Tag: energy
Scholastic distributed coal propaganda in schools
Educational materials distributed by respected children's publisher Scholastic push coal industry talking points onto kids in schools....
How manure can save humanity
High oil and gas prices are driving up the price of chemical fertilizer. One man believes manure management could save humanity from the crisis....
Solar panels could encourage Israeli-Palestinian cooperation
Israeli Kibbutzim are tapping into the power of the sun, and the solar power generators could be a model for partnership between Israel and Palestine....
Tension in OPEC as oil prices rise and Saudi Arabia raises concerns
Saudi Arabia says that it wants OPEC to increase oil production to keep the price of oil down. Some think that high oil prices could, in fact, threaten the global economy....
New solar technology coming from US military
The future of solar panels may be the present use of solar power by the US military. ...
Burning water, contamination and natural gas "fracking"
Does natural gas "fracking" contaminate water supplies? A new report strongly suggests it does....
Liquid coal: Energy source of the future for your car?
Converting coal into a fuel you can use in your engine is an old technology, but it’s being considered anew by some in Congress....
Turning street lamps into solar panels
A Denmark-based company has created a way to turn street lamps into electricity-generating solar panels. ...
Commodity prices tank on global economic concerns
Some blame speculators for the recent drop in commodity prices, like oil and metals. Others think it's an underlying problem in the economy....
Biofuels from straw and agricultural waste, not food
Instead of creating fuel from corn or other food crops, one company is creating so-called "second-generation" biofuels from straw....
