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By jnshere
September 8, 2011
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Wave power technology has existed for more than a century, but so far it hasn’t caught on like wind and solar power. Is there reason to believe that this is a breakthrough moment for wave ener...
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Over the past two years I’ve spent working on the book, the most frequent question I’ve gotten from friends, family, and the occasional curious blog reader goes something like this: &ldquo...
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By jnshere
June 1, 2011
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Geothermal power is the red-headed stepchild of renewable energy.
Unlike wind, solar, and biofuels, it rarely makes headlines or stirs up controversy. Politicians and pundits never hail geothermal as...
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Reading a recent op/ed in the New York Times comparing the current gasoline price hikes to the fuel crises of the 1970s, I came across mention of a dice-rolling board game from that time cal...
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By jnshere
February 10, 2011
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In his 2011 State of the Union speech and in dozens of recent public appearances, President Obama has talked up clean energy by setting a goal for the United States to produce a whoppin...
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You know who predicted the age of wind power? Abraham Lincoln, that’s who.
A New York Times article dated Nov. 22, 1936, quotes from a lecture titled “Discoveries and Inventions” Li...
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By jnshere
January 17, 2011
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This past October, the EPA raised the ethanol “blend wall” (the amount of ethanol that can be mixed with gasoline) from 10% to 15% for cars made in 2007 and later. I spoke with Jeff Broin,...
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I'm a writer based in Bloomington, IN. I'm currently writing a book about renewable energy, titled "Renewable: A Reporter's Quest to Make Sense of the Coming R...
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