Dec 25 Watch Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus Jay Parini talks the 'spiritual journey' of writing book on Jesus… Continue watching
Nov 15 New EPA proposal would cut down ethanol fuel mandates Photo By Flickr user Michael Coté The EPA announced a new proposal Friday that would involve reducing the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. fuel supply. The new plan from the Obama administration comes in reaction… Continue reading
Nov 13 U.S. gets more oil from home than abroad Photo by Flickr user porchlife America is finally getting more of its oil from home than it is from abroad. October marked the first month since 1995 that the United States extracted more oil domestically than… Continue reading
Sep 30 Cheap natural gas is putting nuclear power out of business Natural gas-generated power has gotten so cheap, it's putting nuclear plants out of business. That's the news out of New York, where two nuclear plants, the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power… Continue reading
Sep 20 Fact sheet explores America’s No. 1 energy source Image courtesy of Department of Energy In a bid to reduce carbon emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules for new coal-fired and natural gas power plants today. To learn more about how coal is used in America… Continue reading
Sep 20 EPA administrator on new rules for coal-fired power plants "We all know that this is not just about melting glaciers. Climate change caused by carbon pollution is one of the most significant public health threats of our times."EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaking at the National Press Club… Continue reading
Sep 15 FDR’s Green Dream: The Quoddy Dam Project By Kristin Miller In 1935 construction started on a massive New Deal project proposed by FDR in Passamaquoddy Bay. The Quoddy Dam Project would have stored the rising tide behind multiple dams and then slowly released the water through turbines, producing electricity. But… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Can a Small Maine Town’s Innovation Turn the Tides on Sustainable Energy? One of the big obstacles to clean energy is that most renewable sources are unreliable. A Maine company has installed the nation’s first commercial, grid connected tidal energy project. Water power is estimated to nearly double by 2030 and provide… Continue watching
Sep 14 Tidal Project Signals New Shift in Clean Energy: Water Power .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } One of the biggest challenges… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch As Goes Maine? A Tidal Energy Project Powers Up Maine company deploys nation’s first commercial, grid connected tidal energy project. Continue watching