Research & Innovations

Research & Innovations

Research & Innovations";"Understand how advancements in environmental research and innovation are changing the world.

  • Palin winks, waves goodbye to a melting Alaska

    Mon, Jul 27, 2009 6:59 PM by Karl Burkart

    Irony intended? Palin's famous wink belies the sobering truth about Alaska's rapidly vanishing permafrost in Kivalina.

  • UK report debunks wind myths

    Sat, Jul 25, 2009 8:29 PM by Karl Burkart

    Study finds that the Grid can handle more much intermittency than originally thought, making wind more attractive than ever.

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  • U.S. Navy gets hybrid Destroyer

    Sat, Jul 25, 2009 7:42 PM by Karl Burkart

    A new USS Destroyer class, the DGG 51, boasts a hybrid-electric engine to conserve fuel on the high seas.

  • Walmart announces green comparison shopping

    Wed, Jul 22, 2009 2:58 AM by Karl Burkart

    GNR: Obama halts mining at the Grand Canyon, Exxon says 'No' to cleanup in Ecuador, a new label on Walmart products.

  • Farm time

    Mon, Jul 20, 2009 4:21 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Put down the Prozac.

  • Media Mayhem: 7 environmental stories that are free of doom and gloom

    Mon, Jul 20, 2009 5:57 AM by Ken Edelstein

    From an eco-city in China to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier.

  • Wind could provide 16x U.S. energy demand

    Fri, Jul 17, 2009 4:25 PM by Karl Burkart

    New Harvard study demonstrates a massive, untapped source of renewable energy in the United States.

  • Video: Can Bill Gates control the weather?

    Fri, Jul 17, 2009 1:40 PM

    According to a patent application recently released, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is proposing a plan to calm hurricanes.

  • Power your car with... urine?

    Thu, Jul 16, 2009 8:54 PM by Karl Burkart

    Discovery at Ohio University may result in cheap hydrogen derived from urea.

  • Los Angeles kicks the coal habit

    Wed, Jul 15, 2009 6:08 PM by Karl Burkart

    The city of L.A. announces plans to go coal-free by 2020, causing a new plant to be scrapped.

  • GNR says 'Don't mess with Texas'

    Wed, Jul 15, 2009 5:44 PM by Karl Burkart

    The Green News Report reveals the state's unhealthy relationship with renewable energy.

  • No Impact Man hits the big screen

    Wed, Jul 15, 2009 2:09 PM by Karl Burkart

    'Proof that eco & entertainment are not mutually exclusive.' -- Variety

  • Mob justice

    Wed, Jul 15, 2009 5:48 AM by Katy Rank Lev

    A Bay Area startup plays to the crowd, using masses of people to make good things happen.

  • How nuclear works.. and breaks

    Mon, Jul 13, 2009 1:22 PM by Karl Burkart

    A great intro to nuclear energy and an example of the costs when a plant goes down.

  • Senator Boxer's nuclear smack-down

    Mon, Jul 13, 2009 1:42 AM by Karl Burkart

    Sen. Barbara Boxer calls out rhetoric on 'cheap nuclear' but agrees it's part of the picture.

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