Climate change is already attributable to the deaths of more than 300,000 people per year, according to a new study, and by 2050, as many as 150 million people could be forced from their homes. A separate study finds that many people in the U.S
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What do you get when mix a group that passionately believes technology holds the answer to our energy future with angst about Asia’s clean-tech irruption? New TV sets sold in California must reduce electricity consumption 33 percent by 2011 and 49 percent by 2013. A look at the 2010 BMW 650i Convertible A quick guide to powering the future. The nuclear option seems to be back on the table, with new bipartisan legislation designed to promote a fresh wave of nuclear power plant construction. Is there an easier way? Never underestimate the potential of NIMBYism to throw a wrench in new energy projects. Flickr Eternal battleground A few new developments out of—where else—California this week illustrate the perennial collision between new energy and old interests, varied as they may be. Crude oil futures rose above $80 a barrel ahead of an expected decline in U.S. oil inventories, but that could just reflect disruptions from Ida rather than an uptick in demand, Bloomberg reports . Stop fretting about “peak oil,” says Dan Yergin’s CERA in a new report Shares of SunPower, a San Jose maker of solar power systems, plunged nearly 19 percent Tuesday after the company said it may need to restate earnings for 2008 and 2009. Some Bay Area residents are convinced the new high-tech meters are over-reading electricity usage; PG&E says they’re accurate. |
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