Calif. Wonders About Energy Future After Nuclear Plant Closes
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Energy
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station at San Onofre State Beach in a 2012 photo.
California Nuclear Plant Slated For Permanent Shut Down
()The plant's twin reactors went offline last year because of a small radiation leak, and the operator has been unable to get approval to restart them.
EPA: Tar Sands Pipelines Should Be Held To Different Standards()
April 24, 2013 Up until now, the U.S. has had the same rules for all oil pipelines. But the EPA says pipelines that carry tar sands oil, like the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, should have special standards. That's because tar sands oil spills can release harmful air pollution and are vastly more difficult to clean up than conventional oil spills.
Business
This Building Is Supergreen. Will It Be Copied? ()
April 22, 2013 The Bullitt Foundation's new Seattle headquarters, billed as the world's "greenest" building, is designed to be entirely self-sustaining. The developers hope it can inspire others to build this way.
Planet Money
Two Centuries Of Energy In America, In Four Graphs()
April 10, 2013 A brief history of America, as seen through energy sources — from wood to nuclear power, and beyond.
Could An 'Artificial Leaf' Fuel Your Car?()
April 23, 2013 Right now, solar panels make electricity. But a team of engineers in California wants to take solar energy one step further. They're trying to create a device that uses sunlight to make a liquid fuel that goes in our gas tanks.
Planet Money
How We Use Energy: Then And Now()
April 3, 2013 We've become more energy efficient in the last five decades, but what does that mean for total energy use? The answer, in two graphics.
