Wind Power: An Ill Wind Blowing
According to the 2009 Energy Information Agency Report on Electricity Generation, wind power provided 70.8 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) out of the U.S....
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Coal Miners Upset With EPA
As America struggles with expensive energy provided by foreign nations without our best interests at heart, West Virginians must wonder why. America is...
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Cap-and-trade Con
Last month, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled their “American Power Act,” custom-tailored to President Obama’s plans to set up...
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Clean Energy: The Nuclear Solution
Interview of Art Crino by Rebecca Terrell Controversy over rising demands for “clean energy” and costs associated with it has made...
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Problems Continue in Louisiana Oil Blast
At the site of the worst oil rig disaster in almost a decade, oil continued leaking nearly a mile underwater as of April...
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Solar Power Generation: Boon or Boondoggle
Polls consistently show that Americans think well of obtaining electrical power from the sun. It’s free, and there’s so much of it. All...
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Obama’s Boring Plan: Throw a Wrench in Offshore Drilling
President Obama is opening limited areas on the coasts of Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and Alaska to offshore drilling in a supposed effort...
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U.S. Wasted NASA and Opportunity for Energy Independence
I was there. I ought to know. I served as editor-in-chief of NASA’s newspaper at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas,...
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Klamath Uses Geo-Thermal Energy — With Tax Money
Klamath Falls, Oregon, uses geothermal power to meet many of the needs of the town. Hot rocks and geysers keep the sidewalks warm...
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Nanotech Energy Source Discovered
Could you imagine a laptop battery that lasted for 500 hours? How about an electric car that boasts a range many times that...
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Obama Pledges Nuclear Power Loan Guarantees
President Obama has promised up to $8.33 billion in loan guarantees for construction of new nuclear reactors in Georgia. A White House press...
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“Smart Grids” & Monitoring Your Power Use
As Americans continue to wonder what happened to the $787 billion in stimulus money and the economic recovered our leaders said would arrive...
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Energy Dept. Funds Speculative Science
Have you been watching the nation’s economy continue to unravel and wondering where all of that stimulus money went? Another $400 million of...
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Let’s Welcome Another Fan of Nuclear Power!
A few weeks ago, Energy Secretary Steven Chu surprised a National Public Radio interviewer with an unequivocal endorsement of nuclear power. In answer...
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Oil Industry Gushes With New Finds
If oil industry discoveries continue at this year’s current pace, 2009 will see the highest number of new finds in nine years. ...
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