How to help people, the planet and economy? 21-hour work week
Quick: name an all-in-one way to stop unsustainable consumption, rising carbon emissions, economic malaise, high unemployment and increased social inequality.
Energy-recycling foot could make for easier walking
Reducing energy waste has a lot of benefits, but here’s one you might not have considered yet: easier walking
Jurdy: Alarm bells ringing
Jurdy has some reservations about reserves …
It greens, it cleans, it fuels power plants: Humble canary grass
What began as an effort to find the best plant for beautifying contaminated industrial site ended up with a serendipitous
Proposed climate fix could make global warming even worse
And so another geoengineering fix for climate change that sounds great in theory bites the dust on closer examination.
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Economists cite Colbert in making case for better energy policies
Mandates and subsidies for biofuel production and consumption might sound like good ideas, but when the two strategies are combined,
Light particles, tamed Lego-style, could enable faster computers
Scientists who work with subatomic particles have achieved something they could previously only dream of: actually stacking two photons — particles
Meet a cheaper, more efficient solar cell ... from IBM?
Could an innovative, lower-cost solar cell developed by, of all companies, IBM prove to be the technology that enables a
Oil crunch: An 'urgent, clear and present danger'
Even if you’re not concerned about climate change, there are growing signs we’re in a race against time
Haiti relief effort gets clean drinking water from the air
A device that draws clean, drinkable water from the air is being used to support relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
