News
- March 30, 2012 |
- Technology
- Donald Sadoway on battery breakthroughs
- GIgaOm, Katie Fehrenbacher
- MIT Professor Donald Sadoway’s lectures were good enough to convince Bill Gates to invest in his startup called Liquid Metal Battery. Now you can watch a glimpse of a mini lecture by Sadoway, because the TED conference just released Sadoway’s 15 minute TED talk. It’s worth a watch! Donald Sadoway on battery breakthroughs
- March 30, 2012 |
- Policy
- Why Germany is phasing out nuclear power
- Grist, David Roberts
- Germany is involved in a wildly ambitious overhaul of its power system. Its official targets are to hit 35 percent renewable power by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050. The Green Party advocates for 100 percent by 2030. The most controversial aspect of this power overhaul is Germany’s post-Fukushima decision to completely phase ... more ›
- March 29, 2012 |
- Technology
- A Mesmerizing Visualization Of Wind In The U.S.
- Fast Co. Exist, Ariel Schwartz
- You might not need to know what the wind is like in Chicago right now (hint: windy), but watching the whole country’s gusts is arresting and beautiful. Most energy sources are visible to the naked eye: We can see the inky blackness of ... more ›
- March 28, 2012 |
- Finance
- California Delays First Cap & Trade Permit Auction
- KQED, Katrin Schwartz
- State will start with a dry run while questions remain about how to spend the money Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced at a state senate hearing that the first carbon permit auction will be pushed back to November 14th. The surprise announcement came at a hearing ... more ›
- March 27, 2012 |
- Policy
- For New Generation of Power Plants, a New Emission Rule From the E.P.A.
- New York Times, Felicity Barringer
- The Obama administration’s proposed rule to control greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants — the first ever — could go far toward closing out the era of old-fashioned coal-burning power generation. The draft rule, unveiled on Tuesday by Lisa P. Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, would limit carbon dioxide emissions from ... more ›
