gallons) were found to have leaked from the Shell oil West Colombia pipeline in Houston.
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James Hansen makes the case against Keystone XL and tar sands extraction
Climate scientist, James Hansen is retiring from NASA to to focus his time and energy to slowing the release of greenhouse gases.
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Australia can go 100% renewable energy by 2030
Australia is a big producer and user of coal. Black and brown coal represented over 75% of the country's electric power generation in 2008-2009, and vast quantities of the black stuff is exported out of the country, mostly to China.
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Shocking aerial video shows magnitude of Arkansas oil spill, as cleanup continues and frustration at Exxon grows [VIDEOS]
There has been lots of debate and frustration following the Exxon Mobil oil pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. Here's a collection of videos of the news coverage.
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After Record 2012, World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013
Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide.
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Exxon pipeline breaks spilling 84,000 gallons of Canadian crude oil near Arkansas lake [UPDATED]
The ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline, which carries Canadian crude oil from Illinois to Texas, ruptured Friday, leaking at least 80,000 gallons of oil into Central Arkansas.
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Are 'oiled' birds in Arkansas signs the Exxon oil spill has spread to Lake Conway? (UPDATED)
Are oil-soaked birds a sign the Arkansas oil spill has spread to Lake Conway or other waterways?
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Obama's EPA to require better gasoline, cleaner air
Good news for those of you that enjoy clean air!
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Fukushima ghost town now on Google Streetview
Located in Fukushima Prefecture, Namie-Machi is a small city on the East coast of Japan, sandwiched between ocean and mountains.
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A train derailing, spilling 30,000 gallons of oil is still not a reason to build Keystone XL pipeline.
A train hauling crude oil from Canada has derailed in Minnesota spilling 30,000 gallons of oil. Despite what proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline may argue, this is not a good reason to build that pipeline.
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300,000 mirrors: World's largest thermal solar plant (377MW) under construction in the Mojave
The scale of this concentrating solar power plant is awe-inspiring. Hundreds of thousands of mirrors are used to focus solar energy unto giant towers, generating clean electricity via steam turbines.
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Moving beyond oil and gas requires willpower more than anything else
One of the main barriers keeping us from making progress on renewable energy is in our minds. I'm not saying that we can dump fossil fuels overnight, or that it will be easy, but we could certainly do a lot more.
