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12/23/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

All electric in 20 years? California lawmaker floats a bill to ban gasoline cars by 2040

Could gasoline cars be banned in the state of California? If one state lawmaker gets his way, this could become a reality by the year 2040. Phil Ting, a Democrat California Assembly Member who represents a large swath of San Francisco, has stated his intention to introduce a bill that would see the state’s DMV […]

10/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Peer-to-peer energy breakthrough could allow solar and wind energy sources to be shared across entire communities during grid down blackouts

Some people who have solar panels on their roof are under the impression that they can use them to power their home in the case of an outage, but that simply is not the case. Homes do remain connected to the grid during outages, but the devices tasked with managing solar panels are normally turned […]

08/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Oil pipeline company sues Greenpeace for racketeering, defamation, inciting violence and instigating eco-terrorism

Greenpeace and other environmental groups have found themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit filed by an oil pipeline company. Energy Transfer Partners, the operator of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, accused Greenpeace and the other groups of racketeering, inciting violence that was akin to “eco-terrorism”, and defamation. They claimed that the groups made […]

07/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

BREAKTHROUGH: ZEOLITE crystals found to greatly improve efficiency of converting water into high-energy fuels

Converting organic waste into fuel could solve a lot of the problems that are facing our planet at the moment, from freeing up significant landfill space to finding new ways to heat homes and power vehicles. Despite the great potential, several stumbling blocks have prevented such an approach from being used on a widespread basis. […]

06/10/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Offshore wind farms found to be vulnerable to… yep… WINDS

Strong winds are great news for wind farms, but even these powerful turbines have their limits. Although offshore wind turbines are getting bigger and stronger, they also face some conditions that their land-based counterparts do not have to contend with. As offshore wind energy development continues to gain popularity, researchers are taking a closer look […]

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