New Energy Secretary Moniz Stresses Efficiency, to Start
In his first official remarks as Energy Secretary Tuesday, Ernest Moniz focused on an aspect of energy policy that lends itself to consensus perhaps a bit more easily than others: the need for greater...
View ArticleGreen Fridays, Smart Lighting and More: How National Geographic Cuts Its...
On a recent late night at the office, I got a warning from the cleaning woman: “You know the lights all shut off at 10 o’clock, right?” Fortunately, I had never stayed at National Geographic late...
View Article‘The Greenest Home’: A Window on 18 Super-Eco Dream Houses
From swapping in smarter lighting to installing solar panels, many homeowners are seeking energy efficiency boosts that can cut bills and lower their carbon footprint. But just how green can a home...
View ArticleSolar Boat Docks in New York, Harboring Climate Science Ambitions
A low, spaceship-like vessel will wind its way up the U.S. Atlantic coast from New York to Boston and onward this week, part of a solar-powered journey along the Gulf Stream that will end in Bergen,...
View ArticleAre Biofuels Worth the Investment?
Q Are biofuels worth the investment? Vote in the poll below. Biofuels are at a crossroads. According to the International Energy Agency, global biofuels production has grown more than sixfold over the...
View ArticleWhat’s to Blame for Venezuela Blackout?
As half of Venezuela, including much of the capital Caracas, plunged into darkness during electrical outages Tuesday, the country’s president used Twitter to go on the offensive. Saying that his...
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Summer Arctic Sea Ice Recovers From 2012, But Trend “Decidedly” Down
The Arctic’s melt season has concluded, and this year the sea ice rebounded from its historic ow last year, according to a release Friday from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Sea ice...
View ArticleGoogle Science Fair Winner Makes Flashlight Powered by Body Heat
Many of us stash a flashlight for emergencies, only to find that when the time comes to use it, the batteries have run out. The problem of how to achieve efficient, lightweight energy storage plagues...
View ArticleLab Uses Lightning Bolt to Charge Smartphone
Sometimes our dependency on battery-charging devices seems ironic, considering the abundance of energy around us that is being generated every day by sources as mundane as the human hand, footsteps,...
View Article‘Recharged’: Linkin Park’s Efforts on Energy Poverty Get Brighter
Two years ago, the band Linkin Park kicked off an initiative called Power the World with the goal of bringing clean energy to one million people. It started in partnership with the United Nations’...
View ArticleAs Holiday Shipping “Peak Week” Hits, Global Air Transport Continues to Rise
Waiting for a package? The holiday shipping countdown has begun: Online retailers are issuing regular reminders of how many days are left to order for delivery by Christmas, while shippers such as UPS...
View ArticleWind Energy Needs Controls to Minimize Risk of Instability on the Grid, Study...
The problem of intermittency, or fluctuating availability depending on the weather, has long been cited as a hurdle for getting renewable energy onto the power grid. Researchers at North Carolina State...
View ArticleGoogle’s Deal to Buy Nest: One Piece of a Larger Consumer Energy Puzzle
With the acquisition of thermostat-maker Nest Labs for $3.2 billion announced Monday, Google might finally be arriving at the right moment in a quest for home energy data that began about five years...
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Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Housing in D.C.
Before the special ventilation system is installed, the solar water heaters added, and the insulated windows are fitted at a new set of super-efficient homes in Washington, D.C., the foundation must be...
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Earth Day Pioneer Denis Hayes’ New Challenge: Greenest Commercial Building in...
Forty-four years ago today, Denis Hayes convened the very first Earth Day, an event that drew millions to events across the United States and heralded a new global awareness of the need to preserve our...
View ArticleU.S. Efficiency Bill Dies Again in Congress
Wrangling in the U.S. Senate over unrelated amendments has derailed the bipartisan Shaheen-Portman energy bill for a second time. The stalemate left the bill’s supporters unable to gain the 60 votes...
View ArticleChinese Adviser’s Carbon Cap Remarks: Promising But Overblown?
A top Chinese climate adviser signaled Tuesday that the country planned to set a new cap on carbon emissions by the end of the decade, which would be the first such effort from the world’s largest...
View ArticleSummit Tackles India’s Sustainable Energy Goals
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday, clean energy was on the agenda. A joint editorial from the leaders promised they would discuss ways to “expand...
View ArticleU.S. Fuel Economy Hit New Highs With 2013 Models
American cars are using less gas per mile and emitting less carbon dioxide than ever before, according to a government analysis released Wednesday. The average fuel economy of 2013 models is 27.6 miles...
View ArticleMethane Hot Spot in U.S. Predates Fracking Boom, Study Says
An area in the U.S. Southwest that’s about half the size of Connecticut has emitted the country’s largest concentration of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to a new analysis of satellite...
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