http://dir.salon.com/topics/electricity/?source=rss&aim=electricity en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/how_the_world_works/2009/11/18/california_jihad_against_flat_screen_tvs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/how_the_world_works/2009/11/18/california_jihad_against_flat_screen_tvs/index.html?source=rss The state approves new energy efficiency requirements for the audiovisual equivalent of gas-guzzling SUVs By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/keeping_up_with_electricity_saving_joneses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/keeping_up_with_electricity_saving_joneses/index.html?source=rss If you knew how much energy your neighbor was conserving, would you clean up your own act? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/11/china_powers_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/11/china_powers_up/index.html?source=rss Proof positive that Keynesian fiscal stimulus works: Chinese electricity production just hit an all-time high By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/09/china_renewable_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/09/china_renewable_power/index.html?source=rss 2000 megawatts here, 2000 megawatts there, pretty soon you are talking about world renewable energy domination By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/05/the_cost_of_progress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/05/the_cost_of_progress/index.html?source=rss Bad news for techno-optimists: New research suggests that advanced manufacturing technologies are ever-more energy intensive. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/feature/2009/04/09/jon_wellinghoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/feature/2009/04/09/jon_wellinghoff/index.html?source=rss Jon Wellinghoff, the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, talks up a smart grid future -- full of plugged-in hybrids and lots of renewable energy juice. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/12/11/china_greenland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/12/11/china_greenland/index.html?source=rss Another year, another 90 gigawatts of generating capacity added to China's electricity grid. Are they paying attention in Bali? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/08/energy_workforce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/08/energy_workforce/index.html?source=rss Why don't Americans want to climb up the utility pole? Are they afraid of getting electrocuted or is it just not worth the bother? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/30/california_electricity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/08/30/california_electricity/index.html?source=rss A drought plus a heat wave equals bad news for the air-conditioned easy life. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/09/energy_harvesting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/09/energy_harvesting/index.html?source=rss A new gadget to charge your music player during flight points to ways to "harvest" the leftover energy floating around us. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/12/daylight_savings_time/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/12/daylight_savings_time/index.html?source=rss New research suggests diminishing returns from congressional clock-tweaking. By Andreas Lorenz and Wieland Wagner Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/12/china_pollution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/12/china_pollution/index.html?source=rss China now produces tons of cheap clothes, electronics and raw materials -- and dizzying amounts of pollution beginning to taint the globe. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/baghdad_electricity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/baghdad_electricity/index.html?source=rss A report in the New York Times says that in the battle over Baghdad's power supply, the insurgents are winning. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/16/california/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/16/california/index.html?source=rss California knows how to (energy efficiently) party By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/02/27/wind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/02/27/wind/index.html?source=rss Wind power is booming. So is nuclear power. Which is cheaper? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/16/lightbulbs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/16/lightbulbs/index.html?source=rss Edison's 19th century invention still burns on, a wasteful contributor to global warming. There's got to be a better way. By T.M. Sell Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/24/electricity_deregulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/24/electricity_deregulation/index.html?source=rss Even in the states where electricity deregulation has supposedly worked, there's little choice for consumers and scant savings. By Kris B. Mamula Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/01/longwalling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/03/01/longwalling/index.html?source=rss In Pennsylvania's coal country, some people's homes are literally sinking into the ground -- because big mining companies own the earth under them. By Jake Tapper Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/18/energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/18/energy/index.html?source=rss Democrats charge that the Bush energy plan leaves the poor in the cold. By Anthony York Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/30/deregulation_mess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/30/deregulation_mess/index.html?source=rss Who's responsible for for California's electricity crisis? Everyone. By Damien Cave Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/30/power_regulation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/30/power_regulation/index.html?source=rss The electricity industry and the GOP blame NIMBY neighbors for the crisis. Critics say they're trying to turn out the lights on democracy. By Arianna Huffington Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/27/power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/01/27/power/index.html?source=rss California's energy crisis is another lesson in the need for campaign finance reform. By Damien Cave Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/18/green_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/18/green_power/index.html?source=rss Electricity deregulation is bankrupting California's fledgling eco-friendly energy industry. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/17/net_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/01/17/net_power/index.html?source=rss Is the global computer network to blame for the current electricity crisis? Lackeys of the power industry want us to think so. By J.A. Getzlaff Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/06/06/artichoke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/planet/2000/06/06/artichoke/index.html?source=rss Spanish villages plan to burn giant veggies for electricity.