Tag: Energy - Page 12
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Nebraska Legislature to Consider Rerouting Keystone XL Pipeline
The governor of Nebraska announced that he will call a special legislative session to consider challenging the route of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
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New Nanotechnolgy Powered By Your Own Breath
A device that gets its energy from the body’s natural motions could drastically change the face of biomedical technology.
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Xcel Energy Threatens to Cut Solar Rebates & Efficiency Programs for Boulder Customers
The company is threatening to cut Boulder customers off from energy efficiency incentive programs if residents vote to create a municipal utility.
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Gadget and Appliance Energy Use up 600% in 40 Years
A new report shows electronics consumption could derail carbon emissions reduction goals
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Facebook Launching "Social Energy" App for Improving Energy Efficiency
Can Facebook do for energy monitoring what Google and Microsoft couldn't?
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Ask Pablo: Are Food Trucks Greener Than Restaurants?
Image credit: Ricardo Diaz, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: The latest craze seems to be food trucks and I want to know, which is greener: food trucks or restaurants? Food trucks have become the latest foodie fad, with mobile gourmet
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Regulating Coal Ash Could Create 28,000 Jobs
The EPA has been considering stricter regulations of coal ash, the toxic solid waste from coal power plants that the public was largely unaware of before the 2008 TVA spill in Kingston, Tennessee. One of the EPA's proposals
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Chart Shows Corruption in Govt Review of Keystone XL Pipeline
A new chart out today illustrates the revolving door between politics in DC and the oil industry: specifically TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
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New Yorkers Have Questions About Fracking? Chat With the Environmental Commissioner Saturday
The environmental commissioner's office for New York will host a town hall-style online chat Saturday morning to answer citizens' questions about fracking. The chat will take place on a site called CitizenConnects that in
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TransCanada Influence Exposed: Several Keystone XL Lobbyists Have History With Clinton -- And Obama
It's already been a bad week for the Keystone XL pipeline, but the story continues to unfold: turns out the cozy relationship between the State Department and TransCanada extends beyond the one lobbyist known to be a former
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Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Government to Stop Keystone XL
Despite the fact that the project has not been approved yet, and despite nearly universal opposition (with the exception of the State Department), work on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has actually already begun.
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Documents Reveal Shell Paid Nigerian Military to Suppress Protests
Interesting news from The Guardian this week: oil giant Shell worked with the Nigerian military and with mobile police to suppress protests against its oil activities in the 1990s, according to court documents that were
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Why #OccupyWallStreet May Be Progressive Turning Point
Are we on the cusp of an American Autumn a la the Arab Spring? Last night, Van Jones said yes. "I think everybody should hold on to your seats. October is going to be the
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DEC Rushes Draft Fracking Regulations, Skipping Proper Environmental Review Process
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that draft regulations for industrial gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale through fracking will be issued at the same time as the environmental
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World Energy Use to Increase 53% by 2035, Despite Facebook Changes
Time for a little reality check from the U.S. Energy Information Administration --- or a projection, at least, based on the reality of rising energy use in developing nations like China and India. The EIA projects world energy use
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10 Nuclear-Powered Superheroes and Supervillains (Video Slideshow)
In the 1940s and 50s, when comic books surged in popularity, a great number of superheroes had origin stories rooted in the fear of nuclear power gone wrong. Whether via spider bite, cosmic storm, or experiment gone
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Study: Energy Efficiency of Computers Doubling Every 18 Months
Those of us fighting the battle with computer batteries will appreciate this. Batteries have come a long way since the 1990s. For instance, if a MacBook Air were as efficient today as a 1991 computer, the battery would last for
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Alcoa, Major World Polluter, Brings Sustainable Transport to Bauxite Mine & Feeds Energy into Grid
It may sound like an oxymoron, bringing sustainable practices to mining operations, but unless we all stop consuming resources immediately, mining is also not going anywhere. So this is good news: since 2007, Alcoa's Jamalco
