New energy standards for light bulbs
According to US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, "When it comes to saving money and growing our economy, energy efficiency isn't just low-hanging fruit, it's fruit lying on the ground."And so President...
View ArticleNeighborhood energy conservation
The following is not a full transcript; for full story, listen to audio.It's widely believed that if you knew how much energy you used every day, you'd be more motivated to cut back. But what if you...
View ArticleVan Jones' resignation and the green agenda
Not long after President Barack Obama took office, he excited environmental activists by making Van Jones a White House special advisor on green jobs. An African American trained as a lawyer at Yale,...
View ArticleSmart grid powers energy efficiency
President Obama has been criss-crossing the country, talking up clean energy at the country's largest solar power plant in Arcadia, Florida. The President delivered $3.4 billion dollars worth of grants...
View ArticleCrude world: The impact of oil
Story by Jeb Sharp, PRI's "The World"The history of modern civilization has been largely written in oil. Oil powered the economic explosion of the 20th century. It enabled humans to do things and go...
View ArticleBig coal lobbies cap-and-trade
Story by Tanya Snyder, Capitol News ConnectionSouthern Company found that $3.2 million will buy a lot of lobbyists. The Georgia-based utility spent that just the last quarter."We tend to try to work...
View ArticleBugs engineered to make biofuels
The following is a partial transcript; for full story, listen to audio.America has long dreamed of growing its way to energy independence — ethanol, biodiesel and other plant-based fuels can wean us...
View ArticleOntario's aggressive green energy plan
Story by Anita Elash, PRI's "The World"Negotiators are in Copenhagen for climate talks, armed with all sorts of pledges to cut their countries’ carbon dioxide emissions. In North America, though, the...
View ArticlePotential $10 trillion for clean energy
This story is adapted from a broadcast audio segment; use audio player to listen to story in its entirety. In New York yesterday, the United Nations hosted a gathering of investors who represent $22...
View ArticleEPA policy angers minority groups
Audio not yet available.Story by Michael T. Ruhl with additional reporting by Sara Sciammacco, CNC NewsDemocrats generally count on African Americans and Hispanics for their support on policies related...
View ArticleThe story behind the Upper Big Branch mine disaster
This story is adapted from a broadcast audio segment; use audio player to listen to story in its entirety. Story by Jeff Young, "Living on Earth"It's the worst mining disaster in the US in decades....
View ArticleCape Wind project gets green light
This story is adapted from a broadcast audio segment; use audio player to listen to story in its entirety.Story by Jeff Young, "Living on Earth"After a decade-long battle, the Cape Wind offshore wind...
View ArticleImpact of oil spill on US energy policy
This story is adapted from a broadcast audio segment; use audio player to listen to story in its entirety.Story by Katy Clark, PRI's "The World"Oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico has...
View ArticleFight over natural gas gets heated
This story was originally covered by PRI's Living on Earth. For more, listen to the audio above.As people search for alternatives to coal and oil, natural gas has emerged as a possible alternative. "If...
View ArticleRenewable energy booms outside the US and Europe
This story was originally covered by PRI's The World. For more, listen to the audio above.Climate-change legislation has stalled in the United States, but abroad, renewable energy is booming. "In Kenya...
View ArticleThe hidden costs of coal
This story was originally covered by PRI's Living on Earth. For more, listen to the audio above.Nearly half of the electricity in the United States comes from coal. That's because it's the cheapest...
View ArticleWill Japan's earthquake kill the nuclear industry?
This story was originally covered by PRI's The Takeaway. For more, listen to the audio above.The explosions that emanated from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan have sent shockwaves...
View ArticleEurope reacts to Japan's nuclear power crisis
This story was originally covered by PRI's The World. For more, listen to the audio above.By Clark BoydThe European Commission today suggested that all of Europe's nuclear reactors undergo stress...
View ArticleJapan's nuclear crisis: far from over
This story originally aired on PRI's Living on Earth. For more, listen to the audio above.Over the years, Japan's nuclear industry has been plagued by a record of falsified safety reports, covered-up...
View ArticleHow to start an energy co-op
This story was originally covered by PRI's Living on Earth. For more, listen to the audio above.The prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize is sometimes called the Nobel Prize for the environment. This...
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