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Poll: Should Deniers Be Allowed To Post In E&E? (Poll) [View all] 119 hatrack Jun 2014 Nov 17 20 93581
The E/E pocket reference guide [View all] 83 Dead_Parrot Feb 2012 Mar 2024 43 93994
Is emission-less propulsion possible? I believe it is... [View all] 84 mikelewis Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 10483
A Stock Toyota Prius Just Drove Across America Averaging 93 MPG, Setting A Guinness World Record 42 Caribbeans Sep 13 Sep 16 27 2653
The Guardian: America's premier pronatalists on having 'tons of kids' to save the world: 'There are going to be count... 39 OKIsItJustMe May 2024 May 2024 4 1407
Washington University: Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel more efficient, cleaner than alternatives 32 OKIsItJustMe Nov 17 Nov 25 5 1184
Should the Phoenix Arise; the Bateman Equation and Wind Energy. 28 NNadir Nov 6 Nov 11 1 1338
Electric/hybrid cars for low mileage drivers 27 iemanja Oct 6 Oct 13 7 1652
Taking A Break For A While 25 hatrack May 2024 May 2024 112 2965
So let me get this straight 23 JMCKUSICK Aug 2024 Aug 2024 28 1670
Birth Rates Are Plummeting in Most Nations, And The World Isn't Prepared 23 Warpy Mar 2024 Apr 2024 10 1311
Anyone have a metal roof? 22 Delarage Jun 2024 Jul 2024 4 1457
Frightening Reason Behind Explosions Over Tundra - Thom Hartmann 21 Rhiannon12866 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 20 1990
Texas goes green: How oil country became the renewable energy leader - PBS NewsHour 20 Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 1626
The Dutch are riding their bikes on two new solar cycle paths 20 Think. Again. Dec 2023 Dec 2023 51 1887
A Giant Climate Lie: When they're selling hydrogen, what they're really selling is fossil fuels. 19 NNadir Jul 2023 Dec 2023 15 4030
US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars 19 FBaggins Nov 12 Nov 21 7 615
PR: Eco Wave Power Receives Final Permit from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for First Onshore Wave Energy Project at ... 19 OKIsItJustMe Nov 19 Nov 20 2 526
Phoenix, AZ: 100th Straight Day of 100 Degree Temp, 110 Tmrw, Hottest Phoenix Summer Since 1896 19 appalachiablue Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 859
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production 18 usonian May 2024 May 2024 35 1812
Case Study: Power Plant Hydrogen Explosion 18 NNadir Oct 28 Oct 28 5 715
Time to Wake Up 292: The Looming Economic Catastrophe if Climate Change Left Unchecked - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 17 Rhiannon12866 May 2024 May 2024 15 1767
Ummmm...delicious....let's distribute lead AND polymers all over the world for the solar energy fantasy. 17 NNadir Nov 2 Nov 4 5 934
California can't use all its solar power. That's a huge problem. CA's solar plants don't even operate at full capacity 17 Caribbeans Tuesday Tuesday 12 983
GM's hydrogen 'power cubes' will be used in cement mixers and terminal tractors 17 Caribbeans Dec 2023 Dec 2023 8 1402
Oil companies sold the public on a fake climate solution -- and swindled taxpayers out of billions 17 Bundbuster Jul 2024 Jul 2024 18 1661
Will We Have to Pump the Great Lakes to California to Feed the Nation? 16 Bundbuster Aug 2024 Aug 2024 9 1083
Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition 16 Brenda Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 758
The Guardian: Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows 16 OKIsItJustMe Sep 23 Sep 28 16 1099
Heat pumps were supposed to help save the planet. But they've run into a bump. 16 Mosby Oct 21 Oct 24 14 1346

Environment & Energy Continued...

