http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The United States and China will establish a joint working group on climate change, they said Saturday, adding that they have a shared view on the "increasing dangers" of global warming. http://phys.org/news285076079.html Space & Earth Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:48:05 EST news285076079 (Phys.org) —Indiana residents are overwhelmingly receptive to wind farms in their communities, even in areas that have rejected turbine development, according to Purdue University studies. http://phys.org/news283677950.html Technology Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:40:01 EST news283677950 Mathematical models can be used to study the spread of technological innovations among individuals connected to each other by a network of peer-to-peer influences, such as in a physical community or neighborhood. One such model was introduced in a paper published yesterday in the SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems. http://phys.org/news283618408.html Other Sciences Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:54:27 EST news283618408 Emissions from coal-fired power plants in the European Union contribute to over 18,000 premature deaths a year and cost an annual 42.8 billion euros, a report from the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) said Thursday. http://phys.org/news281876325.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:58:53 EST news281876325 Europe: 1,662 turbines; United States: 0. After delays that left the American industry years behind other nations, the first wind farm off the US coast should finally produce electricity by 2015. http://phys.org/news279805185.html Technology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:39:55 EST news279805185 (Phys.org)—Researchers from Yale University, the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Environmental Defense Fund argue in a Nature commentary piece that those who suggest the rebound effect, as it applies to energy policy, negates gains, are exaggerating its impact. http://phys.org/news278235315.html Technology Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:35:27 EST news278235315 The future of nuclear power in Fukushima-scarred Japan has emerged as a major campaign issue for the first time in weekend polls, but experts warn little thought has gone into how to replace atomic energy. http://phys.org/news274620556.html Technology Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:29:23 EST news274620556 U.S. energy policy should simultaneously pursue security of its energy supply, economic stability and reduced environmental impacts, says a national poll of energy professionals jointly prepared by Sandia National Laboratories and OurEnergyPolicy.org. http://phys.org/news266651233.html Technology Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:47:21 EST news266651233 (Phys.org) -- Two researchers have reprised in the journal Energy Policy their groundbreaking finding that improvements in lighting — from candles to gas lamps to electric bulbs — historically have led to increased light consumption rather than lower overall energy use by society. http://phys.org/news263477443.html Technology Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:12:00 EST news263477443 Americans' support for government action on global warming remains high but has dropped during the past two years, according to a new survey by Stanford researchers in collaboration with Ipsos Public Affairs. Political rhetoric and cooler-than-average weather appear to have influenced the shift, but economics doesn't appear to have played a role. http://phys.org/news255716866.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 May 2012 17:27:55 EST news255716866 In a changing, often unpredictable world, says Karen Timmerman, only a balanced and comprehensive plan can improve United States energy policy. http://phys.org/news255674678.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 May 2012 05:44:48 EST news255674678 Eighty percent of Japanese want to phase out the country's reliance on nuclear power and eventually eliminate it, a poll said Sunday, a year after Japan was hit by a massive nuclear disaster. http://phys.org/news251269180.html Technology Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:59:54 EST news251269180 US President Barack Obama called on Saturday for an end to America's dependence on foreign energy sources -- and to the multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies. http://phys.org/news251227138.html Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:19:17 EST news251227138 US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to invest more money in clean energy technologies and end multi-billion-dollar subsidies given each year to oil companies. http://phys.org/news250618966.html Technology Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:22:53 EST news250618966 TransCanada Corp announced Monday it would go ahead with construction of part of its Keystone XL oil pipeline that does not require US presidential approval, a stretch from the state of Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast. http://phys.org/news249572290.html Space & Earth Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:38:15 EST news249572290 A newly released study from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) concludes that small modular reactors may hold the key to the future of U.S. nuclear power generation. http://phys.org/news243015253.html Technology Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:14:35 EST news243015253 (PhysOrg.com) -- The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards create a financial incentive for auto companies to make bigger vehicles that are allowed to meet lower targets, according to a new University of Michigan study. http://phys.org/news242551879.html Technology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:31:28 EST news242551879 For many people in the developing world getting enough food to eat is a persistent challenge. However the challenge does not stop there. A new issue of the international journal Energy Policy details the human and environmental cost of cooking food using the only energy source available to many people, woody biomass. http://phys.org/news241712354.html Space & Earth Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:19:21 EST news241712354 Poland's first nuclear power plant, due to come on line by 2020, is set to be located near the Baltic Sea, Polish energy group PGE said on Friday. http://phys.org/news241435093.html Technology Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:19:02 EST news241435093 In the Malay language, the coconut palm is called "pokok seribu guna," meaning "the tree of a thousand uses." Make that one thousand and one. In just over a year's time, the entire chain of the Tokelau islands plans to get 100 percent of their energy from a heavenly mix of coconuts and sunshine, according to United Press International. http://phys.org/news235885568.html Technology Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:00:01 EST news235885568 The federal government of Germany has decided to accelerate change in energy policy. But the transition will succeed only with the help of the consumers. They are called upon to use the energy from renewable resources in a more efficient fashion. A new online game shows how energy can be saved. http://phys.org/news234077613.html Technology Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:35:20 EST news234077613 Solar power is not all sunshine. It has a dark side -- particularly in developing countries, according to a new study by a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineering professor. http://phys.org/news234008206.html Technology Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:29:22 EST news234008206 Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it will open a second reactor building at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant to send repair crews inside for the first time since it was crippled. http://phys.org/news227678966.html Technology Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:09:36 EST news227678966 As America struggles down the road toward a coherent energy policy that focuses on a higher degree of self-reliance, policymakers face numerous issues and realities. These include: the finite supply and environmental impact of fossil fuels, the feasibility and costs to implement a widespread switch to renewable energy sources, and the variables that lead to consumers' preferences for particular types of power generation. http://phys.org/news227190149.html Technology Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:22:42 EST news227190149 Research being carried out at Carlos III University of Madrid analyzes the key factors in climate change and the risks to public policies that it implies. This study approaches the issue from the perspective of Sociology, Economics and Law. http://phys.org/news226056155.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 May 2011 10:22:50 EST news226056155 New research challenges the commonly-held view that cap and trade legislation failed because of the spending advantages of opponents and false balance in news coverage. The report, "Climate Shift: Clear Vision for the Next Decade of Public Debate," was released today by American University Professor Matthew Nisbet. http://phys.org/news222951084.html Space & Earth Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:10:02 EST news222951084 German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said Friday that a switch from nuclear power to alternative forms of energy could cost Europe's top economy up to two billion euros ($2.9 billion) per year. http://phys.org/news222060436.html Technology Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:27:30 EST news222060436 We've heard again and again that concerns about the environment, public health and national security are reasons to develop policies that encourage clean energy investment - and we've also heard vigorous debate on these issues. But recent data show that three of the biggest - and the most unifying - factors Congress and the Obama administration should consider are right in their sights: jobs, export opportunities and the United States' descent to third place in a race that's critical to our future. http://phys.org/news221488384.html Technology Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:33:19 EST news221488384 Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Thursday that Germany would speed up the transition to renewable energy as Europe's top economy mulled a "measured exit" from nuclear power after the events in Japan. http://phys.org/news219568800.html Technology Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:40:01 EST news219568800 Although policymakers believe the regressiveness of pollution taxes can be offset by returning revenue to the low paid through a reduced labor tax, that approach may not work, and also could have the unintended consequence of shrinking some workers' overall real net wages, according to research by a University of Illinois energy policy expert. http://phys.org/news217605098.html Other Sciences Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:51:59 EST news217605098