New Study Nails Elusive Link Between Fracking & Earthquakes
Seismologists have assembled evidence that connects earthquakes and lingering seismic activity to fracking operations near a previously unknown fault.
Author: Tina Casey
Giant Floating Frisbee Wins $1.5 Million Wave Energy Grant From DOE
A new wave energy device from Portland Oregon’s Aquaharmonics looks off to a promising start with a $1.5 million DOE prize in the company’s pocket.
With Donald Trump As CiC, US Navy Is Caught In Clean Power Crosshairs
President-elect Donald Trump is not such a big fan of clean power, but the Pentagon sure is. That’s especially true of the US Navy. The Department of the Navy has been leveraging its history of maritime innovation to make the case for transitioning to biofuel, solar energy, wind energy, energy storage, energy efficiency, and any other technological edge that can support its position as the most powerful fighting force on the seven seas — and make its bases more secure and resilient, too.
Stabbed In The Back, Part Deux: Coal Gets Another Brushoff
Just a day after ExxonMobil hinted that it will work aggressively to push coal out of the global marketplace, the company received an important “I got your back” message from US Senator Mitch McConnell. Last Friday the Senator dropped some hints of his own about the future of coal here in the US, and he did not paint a pretty picture.
UC-Berkeley Foresees “Cheapest Perovskite Solar Cell On The Market”
A research team at the University of California – Berkeley has come up with a two-in-one perovskite solar cell that could push the efficiency envelope beyond anything on the market.
Stabbed In The Back! ExxonMobil Throws Shade At US Coal Industry
This is probably not what the US coal industry had in mind when it lobbied — successfully — to put a President Donald Trump in charge of US energy policy. ExxonMobil has just dropped a tweet in support of putting the Paris climate agreement into force. Connect the dots, and that means the Trump Administration is poised to throw coal under the bus.
Donald Trump’s Closing Argument: Reactivate The Philadelphia Navy Yard!
Donald Trump tells supporters he’ll “reactivate” the naval shipyard in Philadelphia, but it’s already really, really active.
Yuuuuuge 5.0 Earthquake Rocks Giant Oil Hub In Oklahoma
Another destructive earthquake — possibly linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal — has hit Oklahoma, near the Cushing oil pipeline and storage hub.
“MADCAT” Morphing Flapless Aircraft Wings To Be Built By Tiny Robots
The transportation sector has been scrambling to decarbonize air travel and the latest twist is, well, a twist. A NASA-backed team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has come up with a flexible aircraft wing that could cut fuel consumption by reducing weight and improving aerodynamics.
GE On Board With Yuuuuuge US Wind Power Project
GE looks forward to a wind powered future, pitches in to help build new 4,000 MW Plains & Eastern wind power transmission line.
