Energy’s checkered past and elusive future
Every energy source is a Faustian bargain. We trade comfort and convenience for deforestation, soot, radioactive waste, oil spills. But perhaps the most unsettling resource we tapped to light our homes was the one that the petroleum age displaced: the slaughter of whales for their oil.
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Obama Trip to India Leads to Energy Agreements
Obama’s trip to India has not left the President empty-handed. He inked energy agreements in the Asian country, with the US and India agreeing to set up a green energy research and development center in India. With each country funding million for the next five years, the center is expected to focus on solar energy, energy efficiency, biofuels, clean coal technol
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