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Amory Lovins On Creating A Prosperous Economy Without Oil, Coal, Or Nuclear

In his new book, "Reinventing Fire," Lovins creates a system for powering a 21st century civilization without using 20th century methods.READ»

Infographic: America's Energy Prices Vs. The World

Think your electricity bill is high? It's not. Neither is your heating bill or the price you pay at the pump. In the grand scheme of things, in fact, you're getting a great deal.READ»

Converting Plastic Back To The Oil It Came From

New technologies don't just recycle plastic into new plastic. Instead, they make oil from it. A new plant in Akron, Ohio plans to divert old bottles from landfills and churn out 80,000 barrels a year.READ»

The Mysterious, Ice-Cold Canning Of A Prominent Polar Bear Researcher

Charles Monnet is responsible for you being concerned about polar bears drowning in ice-less Arctic waters. But did his support for wildlife get him suspended from his government post?READ»

Want To Clean Up An Oil Spill? There Are Some Microbes Looking For A Meal

A lingering mystery of the Gulf oil spill is where the oil actually went. It seems now that the microbes in the water made a meal of it, but that doesn't mean we can rely on them for the next spill.READ»

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From The Editor: The B Word

.caption {color:#666;font-size:11px;} .caption img {padding-bottom:2px;} Photo by Benjamin Lowy Is there a bubble looming in the tech world? Several reporters here have posed that question repeatedly over the past few months in ...READ»

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Israel: IEI's Land Of Oil And Money

Israel may be the world's next energy superpower. But is this good for the Jews?READ»

Melting Arctic Ice And The Fight On Top Of The World

In this installment of the Butterfly Effect, climate change is creating incredible economic opportunity in the Arctic, leading to saber rattling from Canada and Russia. Whichever region benefits the most will have enormous geopolitical consequences.READ»

Ten Oil Sucking Machines Compete For $1.4 Million In X Prize Money

The latest X Challenge asks for a device that can remove 2,500 gallons of oil from water in a minute.READ»

Google Gets Richer: And Other Strange Things That Happen When Oil Prices Rise

Lock up your fryer grease! When oil prices skyrocket, there are ripple effects that go far beyond the price of gas. READ»

French Oil Giant Total Spends $1.4 Billion To Control SunPower, But Why?

The reason Total made the purchase is because it cares deeply about the environment. Just kidding. It's because the company thinks solar is going to make lots of money.READ»

What The Markets Say About Bin Laden's Death: Cheaper Gas And Fewer Crazies

As the news hit markets around the world, the prices for oil and gold tilted.READ»

There Is No Silver Bullet To Kill Carbon, But Maybe We Just Need Silver Buckshot

There is no one solution, but a plethora of smaller projects will slowly be the death of our carbon economy.READ»

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Oil Company Document Instructs Agents to Mislead Landowners About Drilling Dangers

A revealing document shows an oil company's 'talking points' guide to convince landowners that they should let said corporation drill on their land.READ»

The Volvo Challenge: Or How We Attempted to Drive 850 Miles On One Tank Of Petrol

So this is where we ended up last week, dancing like crazy in our ski boots, on a blazingly sunny mountain top in the Tirolean mountains - Mark Ronson DJing in consummate style at Volvo's Ice Camp, igloo and all. But how did we get ...READ»