Many American politicians (conservatives) have been touting that the answer to lowering gas prices is to drill more and increase domestic production. However, according to … Read more »
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Skyscrapers Become Power Stations
A new breakthrough in solar technology has been made in the form of “Solar Glass”. Thin film solar cells are combined with glass to form … Read more »
OPEC: Highest Supply in 3yrs
In February OPEC countries produced 31.42 million barrel a day (mbpd) of crude oil. Slightly above the 30 mbpd ceiling agreed upon by the OPEC … Read more »
Teaching Energy to Laymen
Among all the talk of what should be done about high energy costs and how preposterous the escalating price of gas is, I rarely hear … Read more »
Why are gas prices so high?
The debate is red hot right now; there seems to be no shortage of outrage/blaming over high gas prices. It seems this latest energy shock … Read more »
Keystone Pipeline Deal Closer
The vote for the pipeline extension was closer to passing then ever before: 56 yea; 42 nay. Only 60 votes are needed to pass the … Read more »
First Nuke Plant in 30 Years
The Nuclear regulatory comission approved construction of the first nuclear power plant in over 30 years. There are 104 operating nuclear power plants in the … Read more »
Spherical Solar Cells
A Japanese company has developed a new solar technology that harvests the suns rays from every direction. Far more efficient then the current conventional flat … Read more »
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