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Coal-fired power plant (Image: Flickr user Rennett Stowe (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/crude-world-impact-of-oil1701.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/crude-world-impact-of-oil1701.html Energy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600 Why the production and sale of oil benefits countries like Norway, but inflicts damage in countries like Nigeria. An Amnesty International delegate's fingers covered in oil from an oil spill in the Niger Delta. (Image: Flickr user Jenn Farr (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/smart-grid-powers-energy-efficiency1702.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/smart-grid-powers-energy-efficiency1702.html Energy Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600 President Obama announces $3.4 billion dollars worth of stimulus money to roll out the American smart grid. Smart grid diagram. (Image: US Department of Energy) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/van-jones-resignition-green-jobs.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/van-jones-resignition-green-jobs.html Energy Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:10:00 -0500 The president’s green jobs czar, Van Jones, quit his post after attacks by conservatives -- what this signals for the green energy agenda. Van Jones in 2008. (Image: Flickr user roland (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/neighborhood-energy-conservation1494.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/neighborhood-energy-conservation1494.html Energy Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:10:00 -0500 The City of Sacramento experiments with an energy awareness system to encourage residents to conserve energy. (Image: Flickr user Thomas Hawk (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/new-energy-standards-announced1474.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/new-energy-standards-announced1474.html Energy Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:38:00 -0500 The Obama Administration recently announced the largest energy savings standard of any administration -- and it's all about light bulbs. (Image: Flickr user Omar Omar (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/major-oil-compaines-on-trail1412.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/major-oil-compaines-on-trail1412.html Energy Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:33:00 -0500 Oil companies Exxon Mobil, Chevron/Texaco and Shell face lawsuits alleging they engaged in environmental and human rights abuses, including wrongful deaths. New York Federal Court Building (Image: Flickr user Bertrand Duperrin (cc:by-nd)) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/republicans-cap-and-trade1386.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/republicans-cap-and-trade1386.html Energy Mon, 18 May 2009 09:48:00 -0500 Current cap and trade plan sounds like ponzi scheme, according to Republican Senator Mike Enzi. (Image: alkhodarev, Creative Commons) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energizing-biofuel1376.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energizing-biofuel1376.html Energy Wed, 13 May 2009 09:35:00 -0500 The agro-energy industry gets nearly three quarters of a billion dollars from the Obama administration -- what this means for the future of biofuels. (Image: rrelam, Creative Commons) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/solar-power-from-space.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/solar-power-from-space.html Energy Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:59:00 -0500 A California utility to receive energy from space, via a satellite that will collect solar energy and beam it back to Earth to be used for electricity. A massive solar flare is captured by NASA's SOHO spacecraft. (Image: NASA) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/greening-the-grid.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/greening-the-grid.html Energy Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:36:00 -0600 Getting solar and wind energy to where it's needed could spark a power struggle over power lines. (Image: Hari Menon, Creative Commons) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energy-myths-exposed.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energy-myths-exposed.html Energy Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:43:00 -0600 Energy expert Matt McDermott debunks and confirms some popular myths about energy use and conservation. (Image: new1mproved, Creative Commons) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/google-energy-search.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/google-energy-search.html Energy Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:06:00 -0600 Bill Weihl, Google's green energy czar on the company's top picks for which alt-energy sources will rule the future. Bill Weihl on the solar-paneled roof of a Google building. (Image: thetakeaway.org) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/population-growth-energy-conservation.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/population-growth-energy-conservation.html Energy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:36:00 -0600 How it's still possible for energy consumption to come down, even when the world population is going up. (Image: laurenatclemson, Creative Commons) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/clean-power-economy.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/clean-power-economy.html Energy Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:06:00 -0600 As we move away from coal and oil, what it will take to move forward in establishing a new, clean power economy. (Image: david.nikonvscanon, Flickr) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/europe-gas-crisis.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/europe-gas-crisis.html Energy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:00 -0600 Gas for heating is in short supply in many European countries as Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of interrupting supplies. Countries affected by the gas crisis (Image: TheWorld.org) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/dropping-fuel-prices-good-bad.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/dropping-fuel-prices-good-bad.html Energy Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:19:00 -0600 The drop in gas prices is good news for consumers, but spells trouble for global warming and international stability. (Image: Metal Chris, Flickr) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/greenbacks-for-greener-cars.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/greenbacks-for-greener-cars.html Energy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:11:00 -0600 Lawmakers and environmentalist say now is the time to demand more fuel-efficient cars from Detroit automakers. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/end-of-the-oil-age.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/end-of-the-oil-age.html Energy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:17:00 -0600 Energy analyst Michael Klare says the world's largest oil fields are running out of oil at twice the rate that we'd previously assumed. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/world-energy-prices-decline.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/world-energy-prices-decline.html Energy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:55:00 -0500 Crude prices fell below $70 dollars a barrel for the first time in 14 months -- a 15% decline in value from just three months ago. OPEC press conference (Image: opec.org) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energy-decisions.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energy-decisions.html Energy Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:39:00 -0500 Tax credits for wind, solar and other clean energy sources won support in Congress; the ban on offshore oil drilling comes to an end. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/petrols-price-pushers.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/petrols-price-pushers.html Energy Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:15:00 -0500 Hedge fund manager Michael Masters says the reason behind the wildly fluctuating price of oil is market manipulation by institutional investors. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/friedman-clean-energy.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/friedman-clean-energy.html Energy Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:44:00 -0500 Thomas Friedman says in a world that is hot, flat and crowded, clean technology is the next great global industry. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/hurricanes-oil-prices.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/hurricanes-oil-prices.html Energy Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:19:00 -0500 How hurricanes affect oil prices -- which recently dropped to a five-month low -- and what we can look forward to in the coming weeks. (Image: wunderground.com, HistoricEvidence) http://www.pri.org/science/energy/china-renewables.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/china-renewables.html Energy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:17:00 -0500 China might be one of the biggest polluters on the planet, but it's also a world leader in renewable technologies. China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energy-sticker-shock.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/energy-sticker-shock.html Energy Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:29:00 -0500 Middle-class and poor consumers are being hit with a triple whammy of energy increases: gas bills, home heating fuel bills and utility bills. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/value-of-oil.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/value-of-oil.html Energy Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:17:00 -0500 The high price of oil -- Congress debates offshore drilling, consumer demand and speculators -- and what can be done to lower fuel prices. 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