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Analysis: Energy prizes spur creativity

Electron spin control: A physics triumph U.S. researchers say they have made a breakthrough in applied physics by controlling the spin of electrons at room temperature. North Carolina State University scientists said they have developed a magnetic ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, EcoEarth News,  9 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Chinese Academy of Sciences,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Water complicates CO2 laws

by Rosalie Westenskow Washington DC (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 Policies that cut carbon emissions may be counterproductive if they strain dwindling water supplies -- a problem that has already stemmed from some poorly crafted laws, experts said. Share ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, EcoEarth News,  12 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Lisa Murkowski,  SPX,  Recep Tayyip Erdogan,  Angela Merkel,  Jeff Bingaman

Analysis: Energy's water demands worrisome

UPI Correspondent THE DALLES, Ore., April 24 (UPI) -- Add another requirement to the clean-energy checklist: low water usage. Two Virginia Tech researchers released a study this week examining the water-use requirements for 11 different energy sources, ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  24 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Virginia Tech

Analysis: Reps. want old FutureGen back

The Department of Energy's new plans for the FutureGen project -- a 5-year-old initiative to develop clean-coal technology -- look fishy, policymakers said Tuesday. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  16 Apr 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Jerry Costello,  U.S. Congress,  Bart Gordon,  Nick Lampson

Analysis: Sens. extend renewable tax break

The Senate extended tax credits for renewable energy yesterday, prolonging the economic incentives the renewable industry currently receives. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  11 Apr 2008
Related Topics: John Ensign,  U.S. Senate,  Lamar Alexander,  Maria Cantwell,  U.S. Congress

Analysis: Companies race for nuclear plant

The United States may soon see a resurgence in nuclear power -- if the government approves any application for new power plants piling up in record numbers. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  10 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Columbia University

Analysis: Big Oil causing high gas prices?

As gas prices reach record highs, some policymakers say big oil companies are to blame, but the companies say it's not their fault. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  3 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Peter Robertson (politician),  U.S. Congress,  ExxonMobil,  Edward Markey,  Jay Inslee

Analysis: Can biotechnology save ethanol?

Some experts have questioned the feasibility of Congress's new biofuels mandate, but emerging biotechnologies may boost the industry above and beyond expectations. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  20 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Senate,  Mike O'Brien

Analysis: China's CO2 burden falls on U.S.

Any solution to the world's energy woes hinges on two pivotal players, the United States and China, and most of the heavy lifting may fall on the wealthier of the two, experts said at an energy summit Thursday. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  17 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Harvard University,  World Bank,  Council on Foreign Relations

Analysis: Warming may snarl U.S. transport

U.S. transportation could suffer major setbacks in coming decades as extreme weather conditions, brought on by climate change, cause serious infrastructure damage, a recent report warns. ...

From ROSALIE WESTENSKOW, United Press International,  12 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Columbia University

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