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Cap and Fade

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AT the international climate talks in Copenhagen, President Obama is expected to announce that the United States wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to about 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. But at the heart of his plan is cap and trade, a market-based approach that [...]

Plan B for Energy: 8 Revolutionary Energy Sources

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If efficiency improvements and incremental advances in today’s technologies fail to halt global warming, could revolutionary new carbon-free energy sources save the day? Don’t count on it—but don’t count it out, either
To keep this world tolerable for life as we like it, humanity must complete a marathon of technological change whose [...]

What is the Real Cost of Power Production?

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Market prices don’t reflect hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden costs of energy production to human health and the environment
Market prices don’t reflect hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden costs of energy production to human health and the environment, a National Research Council panel said in a report released [...]

Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity

Just how much did not really hit him until the night the family turned off the overhead lights at their home in Maine and began hunting gadgets that glowed in the dark.

Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert

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As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower.
Through a combination of carrots and sticks, Beijing is starting to change how this country generates energy. [...]