by Katie Banks | Sep 27, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a competition that challenges collegiate teams to design affordable, solar-powered houses. Medill’s Katie Banks visited the temporary exhibit in Washington’s West Potomac Park to learn how these...
by Jamie Coughlin | Sep 27, 2011 | Environment, Politics
If you look up in Washington on Wednesday, you might think you’re seeing Spiderman. But, no, it’s likely a team of engineers getting set to rappel down the 123-year old Washington Monument to check for cracks in the structure. The monument was damaged last month...
by Randy Leonard | Sep 26, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON — California is shooting for a third of its energy to be produced by renewable resources by 2020, but renewable technologies like wind, solar and electric vehicles present a series of complex challenges to power and distribution companies, the smart...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Sep 19, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board will release a study in September with recommendations to combat a little-known frightening trend among young people during the last three decades: teens and young adults being killed or injured in explosions at...
by Sara Al-Farhan | Sep 19, 2011 | Environment
Electric cars are still far behind their combustion engine counterparts in the market, but new models scheduled for release this year and next are a sign of progress. Thousands of charging stations will be installed nationwide to accommodate what the DoE and industry...
by Lauren Biron | Aug 25, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – In October, Energy Secretary Steven Chu pledged to have solar panels and a solar hot water heater on the White House roof before the start of summer this year. “As we move toward a clean energy economy, the White House will lead by example,” Chu said at...
