This Futuristic Solar Power Plant From 1923 Was Supposed to Light Up the World
Some people here in the 21st century still think of solar power as a futuristic, unproven technology. But solar-powered machines have been around for well over a century.
Scott Pruitt Was So Sloppy Telling Oil Execs and Cronies He Could Get Them Hired, It's Embarrassing
Scott Pruitt, Donald Trumpâs scandal-mired EPA chief and a man so committed to destroying his own agency that heâs willing to have dinner with accused child predators that also donât believe in climate change, somehow managed to be even dumber and lazier about stacking the EPA with cronies and energy industry shillsâŚ
This House Is a Living Experiment for the Future of Energy
Walking around Amsterdam, at times, feels like strolling through the city of the future. Solar panels abound. Electric vehicles fill the roads, and everybody else is on a bike. Meanwhile, tucked away in the western part of town, some 50 families have agreed to turn their houses into living laboratories to figure out aâŚ
Scott Pruitt Spent $3,200 on Stationery, Took VIP Basketball Tickets From a Kentucky Coal Baron
It can be tough to keep up with the many allegations of misconduct circulating about Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, because thereâs so many of them flying out the door. Over the past few months alone, internal EPA teams have failed to identify any credible threats that would justify Pruittâs $3âŚ
Report: Trump May Seek Wartime Authority to Boost Coal and Nuclear Plants
Donald Trumpâs administration is considering invoking sweeping wartime powers to pump up coal and nuclear power plants that are losing out against competitors in the natural gas industry.
MIT Receives Millions to Build Fusion Power Plant Within 15 Years
Nuclear fusion is like a way-more-efficient version of solar powerâexcept instead of harnessing energy from the rays of a distant sun, scientists create miniature suns in power plants here on Earth. It would be vastly more efficient, and more importantly, much cleaner, than current methods of energy production. TheâŚ
âHarmlessâ Radioactive Cloud Drifts Over Europe Following Mysterious Nuclear Accident
The cloud of radiation that swept through Europe in recent weeks originated at a nuclear facility in either Russia or Kazakhstan, according to a report put out Franceâs nuclear safety institute. The levels of radiation were never dangerousâat least for Europeans living outside of the immediate area affectedâbut theâŚ
Could Evaporating Water Be the Next Big Thing in Renewable Energy?
Each day, our Sun pours its energy down onto the Earthâs surface, turning vast expanses of open water into vapor. New research shows the surprising degree to which this clean and renewable process could be used to produce electricityâenough, perhaps, to meet 70 percent of US energy needs. But before this energyâŚ
Can We Put Coal Miners Back to Work in Clean Energy?
In August 2016, fewer coal miners were employed in the US than anytime in modern history: just 48,600. A year later, little more than 50,000 miners are working, but the industry is still in dire straitsâlayoffs and mine shutdowns have led to rampant unemployment in West Virginia, Kentucky and Montana. President TrumpâŚ
Naked Mole Rats Could Save Your Life So Stop Calling Them Ugly
Contrary to what conventional beauty standards may lead us to believe, naked mole rats are good. Theyâre highly social animals who live communally. Theyâre ruled by a loyal queen. Theyâre also seemingly impervious to cancer and donât age. But still, these little subterraneans get a bad rap for not looking like puppiesâŚ
Scott Pruitt Spent the Last 24 Hours Lying His Ass OffÂ
On Thursday, EPA head Scott Pruitt visited the Harvey Mine, a coal mine in western Pennsylvania, to regurgitate some of his favorite talking pointsâthat the EPA is an unhinged, anti-coal agency that heâs reining in through systematic self-destruction. Pruitt promised the âregulatory assaultâ on coal was over, sayingâŚ
Trump's Drastic Move to Dismantle the Clean Power Plan Won't Bring Coal Back
On Tuesday, President Trump is expected to begin the process of dismantling Obamaâs environmental legacy, including his signature climate action policy, the Clean Power Plan. According to Reuters, Trump will sign an executive order compelling the Environmental Protection Agency to review and rewrite the plan, whichâŚ
Here Are All the Science and Technology Initiatives Trumpâs Budget Would Decimate
As expected, President Trumpâs proposed budget is a nightmare for science, the environment, and parts of the technology industry. Welcome to the future, where our long national nightmare may not even have the funds to keep chugging along.
Trump Is Very Wrong About Clean Coal
Americaâs coal mining industry has cooled down in recent years. It lost over 200,000 jobs between 2014 and 2016; the latest sorry statistic to cap whatâs been a massive downward trend for decades. Expounding on his plan to restore the industry in the âAmerica First Energy Plan,â Trump has promised increased fossilâŚ
Spills From Fracking Are Worse Than We Imagined
An alarming new study has identified 6,600 chemical spills related to hydraulic fracturing in just four US states over a ten year period. The finding shows that fracking is far messier than previously assumed, and that stricter safety measures need to be established and enforced.
Why Trump's Plan to Bring Back Coal Jobs Makes No Sense
On Thursday, President Trump signed legislation blocking the Stream Protection Rule, a key Obama regulation that limited mining companies from dumping excess spoil into waterways. Waste from mining operations can contain sulfur-bearing minerals which, mixed with water, create what the EPA calls âacid mine drainage.ââŚ
Excessive Radiation Inside Fukushima Fries Clean-up Robot
A remotely-controlled robot sent to inspect and clean a damaged reactor at Japanâs Fukushima nuclear plant had to be pulled early when its onboard camera went dark, the result of excess radiation. The abbreviated mission suggests that radiation levels inside the reactor are even higher than was reported last weekâandâŚ
Radiation Levels Are Soaring Inside the Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at Japanâs Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high, and are the worst since the plant suffered a triple meltdown nearly six years ago. The latest readings now pose a serious challenge as officials prepare to dismantle the stricken facility.
Denmark's Monster Wind Turbine Just Smashed the 24-Hour Record For Energy Production
A 720-foot-tall wind turbine featuring 35 ton blades has just set a new world record, producing a whopping 216,000 kWh of energy over a span of 24 hours. Thatâs enough to power an average American household for twenty years.
America's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Just Got Approved
Itâs been a rough week for environmentalists in America, but buried amidst a torrent of reports detailing the Trump administrationâs war on climate science, one uplifting energy story has garnered comparably little attention: the United States may be getting a second offshore wind farm.
