Energy

Can Real-Time Pricing Green the Grid?

To address climate change, don't forget the largest, carbon-spewing machine on earth: the US electric grid.

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| Wed May. 9, 2012 12:01 AM PDT

2 Years Later, Grim Photos From the BP Disaster

The oil-slicked turtles the government didn't want you to see.

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| Mon May. 7, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Boing Boing Editor Makes Energy Policy an Illuminating Read

Science editor Maggie Koerth-Baker on her new book and whether there's hope for us yet.

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| Sat May. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

New Poll: Most Americans Want Climate Action!

Despite rampant climate denialism, we the people want something to be done.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 3:32 PM PDT

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Utility Company Expects Apple's New Data Center to Guzzle Plenty of Dirty Energy

Apple says its giant new data center will be a low-power consumer, but a now-hidden report from a coal and nuclear plant-powered utility company tells a different story.

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| Mon Apr. 30, 2012 1:00 PM PDT
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Oil Spill Whistleblower Settles,Vows to "Fund a Nationwide Attack" On His Former Employer

John Bolenbaugh says he agreed to take money from one company in order to keep exposing a larger coverup.

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| Sat Apr. 28, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Feds File First Criminal Charges Related to BP Gulf Spill

The first charges filed in the worst environmental disaster in US history target an individual employee for his actions.

— By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica

| Fri Apr. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

MAPS: Biblical Flooding Is Coming to a Refinery Near You

A new report shows that climate change puts some of the country's energy facilities at risk. Do you live near one?

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| Wed Apr. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

How ALEC Helps Companies Keep Fracking Ingredients Secret

The nonprofit famous for supporting "Stand Your Ground" also aids drilling companies in protecting their trade secrets.

— By Cora Currier, ProPublica

 | Tue Apr. 24, 2012 1:30 PM PDT

Sex, Oil, and Videotape

John Bolenbaugh says he was fired for refusing to help cover up a massive oil spill. But is he an environmental hero or a man on a mission to cover over his own dark past?

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| Sun Apr. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Apple and Greenpeace Trade Blows in Data Center Grudge Match

Greenpeace says Apple's new data center is a threat to the environment. Apple says Greenpeace got its facts wrong. Who's right?

— By Robert McMillan, Wired

 | Fri Apr. 20, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Will Obama's New Rules Make Fracking Better for the Planet?

Yes, to some extent. But the bummer is that they completely ignore greenhouse gas emissions.

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| Wed Apr. 18, 2012 3:15 PM PDT

Charts: Dirty Energy's Election Ad Spending Spree

How much are oil, gas, and coal interests shelling out to influence this year's presidential race? You'll have to see it to believe it.

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| Wed Apr. 18, 2012 10:50 AM PDT

All Hail the iPhone 5. But What About Those Data Centers?

Apple remains on the cutting edge. It's data-hungry products also rely on a lot of dirty energy.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 7:00 AM PDT

BP's Corexit Oil Tar Sponged Up by Human Skin

A new study by the Surfrider Foundation finds BP's Corexit-tainted oil remains entrenched on the beaches and in the shallows of the Gulf, and that human skin likes nothing better than to suck it up and not let go.

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| Tue Apr. 17, 2012 3:04 AM PDT

Will Pennsylvania Reverse its Gag Order on Fracking Chemicals?

Doctors in the Keystone State might be able to warn their patients about the hazards of fracking solution after all.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 1:56 PM PDT
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Big Oil Outspends Obama Ten to One on Energy Ads

An analysis by the Center for American Progress shows that pro-oil groups bashing the Obama administration's energy policies dominate spending on energy-related campaign ads.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 1:04 PM PDT
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Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes?

A new report from the US Geological Survey asks whether a recent burst of earthquakes in the Midwest are natural or man-made.

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| Mon Apr. 16, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Creepy Chernobyl Birdsong

Male birds sing more in Chernobyl's most contaminated areas but that's only because there are hardly any females to be found.

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 1:20 PM PDT

Why Blockading Iran Could Lead to Global Disaster

Economic war will not take down the Iranian government, but it could lead to actual armed war.

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| Thu Apr. 12, 2012 10:22 AM PDT