Environment Salting it Away (and Other Problems with Nuclear Waste) Germany's vaunted salt mine solution for low-level nuclear waste has proven to be full of holes. Michael Scott Moore
News in Brief The New Wave of Solar-Thermal Energy Where did Desertec come from (and why did it take so long)? Michael Scott Moore
Environment Liquefied Manure’s Thomas Paine May Be German Biomass-powered villages in Germany's heartland may offer a model for U.S. towns questing for energy self-sufficiency. Michael Scott Moore
Economics Cash for Clunkers: Invitation to Fraud? The Germans already have a program for taking gas guzzlers off the road and replacing them with shiny new cars, but there are some bumps in the road. Michael Scott Moore
Economics Germany’s Fine Failure Feed-in tariffs grow green power but may fall victim to energy politics, German-style. Michael Scott Moore
Environment Tilting at Turbines Many environmentalists oppose a "green" idea for tidal power in the U.K. So do British surfers. Michael Scott Moore