Wide Angle: Green Energy
The green energy revolution is driven by inventors and entrepreneurs who are making saving the planet a viable and profitable venture. This Wide Angle on Green Energy looks at the different kinds of green power available, from what's going on in the lab to what's being installed in the field and how everyone can benefit.
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How Prevalent Will Solar Energy Be in the Future?
How long will it take for solar power to reign? These stories tackle that complicated question from many angles.
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Wide Angle: Wind Power
Energy from oil is so 1986. Green energy is all the rage now, and wind has a lot of potential to meet our planet's energy demand. A comprehensive study completed by Stanford University researchers found that power generated from land-based and offshore wind is equivalent to 54,000 million tons of oil per year -- five times the world's total energy use. Unfortunately, the world currently gets less than 2 percent of its electricity from wind. So what will it take to beef up wind power and reduce our reliance on oil?
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Is It Green or Greenwashed?
Some companies hoodwink consumers into thinking their company's products and services are green, when they are not. Can you tell the difference?
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Miles-Per-Gallon Is Just Stupid
Measuring a car's gasoline use with the familiar miles-per-gallon measure doesn't reflect a car's true consumption of fuel.
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10 Dumb Things About the Grid
SLIDE SHOW: The future electrical grid is touted as "smart," so does that mean the current one is dumb? In a lot ways, yes. Here are 10 dumb things about the nation's power grid.
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10 Ideas for An Environmentally Friendly Roof
Ten ways to build an environmentally friendly roof.
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