House Passes Non-drilling Bill
ITEM: On September 16, the House passed the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 6899). As described by CNN on...
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Algae May Be an Energy Answer
A modern society such as that in the United States requires personal transportation — cargo trucks, planes, and cars — to make a...
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A Tale of Two Reactors
A nuclear power plant is arguably the most extraordinary product of engineering and scientific know-how in the history of mankind. Once every 18...
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Gas Prices: Why So High?
In early March a sign in front of a Citgo station read Regular/Unleaded: $3.19 per gallon, and I told my companion, “That’s absurd!...
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Coal in Your Car’s Tank
In 1943, when Germany had virtually no sources of petroleum to fuel its Luftwaffe, U-boats, and Tiger tanks, its scientists (arguably among the...
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Blown Away: Wind Energy Analyzed
Hardly a stump speech goes by without a political candidate calling for “more renewable sources of energy such as wind or solar” to...
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