Energy and Climate Change

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Plastic Bags Into Power?

Rather than languishing in landfills or littering roadsides, plastic bags could make their way into useful products like toner, lubricants, or rechargeable cell phone or laptop batteries, if new research becomes commercialized.

Bacteria Turn Coal and Oil Into Renewable Energy

Bacteria that naturally feast on carbon dioxide (CO2) and coal in the presence of water are working overtime, producing natural gas (CH4; methane) as a byproduct.

Billings, Montana invited to boost clean energy

Rhys Roth, a founder of New Energy Cities, told the group he’s on “a scouting mission in Montana’’ to see if cities have the desire and willingness to become a partner with the program. New Energy Cities also is meeting with community leaders in Bozeman and Helena.

Is the Smart Grid a Dumb Idea?

The nation’s power grid is, by some definitions, the largest machine in the world.

PG&E to finance SunRun solar panel installation in 5 states

A PG&E subsidiary will provide the funding to SunRun Inc., which will use the money to install more than 3,500 home solar systems in at least five states.

Net Benefits of Biomass Power Under Scrutiny

Power generated by burning wood, plants and other organic material, which makes up 50 percent of all renewable energy produced in the United States, according to federal statistics, is facing increased scrutiny and opposition.

Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy? Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!

Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that’ll make you think — and might even change your mind.

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures on Patent Hoarding, Mosquito Lasers, and its $5 Billion Arsenal

The VCs were extremely excited about the opportunity. They said it was one of the biggest ideas — with more opportunity to change the world — that they’d ever seen.

Time to Plug In Electric Cars

‘Let’s have a mini-Manhattan Project. Let’s electrify half our cars and trucks in 20 years.’ " said Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, third-ranking Republican in the Senate and a kind of missionary for electric cars. "That’s a very ambitious goal, but it’s a goal that cries out for presidential leadership."

San Francisco seeks immediate halt to PG&E’s Smart Meter program

"Common sense should argue against installing millions of defective SmartMeters until their problems are fixed and questions about their accuracy are fully resolved," Herrera said in a statement. "Unfortunately, when a company lacks common sense, it means regulators need to do their job to protect the common interest."