Chris Ladd: Surprising hazards of the solar revolution
June 2nd, 2015
In 2014, for the second year in a row, solar power was the largest source of new energy in […
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Using markets to protect the environment
December 29th, 2014
Operating an industrial boiler requires skill and experience in addition to the significant capital outlay required to obtain them. […
Environmentalism, Innovation & Economics
July 8th, 2013
The latest from ReasonTV: “Innovation is the key to success,” says Ramez Naam, author of the new book Infinite Resource: […
The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)
May 31st, 2013
The spring air in the small, sand-dusted town has a soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle […
Does texting mean the death of good writing skills?
April 30th, 2013
Does texting mean the death of good writing skills? John McWhorter posits that there’s much more to texting — linguistically, […
Big Oil: An Underappreciated, Necessary Evil
February 7th, 2013
Ever since the first drop of oil came gushing out of Drake’s Well (Pennsylvania) in 1859, oil has been a […
Asteroid mining: US company looks to space for precious metal
January 23rd, 2013
A US company has unveiled plans to launch a fleet of spacecraft to hunt for small asteroids that pass close […
Ebola may go airborne
January 7th, 2013
The Ebola virus can spread through the air from pigs to macaques, a new study suggests. Transmission of the virus […
6,000 Insect Species Found in Three Acres of Rainforest
December 14th, 2012
A sweeping census involving more than 100 scientists and lasting almost a decade has estimated that Panama’s San Lorenzo forest […
Robert Wicks: Our Dystopian Future: Biodiesel
December 13th, 2012
Recently, I was listening to the BrainStuff podcast, which I highly recommend, and Marshall Brain, the host and founder of […
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