Renewable Energy

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Here comes the ethanol bubble
That dot-com boom feeling all over again: The renewable energy gold rush.
Who's co-opting who?
The Global Environment Facility: Greenwash, or green pork?
Exajoules of hope
How many solar panels does it take to make Big Oil obsolete?
Blowing away the nukes
Wind power is booming. So is nuclear power. Which is cheaper?
Need a job? Get the president to visit
Laid off energy workers get their jobs back just in time for a campaign stop by the commander in chief.
President Switchgrass
Alternate energy universe: Bush and Berkeley researchers walk hand-in-hand.
Bring on the biofuels
Ethanol's bad rap for energy efficiency is bogus.
Pond scum to the rescue
Algae could offer a promising source for biodiesel fuels. But not if the feds can help it.
Biodiesel: Bane of the rain forest?
Southeast Asian nations are razing tropical forests to make way for palm tree plantations.
The polysilicon intersection
Solar power heats up, at the expense of the chip industry.
How George Bush lost the sun
Solar power could be a source of new jobs and an answer to global warming. So why has the U.S. fallen behind other nations in developing it?
Oil, oil, toil and trouble
The future won't be defined by East vs. West or Christian vs. Muslim. As Michael Klare's new book, "Blood and Oil," shows, it's all about who has, and who wants, the black gold.
What's that hissing sound?
Worried about oil running out? Don't look now, but natural gas is next on the endangered hydrocarbons list.
Abolish the terror tax
People who hate America are flush with money from oil sales -- we should stop subsidizing them by becoming more energy independent.
Dodging the war issue, again
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry blistered the Bush administration in a speech Thursday -- but like many Democrats, he shied away from Iraq.
Nukes now!
Post-Sept. 11, isn't it time to get off our fossil fuel fixation and take another look at nuclear power?
Oily insecurity
After Sept. 11, conservatives call again for drilling in Alaska -- but environmentalists say the real danger is our addiction to oil.
Green power in the red
Electricity deregulation is bankrupting California's fledgling eco-friendly energy industry.
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