The Connection Between Coal and Politics in Wyoming
In Wyoming, where Philip Anschutz is currently building the largest wind farm in the world, coal, which is cheap and plentiful, is the answer to just about everything.
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Could These Truck-Sized Batteries Be the Solution to Our Renewable Energy-Storage Problem?
Until we find a way to effectively store energy, the power on California's electricity grid will rise and fall with the sun.
Powerful People Are Sensitive to Unfairness—If They’re the Victims
Injustices to other people don't capture their attention quite as quickly.
What Being a Multimillionaire Can Buy You
Political influence, scientific research programs, and big data, oh my.
Has Anita Sarkeesian Been Silenced?
Gamergate is a cautionary tale that may dampen others’ willingness to speak out, but the problems of video game misogyny and the online harassment of women are more visible than ever.
Approaching Peak Capacity
Requests for consumers to shift their electrical usage when the power grid is strained can have "perverse effects."
Was Nazi Germany Everyone’s Fault?
In a new essay collection, historian Richard J. Evans argues against the popular conception.
Time Waits for No Man, but It Feels That Way to the Powerful
New research finds having power increases the perception one has plenty of time.
When It Comes to Solar Power, the Market Is Finally Making Environmentalism Easy
The price of this renewable energy source is now competitive with older, dirtier alternatives—and getting cheaper by the day.