Clean Stoves for the Third World
Millions of people worldwide die every year because of primitive cooking stoves. Around the globe, helpers ranging from Hillary Clinton to African entrepreneurs are making inroads.
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States: Playing to Clean Energy Strengths
Index of Clean Energy Leadership finds Midwestern upstarts mixed among the usual suspects.
An Anti-Science Mania Takes Over GOP
Being vocally anti-science has become a defining mark of a current style of politics, an intentional ignorance that recalls the Scopes Monkey Trial, argues law professor Robert Benson.
Wording Change Softens Global Warming Skeptics
New research finds Republicans scoff at "global warming," but are much more receptive to the notion of "climate change."
The Social Cost of Carbon
A requirement for cost/benefit analyses of federal rules has created — without any real public input — a very important number in deciding what to do about greenhouse gases.
Is It Hot in Here? Or Is the Climate Changing?
What’s one way to convert climate change skeptics? By making them sweat.
Nature’s Cooling Albedo Disappearing Faster Than Thought
The loss of sea ice is a concern for more than polar bears, as the loss of reflectivity it represents means the planet may warm even faster.
Empower Your Appliances with the Smart Grid
The manager of the energy portfolio for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory discusses the benefits of evening out our day’s use of electricity and how future appliances will decide when they can spark up most cheaply.
Combining Heat and Power
An old American idea to capture and use waste heat from electricity generation, adopted by Europe, needs to come back home for a visit.
A Road Less Traveled
Passenger travel in the industrialized world has been stagnant for nearly a decade, researchers say.