GO GO gadget arms! Turbines could soon sport blades that extend and retract to suit wind conditions.Large turbines harvest more energy from the wind than small ones -...
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Nissan targets sales of 1.5 million zero-emission cars by FY2016
Nissan Motor Co., the world’s largest maker of battery-powered cars, expects to sell 1.5 million zero-emission models with partner Renault SA (RNO) in five years, betting...
Craig Venter launches JV around sustainable crops
Genomics guru Craig Venter and his startup Synthetic Genomics might be hitting some hurdles with their partnership with Exxon, but on Monday the company announced that it...
Russian heat wave statistically linked to climate change
A new method of crunching climate data could make it possible to put a figure on climate change's contribution to freak weather events, something that's been...
Nebraska governor calling special session on Keystone pipeline
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said Monday he is calling a special session of the state’s legislature in a last-ditch effort to alter the route of a controversial...
Crop scientists now fret about heat not just water
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Crop scientists in the United States, the world's largest food exporter, are pondering an odd question: could the danger of global warming really...
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