by Phoebe Tollefson | Aug 11, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON, August 11 (UPI) — Wind energy is cheaper than ever before in the United States and advances in turbine technology have helped make America the No. 1 global producer of wind energy, according to a new Energy Department report. The news came Monday on...
by Mallory Hughes | Aug 3, 2015 | Environment, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — The US has long used its economic prowess and military force to exert influence around the world. Now, a growing chorus of lawmakers, analysts, and industry insiders are pointing to another potential tool in the country’s foreign-policy toolbox: energy...
by Jin Wu | Jul 30, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Chinese investments in renewable energy projects have reached record levels worldwide. And U.S. energy experts predict more money will pour into the U.S. clean energy sector in the near future, although the investments have lagged recently. In 2014 alone,...
by Phoebe Tollefson | Jul 29, 2015 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON– A new government rule that promises to do more to protect streams near coal mining operations entered a critical stage this week, with coal industry lobbyists and environmentalists already lining up for battle. A 60-day comment period opened Monday....
by Siyao Long | Jul 22, 2015 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON —— Sea level rise and associated storm surge could do $4 billion worth of damage to the Gulf Islands National Seashore along the coast of Mississippi and Florida, according to the National Park Service. The value of damage was based on the cost to replace...
by Siyuan Du | Jul 15, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON — China has taken steps to reduce the heavy air pollution caused by coal-fired power plants, but a lesser-known pollutant has quietly emerged there as an inexpensive but very dirty alternative to coal. Petroleum coke, or petcoke, is a byproduct of petroleum...
