Winds of change
The U.S. can greatly boost clean wind power for 2 cents a day. Now all we need is a president who won't blow the chance.
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The inconvenient circle of hell
A specter is haunting the U.S. The specter of gas prices.
Friday, May 5, 2006 4:24 PM UTCPolitics Globalization
The gushing truth
Contrary to Bush, enviros and Thomas Friedman, America will never be energy independent. The sooner we accept this, the sooner we'll be able to change our gas-guzzling ways.
Wednesday, May 4, 2005 7:54 PM UTCNews Alternative Energy
How George Bush lost the sun
Solar power could be a source of new jobs and an answer to global warming. So why has the U.S. fallen behind other nations in developing it?
Monday, Oct 25, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Energy, Alternative Energy
Coal: Clean, green power machine?
Forget about that nasty oil or radioactive nuclear waste: If you want to breathe fresh air, says the coal industry, burn, baby, burn!
Tuesday, Oct 5, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Energy, Global Warming
Oil, oil, toil and trouble
The future won't be defined by East vs. West or Christian vs. Muslim. As Michael Klare's new book, "Blood and Oil," shows, it's all about who has, and who wants, the black gold.
Monday, Oct 4, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Energy, Terrorism, Iraq
The end of oil? Guess again
Sure, the easy-to-find black gold is getting scarce. But Big Oil has a few cards left to play -- no matter what the cost to the environment or the developing world.
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Alternative Energy
Beetle on the wing
Ernest Rogers' aerodynamic Volkswagen is a conservationist's dream. But people don't seem to care about that -- they like it because it's sexy.
Monday, Aug 23, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Global Warming
What’s that hissing sound?
Worried about oil running out? Don't look now, but natural gas is next on the endangered hydrocarbons list.
Tuesday, Aug 10, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Energy, Alternative Energy
Great big green monster mansions
Environmentally correct housing has never been more popular. But even the most eco-friendly home may do more harm than good when it is super-sized.
Wednesday, Jul 7, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Environment, Alternative Energy
California throws down a global warming gauntlet
The auto industry says California's plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions is illegal and will force consumers to settle for wimpy cars. A major collision between the Golden State and the federal government is looming.
Monday, Jun 28, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Environment, California
You gotta fight for your right to go solar
Kenneth and Gabrielle Adelman felt guilty about the fossil fuels their planes were consuming. So they decided to build a huge solar power system in their backyard. The local power utility was not amused.
Thursday, Jun 3, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Global Warming
The gas guzzlers who just can’t quit
American consumers won't change their SUV-driving ways until there's a major fuel shortage or a global warming catastrophe, according to the new book "The End of Oil." And by then it may be too late.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Energy, Global Warming
Fill ‘er up with Krispy Kreme
Biodiesel fuel costs more than gasoline and can smell kind of funny. But recycling kitchen grease beats war in the Mideast, doesn't it?
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Environment, Alternative Energy
Oily waters
Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts.
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2001 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Afghanistan, Alternative Energy
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