Alternative Energy
The Quest for Energy: The Input/Output Problem
24 June 2008 - 10:00am
In August of 2006, an unknown Irish company called Steorn took out a full-page ad in The Economist to announce that they had created a magnetic technology that produced more energy than it used- essentially, a perpetual motion machine, the Holy Grail of energy.
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Solar Home Overshadowed by New Construction: Is There a 'Right to Light'?
14 June 2008 - 11:00am
Canwest News Service
Planners in Saskatchewan, Canada encouraged the Schewes to build solar panels on their roof and go off the grid. Then they okayed a home next door that overshadowed the Schewes. Do homeowners have a 'right to light'?
Weird Energy Sources Debunked
5 June 2008 - 12:00pm
Mother Jones
One of the hosts of Mythbusters turns his eye on new ideas for energy sources, from grape juice to used tires.
Sweden Creates Sewage-Powered Cars, But Auto Industry Lags Behind
30 May 2008 - 6:00am
International Herald Tribune
Household sewage is currently fueling cars in Sweden, and has for years. But Swedish industry has given up on the idea, investing in ethanol-based gasoline.
Harvesting the Wind on the Open Ocean
29 May 2008 - 7:00am
Energy Business Review
Offshore drilling company StatoilHydro is finding a new way to get energy at sea- with large-scale wind turbines.
Tribe Plans Wind Power Plant in Arizona
31 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Arizona Republic
The Navajo Nation has announced plans to build wind turbines and generate electricity in the windy high mesas of Northern Arizona.
