Wind power grows 39% for the year
Despite the economy, wind power in the US grew 39% in 2009, thanks mostly to the stimulus. The industry added 9,900 megawatts, about equal to
Abby Luby
January 29, 2010
Despite the economy, wind power in the US grew 39% in 2009, thanks mostly to the stimulus. The industry added 9,900 megawatts, about equal to
Carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gases (GHGs) that trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the climate. Water vapor is a GHG too. A new
The New York TImes laid out The Case for a Climate Bill in a Jan. 24 editorial, disputing claims that health care will exhaust the
Data released by NASA shows that the decade ending in 2009 was the warmest on record, and 2009 was the second warmest year since 1880.
Where do you fill up an electric car? Today, almost nowhere. However, that could change if start-up Better Place succeeds in creating a network of
In a first, Micronesia is taking the Czech Republic to court to challenge a planned refit of a large coal-fired power plant. It wants the
As you shiver through one of the coldest and windiest winters in years, both in the US and Europe, you might think that global warming
This Copenhagen analysis by Steven Hill of the New America Foundation in the New York Times casts the US and President Obama as the chief
Some scientists are asking what the Earth’s climate was like before it became the Earth. Don’t laugh; they may seem to have too much time
This article by Oliver Morton in The Economist stresses the human element of curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Although technological breakthroughs will occur, and be
America has shown that it can change its environmental behavior. A report issued in October 2009 by the US Geological Survey indicates that America now
Americans have taken to recycling their bottles and cans, and lowering their thermostats to save energy, but far fewer adopt energy-saving measures that are difficult
