With cleaner air and energy self-sufficiency high on America’s list of priorities, our irrational dislike of nuclear power looks increasingly imprudent. China, France and the U.K. have raced ahead safely on nuclear power: It’s …
It has become clear to politicians and scientists that corn-based ethanol isn’t the solution for creating a home-grown fuel source. Enter “cellulosic ethanol,” made from wood chips, weeds or algae. Could it be the fuel of the f…
A natural gas boom is coming in the U.S, but while consumers are likely to benefit from the cheap energy source, investors may not. Huge new discoveries of domestic reserves may keep prices down, and the political push toward r…
As California voters wait to find out whether they’ve suspended a major global-warming law, which requires the state to scale back carbon emissions 25% to 1990 levels by 2020, New Mexico on Tuesday passed its own measure to red…
Republicans can be friendly to solar energy — just don’t use the terms “recovery act” or “stimulus package” when lobbying them for government subsidies. That was the message from GOP political adviser Mary Matalin at the large…