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Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2003–2008 Stay current index page for chapter 9 { Energy Use Contents } 2008 December 15. Waste Coffee Grounds Offer New Source Of Biodiesel Fuel.Science Daily. Excerpt: Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering cars […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 See non-chronological resources (bottom of page) { Energy Use Contents } 2025-08-25. This cement is totally cool. By ScienceAdviser. Excerpt: …on a hot summer day… Concrete sidewalks and buildings practically exude heat, requiring extra powerful air conditioners on the inside while contributing to an “urban heat dome” on the outside. The warming […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 { Energy Use Contents } EARTHLIGHT AT NIGHT – shows the whole planet at night and illustrates interesting urban and transportation patterns as illuminated by human-made lights: the scarcity of lights for North vs. South Korea, the ribbon of lights along the Nile, the township and range of the U.S. high plains […]

Staying current for Chapter 6 See non-chronological resources (bottom of this page) { Energy Use Contents } 2024-11-14. Breakthrough in capturing ‘hot’ CO2 from industrial exhaust. By Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley News. Excerpt: Industrial plants, such as those that make cement or steel, emit copious amounts of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, but the exhaust is […]

Staying current for Chapter 5 See non-chronological resources (bottom of this page) { Energy Use Contents } 2025-10-04. Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects. By  MICHAEL HILL. Associated Press (AP). Excerpt: …Battery energy storage systems that suck up cheap power during periods of low demand, then discharge it at a profit […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2009–2014}-{2002–2008} { Energy Use Contents } 2025-09-27. From shale to steam: Fossil fuel technology boosts clean geothermal energy. By Callie Patteson, Washington Examiner. Excerpt: Just below the Earth’s surface, there is an abundant source of heat that can be used to generate highly reliable and emissions-free geothermal energy. …technology […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 Articles from 2009–2014 Stay current index page for chapter 4 { Energy Use Contents } 2014-06-02. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Announces Clean Power Plan. On June 2, 2014, the EPA proposed the Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants. Under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, EPA is proposing commonsense […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 Articles from 2002–2008 Stay current index page for chapter 4 { Energy Use Contents } 2008 2008 December 25. Solar Meets Polar as Winter Curbs Clean Energy. By Kate Galbraith. Excerpt: Old Man Winter, it turns out, is no friend of renewable energy.This time of year, wind turbine blades ice up, biodiesel congeals in […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2008–2014}-{2004–2007} { Energy Use Contents } 2025-09-29. ‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal. By Brad Plumer and Lisa Friedman, The New York Times. Excerpt: The Trump administration on Monday outlined a coordinated plan to revive the mining and burning of coal, the largest contributor […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 Articles from 2008–2014 Stay current index page for Chapter 3 { Energy Use Contents } 2014-10-10. Satellite sees hot spot of methane in US Southwest.  Excerpt: A surprising hot spot of the potent global-warming gas methane hovers over part of the southwestern U.S., according to satellite data. …The higher level of […]