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States’ Action and Climate Change
Written by: Christina Switzer and John A. Sauter, Wednesday 13 February 2008 - 00:16 AM 
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Individual states are taking occasionally painful steps to rein in emissions.
From Petri Dish to Gas Pump
Written by: Joan Melcher, Friday 08 February 2008 - 17:36 PM 0 Comments
Some commercial adventurers are considering topping off their tank with pond scum, an approach that gains currency as other biofuels lose some luster.
Small Wind, Big Business
Written by: Frank Nelson, Monday 04 February 2008 - 22:57 PM 0 Comments
The 2007 Farm Bill suggests tax credits as one way to offset the cost — as great as the environmental benefits — of small wind projects.
Going With the Wind
Written by: Frank Nelson, Monday 04 February 2008 - 09:05 AM 0 Comments
The United States remains on the low end of countries using energy powered by wind. Experts point to tax credits as a factor in efforts to establish wind as an energy source.
Big Hydro Is Dead! Long Live Big Hydro!
Written by: Lea-Rachel Kosnick, Wednesday 23 January 2008 - 16:30 PM 0 Comments
Build new, low-impact hydropower facilities but keep the old: Large dams already in existence can be improved.
Reducing Big Problem With Little Hydro Plants
Written by: Lea-Rachel Kosnick, Wednesday 23 January 2008 - 09:25 AM 0 Comments
Hydropower will never be the complete answer to emissions-free energy production in the U.S., but a strong case can be made for it becoming a useful part of the answer. Part two in a three-part series.
Hydro Doesn’t Have to Be Big
Written by: Lea-Rachel Kosnick, Tuesday 22 January 2008 - 12:20 PM 0 Comments
In the first of a three-part series looking at the untapped potential for hydropower to supply the U.S. with carbon-free electricity, Lea-Rachel Kosnik finds ample opportunities for expanding hydro.
The Low Spark of High-Ideal Bulbs
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Wednesday 16 January 2008 - 00:53 AM 0 Comments
Cleaning up a broken compact fluorescent bulb (and the toxic mercury inside) can turn any living room into a hazmat site.
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