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Wind Power Can Be Cheaper Than Photovoltaics
Generating wind energy is more than twice as cheap as solar photovoltaic energy production, a study of alternative energy...
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Climate Change Main Contributor to Volatility of Corn Prices
The impact of climate change on corn-price volatility outweighs movements caused by energy market policies and oil prices, according...
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Carbon Capture Viable With Long-Term Support
Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from power stations is viable – but long-term government support will...
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2 Years Later, Fish Sick Near BP Oil Spill Site
When fishermen returned to the deep reefs of the Gulf of Mexico weeks after BP’s gushing oil well was...
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EPA to Reduce Gas Drilling Pollution
The Obama administration is issuing the first-ever national standards to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled...
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Nanosponges Soak Up Oil Again and Again
Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have discovered that adding a dash of boron to carbon while...
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Out of Africa (and Elsewhere): More Fossil Fuels
Until recently, the East African country of Mozambique was better known for its long civil war, and had few...
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Energy Solutions From the Perspective of Big History
Humans now consume some 18 trillion watts of energy in a variety of forms. Every aspect of our contemporary...
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Proposed Satellite Would Beam Solar Power to Earth
An energy-hungry Earth is in need of transformational and sustainable energy solutions. For decades, researchers have been appraising the...
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Electricity and Carbon Dioxide Used to Generate Alternative Fuel
Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car – even if it’s not an electric vehicle. Researchers...