Feb
21
How much uranium is left?
As a natural resource on a finite planet, uranium is no more unlimited in supply than oil, coal or natural
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Feb
20
Is it a new dawn -- or twilight -- for nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy stands at a strange crossroads. In one direction, the path taken by Germany and Siemens, among others, in
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Feb
20
Investors tell CEOs: 'Cut your carbon, or risk losing trillions'
Big investors know that money talks … and a group of nearly 100 investors with deep pockets hopes it can use
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Feb
17
Why $200 oil is the subprime mortgage of energy
What does an oil price shock have to do with subprime mortgages? Well, consider this: the global economy found itself
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Feb
17
Chicago goes big with smart-grid improvements
The City of Big Shoulders will be doing some heavy smart-grid lifting in the near future, as its main utility
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Feb
16
Natural gas boom: A deal 'getting worse all the time'?
Could the natural gas “boom” end up being the Darth Vader to Lando Calrissian … as in, “This deal is getting
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Feb
16
Do smart meters make electricity customers happier?
Democracies and automobile windshields both work a whole lot better when they’re transparent, and the same appears to be
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Feb
15
For tomorrow's trucks, 6.5 mpg won't do
While smarter, more fuel-efficient and electric cars grab the headlines at auto shows, they’re not the only solution for
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Feb
15
Some hear 'sustainability' ... will others hear 'class warfare'?
Bringing electricity, more food and higher income to the world’s poor billions wouldn’t create much new stress for
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Feb
13
US Energy Department's top expense? Hint: It's not solar
Contrary to what all the flak it gets from political critics suggests, the US Department of Energy (DOE) does not,
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