Energy Archives

Environment

Compact Fluorescents Not the Only Light of the Future

Response: The editor of Midwest Energy News notes that while CFLs are a common replacement for power-hungry incandescent bulbs, new laws don't mandate their use and their drawbacks are often overstated.

Ken Paulman

Environment

The Greening of Angela Merkel

German Chancellor (and physicist) Angela Merkel did a 180 on nuclear energy after Fukushima, setting off an "energy revolution" in the process.

Michael Scott Moore

Environment

Old Buildings Combine Sustainability, Preservation

Studies suggest the greenest building is the one already built — a pleasing message for historic preservationists.

John McKinney

Environment

The Last Mountain: A Scary Movie About … Coal

In his film review of "The Last Mountain," Lewis Beale describes a horror flick about environmental degradation and predatory capitalism.

Lewis Beale

Environment

New Life for Crematories’ Waste Heat

The idea of capturing waste heat for other purposes is well known and very green, but what about when the waste heat is derived from burning the dead?

Justin Nobel

Environment

Plugging High-Speed Rail Into Germany’s Power Grid

Using rail lines for the energy grid may help a suddenly nuclear-shy Germany transition to wider use of renewable sources.

Michael Scott Moore

Environment

Rooftop Solar Power to the People?

Some environmental advocates say the federal government is ignoring the real future of solar energy: photovoltaic cells on almost every roof. But even supporters acknowledge rooftop solar isn't the complete answer to the energy question — yet.

Michael Haederle

Environment

States: Playing to Clean Energy Strengths

Index of Clean Energy Leadership finds Midwestern upstarts mixed among the usual suspects.

Oakley Brooks

Environment

Inventor of Plastic Solar Cells Sees Bright Future

Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, inventor of the plastic solar cell, reviews the past, present and bright future of his invention with Miller-McCune's solar guru, John Perlin.

John Perlin

Environment

Slashing Solar Subsidies, and Lighting Way for China

The fine balance in Germany between markets and green energy policy highlights the real-world challenges for moving away from traditional power sources.

Michael Scott Moore