A chemical spill in West Virginia, which was first detected January 9, was worse than Freedom Industries originally let on, meaning cleanup efforts and people's daily lives are going to be harder to address.
Freedom Industries owns the tank that...
Many people recognize that climate change is happening, and that it's our fault, but not everyone agrees which direction we need to go.
Here, in the United States, President Obama is fighting to maintain a delicate balance between clean energy,...
Tanzania is one of the African countries where people constantly have to struggle with little income, lack of water and food, as well as long distances to nearest hospitals and schools. In this respect, having a mean to reach...
If you ever wondered when the time of solar powered laptops will come, or who would be the first tech giant to develop them, wonder no more. Apple has finally received their patent with the very humble title "Electronic...
In order for solar to become a financially viable alternative to fossil fuels, the efficiency must increase greatly. This mean breaking through the theoretical limit of 10% efficiency (the Shockley-Quiesser limit) and creating solar cells that offer cost-effective clean...
If you thought that all means and potential of different sources of renewable energy have already been identified and tested on a large scale, you would be mistaken.
Scientists keep finding new means to produce the precious resource, and it...
Smart grids have the potential to reduce our energy needs and reduce emissions and, indeed, could be the only way forward.
For years, we've talked about improving energy efficiency. Reducing energy consumption reduces utility costs and strain on the power...
TransCanada Corporation runs a number of oil and natural gas pipelines in North America, and is pushing to install the Keystone XL oil pipeline in the United States. After yet another disaster, how safe could it possibly be?
TransCanada already...
Tesla Motors, like any business, needs markets in which to sell its product, but if those markets are too far away, it could generate problems.
For now, all of Tesla Motors' production is in the United States. Even in the...
A pioneering father/daughter team just finished a New York-to-Los Angeles trip in a Tesla Model S on January 25, and logged close to 3,600 miles in the process. The team beat the record Elon Musk hoped to set on...
