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Weighing in on Renewable Energy Efficiency
Producing energy always requires energy, and that paradox highlights the
importance of efficiency when judging any new energy technology.
David Pimentel
The Race to Connect
Cars, Communities and Renewables Print
Exclusive
There is a new way for people to cash in on hybrid cars — on the
grid — and some people hope that integration will be in our future.
Terry Penney and Jennifer Elling
Hooking into Local
Clean Energy Print
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From underwater turbines in the East River to solar energy panels at the
Pentagon, some innovative projects are using non-oil and gas energy sources
to generate electricity.
Geotimes staff
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News Notes
Red tide plagues Northeast
Early migration for Canadian oil
Space administration shakeup
Sumatra tsunami fault photographed
Confusion over sinking coasts in Gulf
River of data decodes Nile cycles
Marshes record climate changes
Heat on U.S. climate policy
Icy methane volcano on Titan
Geophenomena
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California earthquakes linked?
Great Salt Lake spiral submerged
Energy & Resources Print
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U.S.-China energy quandary
Plastic oil
Mineral of the Month: Cadmium
Trends & Innovations Print
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Injecting Energy Into Advertising
What do a tap-dancing elephant
and 3-D seismic have in common? Just turn on your TV, and don’t skip the
commercials.
Naomi Lubick
Education & Outreach
Geology 101 in Prison
Meet the graduating class at San
Quentin: Their dorms are behind bars, the prison yard is their classroom, and
their teachers include geologists who are eager to
expand their horizons.
Megan Sever
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The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen offers something most other alternative energy sources do not —
the potential to replace gasoline in the transportation sector.
John A. Turner
Political Scene
The State of Nuclear Nonproliferation
On the Hill, nuclear issues have been garnering attention, as leaders consider
both energy and security issues.
Katie Donnelly
Geologic Column
Our National Treasure
Look no further than the U.S. National
Park System for some unique refuges that are in need of some extra attention countrywide.
Fred Schwab
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Geomedia
Movies:
I.D. screen time at the Smithsonian
Books: Dancing with giants: A review
of The Last Giant of Beringia
Books: Skimming the surface of an epidemic:
A review of Venomous Earth
Maps: Mapping a transportation hub in
Alabama
On
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Benchmarks
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August 24, A.D. 79
Mount Vesuvius buries the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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As the world faces increasing energy challenges,
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