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US coal peak production: Point and counterpoint

A timely debate on "United States Coal Peak Production" will enliven the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Oregon, today. Highly regarded experts David B. Rutledge of the California Institute ...

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1




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Startup offers game-changing energy solutions that reduce CO2 emissions

The University of Minnesota has launched a startup that will provide renewable energy more economically than existing alternatives while reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion such as from coal-burning ...

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Where the wild winds blow: Stanford engineers use weather models to site offshore wind farms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Politics aside, most energy experts agree that cheap, clean, renewable wind energy holds great potential to help the world satisfy energy needs while reducing harmful greenhouse gases. Wind ...

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created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nuclear power plants can produce hydrogen to fuel the 'hydrogen economy'

The long-sought technology for enabling the fabled "hydrogen economy" — an era based on hydrogen fuel that replaces gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels, easing concerns about foreign oil and air pollution — ...

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created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (20) | comments 29 | with audio podcast

Engineers enlist weather model to optimize offshore wind plan

Politics aside, most energy experts agree that cheap, clean, renewable wind energy holds great potential to help the world satisfy energy needs while reducing harmful greenhouse gases. Wind farms placed offshore could play ...

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mercury releases into the atmosphere from ancient to modern times

In pursuit of riches and energy over the last 5,000 years, humans have released into the environment 385,000 tons of mercury, the source of numerous health concerns, according to a new study that challenges ...

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Can coal plants afford EPA's new air-toxics rule?

America has never had a nationwide limit on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants. That's about to change, though, and it will cost companies such as American Electric Power, which runs the Tanners ...

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created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How far can wind power go toward reducing global carbon emissions from electricity production?

With the world’s energy needs growing rapidly, can zero-carbon energy options be scaled up enough to make a significant difference? How much of a dent can these alternatives make in the world’s to ...

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created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China 'hit by power crunch' amid drought

Chinese factories are facing curbs on electricity use as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants, state media have said, with possible major shortages ahead this summer.

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created May 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Perspective on: The future of fusion

Stewart Prager, a well-known plasma physicist and fusion scientist with a distinguished career and a record of discovery at the University of Wisconsin, arrived in January 2009 as director of PPPL, the United ...

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created May 13, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 76

A surprise: China's energy consumption will stabilize

(PhysOrg.com) -- As China's economy continues to soar, its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will keep on soaring as well --or so goes the conventional wisdom. A new analysis by researchers at Lawrence ...

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