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The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy
Oil won't run the world forever, but it will for the next few decades--so how do we get from here to the next energy economy?
Inside the World’s Largest Fusion Reactor
Hot fusion might be the answer to energy demands
Concepts & Prototypes: Two Next-Gen Nukes
Nuclear power is the most efficient emissions-free energy available. But can it be made safe? Two new reactor designs do just that
When The Sun Unleashed Its Recent Plasma Blast, Earth Got Lucky
What a predicted 2013 blast from the sun could mean for the U.S.
How Power Happens: Tracing the Sources of U.S. Energy
Green technology is on the rise, but the U.S. still consumes an enormous amount of fossil fuels
Are We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the Energy Gap?
Our dependence on big systems--big oil, big coal--steers us away from little ones, such as biofuel made from garbage, that are transforming communities in other countries
Space Based Solar Power
Satellites that capture light from the sun and beam power back to Earth