FUTURE ENERGIES
Shale Gas: Not a 'Game Changer' After All
Newly accessible natural gas from deep shale deposits around the world has been touted as a solution to everything from oil dependence to climate change. But our actual experience with shale gas extraction is telling another story. Read more
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FUTURE ENERGIES
Fracking Does Contaminate Groundwater With Methane, But Jury Still Out On Process Overall
A study by Duke University has shown unsafe levels of methane gas in water taken from wells closer than 1000 m to gas-shale hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") operations. Results from ongoing studies by... Read more
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Even if we could make enough electric cars fast enough to curb our oil consumption significantly, the provision of green electricity for them remains a probably insurmountable obstacle. If governments... Read more
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Nuclear researchers knew long ago that reactor designs now in wide use had already been bested in safety by another design. Why did the industry turn its back on that design? Read more
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Thorium is present in the ores of rare earth elements rendering the processing-waste radioactive. Rather than burying it underground in concrete thorium could be bred into a nuclear fuel and most simply... Read more
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To make an impact, small-scale renewable energy systems must fit social expectations and cultural norms. Read more
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Demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is projected to exceed current supply, 97% of which comes from China. Since neodymium and dysprosium are needed for wind-turbines and hybrid cars, the future of green... Read more
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Many automobile enthusiasts believe that the electric car is the wave of the future that will help save the environment while expanding the availability of private transport to the world's growing middle... Read more
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Despite the opening of the new Thanet wind-farm in the English Channel, the present rate of development of wind-power indicates that Britain will struggle to meet its target of providing 15% of its total... Read more
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In a world desperate for new oil supplies, Venezuela beckons. But will its fumbling management of oil production lead to foreign intervention, covert or otherwise, in a effort to raise Venezuelan output... Read more
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China is both the biggest user of dirty energy and clean energy; home to the world’s first eco-cities and also some of the world’s most polluted; host to the greatest number of new oil-dependent cars but... Read more
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The fossil fuel industry often pretends to have the public's best interests in mind. The operative word is "pretends." Read more
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By means of a huge new installation of concentrating solar thermal (CST) and wind-power and the electrification of its transportation infrastructure, Australia plans to have a zero-carbon economy by 2020... Read more
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Besides causing 700 extra deaths a day in Moscow alone - due to the smoke from forest fires, according to its top health official - the smoke has quickened the melting of Arctic ice. Read more
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