Catching a Wave Catching a Wave, Powering an Electrical Grid?
Electrical engineer Annette von Jouanne is pioneering an ingenious way to generate clean, renewable electricity from the sea

Cap and Trade The Political History of Cap and Trade
How an unlikely mix of environmentalists and free-market conservatives hammered out the strategy known as cap-and-trade

Rock of Ages Mining the Mountains
Explosives and giant machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal. In a tiny West Virginia town, residents and the industry fight over a mountain's fate

Antarctica Erupts! The World After Oil
As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough

Whos Fueling Whom? Who's Fueling Whom?
Why the biofuels movement could run out of gas




February 25, 2010
Snow and Hurricanes, the El Niño Connection
 

February 10, 2010
How Will Climate Change Affect the Pika?
 

January 21, 2010
Another Downside to Your Classic Green Lawn
 

January 11, 2010
Climate Change on Exhibit
 

•   U.S. Department of Energy

•   U.S. Energy Star Program

•   The National Academies of
    Science on Energy

•   American Association for the
    Advancement of Science
    on Climate Change

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