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10 Biggest Oil Spills in History

12-11-2013 • popularmechanics.com

No, the 1989 Exxon-Valdez spill doesn’t make the list.

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McLaren’s New Hypercar Sounds Absolutely Demonic

12-10-2013 • Wired.com

Nürburgring times are the yardstick that all new performance cars are measured. A lap under 10 minutes is good. Anything under eight minutes is astounding. But the new benchmark for the next generation of hybrid hypercars is seven minutes.

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The Alt-Fuel Race Cars of 2025

12-10-2013 • Wired.com

Never ones to turn down a chance to sing about vehicles, we can’t help but take a little inspiration from Zager and Evans: "In the year 2025, if man is still alive, if race cars can survive, what will we find?" The Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challe

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Save Money on Gas/Electricity

12-09-2013 • http://www.off-grid.net, by AMY SUAREZ

Time for a selection of Christmas Gifts for our ON-Grid friends and family.

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SolarCity, Using Tesla Batteries, Aims to Bring Solar Power to the Masses

12-06-2013 • Technologyreview.com

SolarCity’s new battery system might help solar become a significant source of electricity.

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New data show ‘meteoric’ rise of Texas oil

12-05-2013 • fuelfix.com

Oil production in Texas has hit its highest monthly rate on record, more than doubling in less than three years, according to new federal data.

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Tin-based stanene could conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency

12-04-2013 • gizmag.com

A team of theoretical physicists from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University is predicting that stanene, a single layer of tin atoms laid out in a two-dimensional structure...

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Let's grow algae in sewage then use it to power things

12-04-2013 • dvice

Energy is everywhere, and I don’t mean a feng shui type of energy. I mean real energy, the good stuff that powers all of our electronics.

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Colored Plastic Doubles Solar Cell Power

12-04-2013 • technologyreview.com

Using plastic to absorb light could lower the cost of solar power.

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Moon-based solar panels could someday power the Earth

12-02-2013 • dvice

A Japanese company has taken stock of the world's energy needs and come up with a solution that is quite literally a moon shot.

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Flying power plant concept harvests energy from the sky

12-02-2013 • dvice

When Hurricane Sandy swept across the East Coast last year, millions of people were without power after the initial onslaught of the storm.

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Using a volcano to create fuel from poison

11-30-2013 • dvice

Volcanoes don’t generally have that many uses. They're good for human sacrifice, amazing photos, and being the basis for my third favorite word: "volcanology," which refers to the study of volcanoes. Oh yeah, and they make killer health spas.

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Japanese firm plans 250 mile-wide solar panel belt around Moon

11-29-2013 • http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Julian Ryall

A Japanese firm announces its innovative solution to the nation's energy problems - a 250 mile-wide belt of solar panels on the moon

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Earthquake near Iran nuclear plant kills 7

11-29-2013 • timesofindia.indiatimes.com

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake on the Gulf coast near Iran's sole nuclear power plant killed seven people and injured 30 on Thursday, emergency response chief Hassan Qadami told state media.

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Company Makes CO2 Into Liquid Fuel, with Help from a Volcano

11-28-2013 • http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin Bullis

An Icelandic company figures out how to make methanol from waste CO2, but the economics may not work without a nearby volcano.

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HydroBee wants to be your personal hydroelectric generator

11-25-2013 • gizmag.com

HydroBee wants to be your personal hydroelectric generator

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Watch this 18-rotor electric helicopter take its maiden voyage (video)

11-25-2013 • engadget.com

If you've ever wondered what would happen if someone made one of Parrot's AR.Drones big enough to sit in, then heads-up, E-Volo's Volocopter VC200 is, broadly speaking, just that.

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Printing Batteries

11-25-2013 • technologyreview.com

New inks and tools allow 3-D printing of lithium-ion technology.

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Battery-powered clothes draw power from the sun

11-25-2013 • dvice

As a science fiction fan, I’ve spent my life waiting for the day the government offers matching silver bodysuits to everyone.

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The world’s first supercapacitor-powered portable speaker

11-23-2013 • dvice

Recently, the search has been on for longer lasting batteries.

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A Trick for Making Batteries Safer Could Also Make EVs Affordable

11-22-2013 • http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin Bullis

SolidEnergy says its new battery materials store more energy and won’t catch fire.

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Are Canadian Energy Stocks Set for a Rebound?

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As Canadian energy stocks are finally seeing a bit of a push, and demand for Canadian commodities looks set to rise, juniors are confident that economics will ensure that Canadian oil—the cheapest in the world—will find its way to more markets

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Spruce Stove burns one long log, a bit at a time

11-21-2013 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben Coxworth

I speak from experience when I say that it's actually fun to go into the woods, saw up fallen trees, then bring the wood home to burn over the winter.

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Five Letters Re: Tips on Selecting and Operating a Generator

11-20-2013 • survival blog

Sir: Re: Gary D.'s piece on generator use. Good article; I've learned a few additional things over the years about generator usage which your readers may find helpful.

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New Rocket Engine Burns Wax & Laughing Gas/ Video

11-20-2013 • http://www.space.com

NASA's Peregrine Hybrid Sounding Rocket motor was hot-fire tested at Ames Research Center on Nov. 12, 2013. It uses paraffin-based fuel and nitrous oxide as the oxidizer for highly efficient combustion.