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Making solar cheaper than coal

March 6, 2009 Start-up 1366 Technologies wants to transform the energy business one solar cell at a time. Can it make renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels? TAGS: coal, fossil fuel, photovoltaics

FAQ: All about coal--a necessary evil

December 3, 2007 Coal is probably a fact of life. The problem is how to burn it. We answer some of questions surrounding the fuel and how scientists might make it more eco-friendly.Photos: Coal addiction TAGS: coal, BTU, ton, China, nuclear power, India, U.S., Russia, energy, scientist, Adobe PDF

Quote of the day: Mass. is the 'canary in a coal mine'

December 15, 2005 The Commonwealth's closely-watched decision about electronic document standards will affect the nation, even the globe, a professor says. TAGS: coal, Massachusetts, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Meet the king of coal

February 25, 2008 You may not love coal, but you use a lot of it. Peabody Energy's Greg Boyce says the company will even participate in cleaning the stuff up. TAGS: coal, natural gas, CO2, electricity, China, Australia, U.S.

To clean coal, start-up GreatPoint makes gas

August 27, 2007 Reviving 1970s-era technology, an ambitious company says it can turn dirty coal into cleaner natural gas. TAGS: coal, natural gas, carbon, plant, cleaner, energy, entrepreneur, start-up, U.S.

An eco-designer eyes clean tech

December 19, 2005 William McDonough brings his eco-intelligent perspective to clean technology investing. Can he make the world listen? TAGS: coal, bet, Ireland, venture capital, energy

The underground option for CO2

January 24, 2007 There's growing momentum behind the idea of turning the carbon dioxide spewed from coal into a liquid or a solid and storing it in caves. TAGS: coal, carbon, gas, venture-capital company, CO2, U.S., idea

Group plans holiday spoiler for RIAA, studios

December 20, 2004 A musicians' activist group is asking for donations to send stockings filled with coal to the RIAA and MPAA. TAGS: RIAA, coal, file-swapping, campaign, lawsuit, P2P

Plug in your hybrid, pollute less?

April 28, 2006 Maybe yes, maybe no. A lot depends on where you live and how your electricity gets produced. Photos: A souped-up Prius TAGS: electricity, coal, Toyota Prius, pollution, hybrid car, car

Google to enter clean-energy business

November 27, 2007 Search giant earmarks hundreds of millions of dollars with the goal of generating a gigawatt of clean energy that's cheaper than coal. TAGS: renewable energy, coal, Sergey Brin, electricity, Google Inc., energy, goal, dollar

MIT: To keep coal, carbon needs to go underground

March 14, 2007 Coal will remain king for power generation for decades, but new carbon storage technologies are needed, MIT says. TAGS: carbon, coal, study, plant, capture, U.S.

Shell, Exxon Mobil tout a cleaner fuel for megacities

November 23, 2005 The Axis powers tried to make gas from coal during World War II. New technology makes the process cleaner and more efficient. TAGS: Qatar, Exxon Mobil Corp., natural gas, coal, carbon, plant, fuel, barrel, gas, food, Europe

From ecowarrior to nuclear champion

January 31, 2008 Nuclear is better for us than coal, says Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore. What's holding it back are environmentalists. TAGS: nuclear power, Patrick Moore, environmentalist, coal, co-founder, weapon
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