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Shortage of Rare Metals Threatens Tech Innovation

Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 03:22 PM ET | 0

Limits on production mean that supply can't expand to meet the demand. Read more

Top Tips from 2011 to Help Earth, Economy: Photos

Posted Fri Dec 2, 2011 06:46 AM ET | 0

Build jobs, save money, and do the planet good - easy ways to occupy 2012. Read more

Is Thorium the Future of Nuclear?

Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Oct 7, 2011 08:00 AM ET | 0

Supporters say thorium reactors would be safe, cheap and a game-changing energy source. Read more

'Innovate,' 'Reinvent,' Says President Obama

Posted Wed Jan 26, 2011 09:09 AM ET | 0

In his State of the Union address, the president emphasized the importance of science and technology. Read more

5 New Tech Initiatives from Obama

Posted Thu Dec 30, 2010 06:07 AM ET | 0

Has Obama’s high-tech vision completely transcended from his campaign to the presidency? Read more

World's Largest Wind Farm Opens in U.K.: Big Pic

Posted Thu Sep 23, 2010 01:05 PM ET | 0

The site, a forest of giant turbines in the North Sea off the east Kent coast, has 100 turbines installed so far with a total of 341 planned. Read more

IM Interview: Waves of Plastic

Posted by Michael Reilly Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:15 PM ET | 0

Last summer, Miriam Goldstein led a research cruise to the North Pacific Gyre to see how much plastic there was and whether it was making its way into the food chain. What she found astounded her. Read more

Obama Announces Offshore Drilling Plan

Posted Wed Mar 31, 2010 01:30 PM ET | 0

Reversing his position as a presidential candidate, Obama has decided to open some offshore waters to oil drilling. Read more

Wide Angle: Nuke Tech

Posted Mon Mar 1, 2010 07:09 AM ET

Recently, President Barack Obama announced that $8.3 billion in loan guarantees would be made available to build the first nuclear power plant in the United States in nearly three decades. Suddenly nuclear power is come to the foreground, along with... Read more

IM Interview: Nuclear Energy and the Future of Humanity

Posted Tue Feb 9, 2010 06:00 PM ET | 0

Does human civilization need nuclear energy if it's to survive the next century? Michael Reilly chats with nuclear scientist Hae-Yong Jeong to find out. Read more

Greenhouse Gas Pumped to Boost Clean Energy

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Dec 29, 2009 02:05 PM ET | 0

Carbon dioxide could make an underappreciated form of renewable energy much more efficient. Read more

Climate's Last Best Chance: Copenhagen Summit Opens

Posted Sun Dec 6, 2009 09:17 PM ET | 0

The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming. Read more