'Autos on steroids' keep US gas thirst super-sized
Rising levels of obesity and the McMansion trend of the real-estate bubble era already provide evidence enough that the US
Clean-energy spending skyrockets in Africa
African nations still rank at the bottom in terms of human well being and development, but 2011 brought at least
Smart-meter foes take war on city to federal court
The Illinois city of Naperville has become the latest noisy battleground in the war between smart-grid proponents and opponents.
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Saudi Arabia's domestic thirst for oil threatens world markets
A looming but hidden energy crisis in Saudi Arabia could wreak havoc both at home and internationally, throwing world oil
Solar energy goes through the roof in Germany
Nuke-abandoning Germany is rapidly expanding its already large base of renewable energy, putting it on track to get 10 percent
Ohio's 'clean' gas-energy future on shaky ground ... literally
The fast-expanding shale gas industry in the US has hit a literal bump with the closure of several fluid injection
Water + solar = savings for cash-strapped California utilities
Cash-strapped water utilities in California are turning to solar energy to keep operating in the face of ever-tighter public budgets.
To green or not to green? UK's energy dilemma
If you think the UK is in a difficult position as far as its relationship goes to the rest of
European 'supergrid' could have it all: wind, solar and geothermal
Electricity utility Landsvirkjun plans to build the world’s longest submarine power cable to connect with the proposed European offshore
What's the smart-energy outlook for 2012?
The past year was a busy one for the smart grid, with advanced energy meters and other major grid improvements
