Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) will introduce a bill on Monday to make electronic devices more energy efficient.Honda's bill is attempting to take aim at the explosion of...
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$100M Wyoming clean coal plant suspended
General Electric and the University of Wyoming announced Friday they have suspended plans to build a $100 million joint clean coal research facility near Cheyenne amid...
N.R.C. lowers estimate of how many would die in meltdown
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is approaching completion of an ambitious study that concludes that a meltdown at a typical American reactor would lead...
Data centers using less power than forecast, new report says
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Russians look to Cuban offshore reserves
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BMW lays down its cards in electric car market
Car manufacturer BMW today unveiled its next wave of electric cars — the i8 sporty hybrid-electric coupe and a smaller i3 electric mini, both of which use a...
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