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AP: Electric car sales are slowing in the US and Europe as both fans and skeptics share concerns 16 OKIsItJustMe Nov 27 Monday 1 501
Young Republican Environmentalists Disappointed By Complete Absence Of Climate From GQP Platform 16 hatrack Jul 2024 Jul 2024 7 736
How water could be the future of fuel. New generation of fuels could power planes, ships without warming the planet-WAPO 15 Caribbeans Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 920
Over 800 Scientists Issue Dire Warning...Why Isn't Anyone Listening? - Thom Hartmann 15 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 33 2533
A Guide to Electric Car Misinformation (part 2) 15 Think. Again. Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1076
2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water 15 usonian May 2024 May 2024 93 3262
Probably not the right forum 15 Marthe48 May 2024 May 2024 10 1115
A Hydrogen Perpetual Motion Machine. 15 NNadir Oct 20 Oct 21 6 910
This Scientist Has a Risky Plan to Cool Earth - solar geoengineering. There's Growing Interest. 14 Bundbuster Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1263
California has so much solar power it's throwing it away 14 sl8 Apr 2024 May 2024 3 1998
Curious about Hydrogen Advancements?... 14 Think. Again. Nov 2023 Nov 2023 6 1311
Why are wind and solar being deployed faster than nuclear? 14 OKIsItJustMe Nov 20 Nov 21 12 529
Hydrogen-powered Generators Support Safe Rail Operations While Safeguarding the Environment - Union Pacific Rail 13 Caribbeans Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 1433
Intersect Power to Build $837M Worth of Grid Batteries in Texas 13 Think. Again. Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 1363
Solar energy breakthrough could reduce need for solar farms 13 Judi Lynn Aug 2024 Aug 2024 53 2263
Operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant prepares to restart another plant 13 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1359
Fracking. 13 HarryM Aug 2024 Sep 2024 8 667
Scientists achieve breakthrough that may revolutionize access to clean water: 'A significant step toward providing new r 13 Judi Lynn Nov 22 Nov 24 55 2241
Hybrid vs. Electric Cars: Why Hybrids Make More Sense - Kelley Blue Book 12 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1230
The Disturbing Sound of a Human Voice 12 progressoid Mar 2024 Mar 2024 35 1614
Vermont Inundated as 1-in-1,000-Year Rainfall Event Destroys Homes, Prompts Rescues 12 Think. Again. Aug 2024 Aug 2024 11 950
These canceled New York offshore wind farms totaling 1.7 GW just officially made a comeback 12 Think. Again. Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 1004
Pipeline from a Nuclear Plant Expected to Cut Gas Use for Heating, Brno, Czech Republic. 12 NNadir May 2024 May 2024 2 1273
Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers 12 walkingman Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 986
The Heartbeat of China: Betting Big on Hydrogen. Join CGTN & travel to south China's Foshan, a city on the cutting edge 12 Caribbeans Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 642
Reuters: The climate threats on Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific itinerary 12 OKIsItJustMe Sep 2024 Sep 2024 5 721
PR: Zap Energy attracts $130M in fresh capital as demo power plant system begins operations and aims for first milestone 12 OKIsItJustMe Oct 24 Oct 24 7 705
BBC: Why Canada could become the next nuclear energy 'superpower' 12 OKIsItJustMe Nov 17 Nov 18 3 482
First Klamath River Salmon Reported In Oregon In 114 Years, Weeks After Remaining Dam Removals End 12 hatrack Oct 18 Oct 19 55 1111
Ever seen a big fire in person? 12 SarahD Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 912

Environment & Energy Continued...

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Earth's water cycle Off balance for 'first time in human history' 12 applegrove Oct 19 Oct 19 52 1770
Hydrogen station explodes in Norway, fuel cell car sales suspended 12 NNadir Oct 3 Oct 4 5 926
Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center 12 Think. Again. Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 750
Experts stunned by discovery in kelp forest decades after studying lives of sea otters: 'An impact which cascades throug 11 Judi Lynn Jul 2024 Jul 2024 76 2244
Will Insects Go Extinct & Take Us With Them? - Thom Hartmann 11 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 13 1040
California Exceeds 100% of Energy Demand with Renewables Over a Record 30 days 11 Think. Again. Apr 2024 Apr 2024 15 1265
What Would a Harris Presidency Mean for the Climate? 11 Think. Again. Jul 2024 Jul 2024 11 993
How did Recology's hydrogen fuel cell truck pilot go? 11 Caribbeans Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 918
Researchers studying 'doomsday glacier' make worrying discovery 11 nitpicked May 2024 May 2024 29 2013
World's two largest coal consumers won't be weaning off the fossil fuel anytime soon 11 NickB79 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 895
James Hansen et al. - Global Warming Acceleration: Causes and Consequences 11 OKIsItJustMe Jan 2024 Jan 2024 8 1394
From the archives: Jimmy Carter installs solar panels on White House roof 11 OKIsItJustMe Aug 2024 Aug 2024 12 655
A new 66 million-year history of carbon dioxide offers little comfort for today (we're screwed) 11 NickB79 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 10 939
Explosion damages newly opened hydrogen fuelling station in Germany 11 NNadir Oct 1 Oct 2 4 1043
As Weather Extremes Get Worse, 37% Of Republicans Surveyed Deny Warming Exists - Up From 27% In 2017 11 hatrack Sep 25 Sep 27 7 753
A trick of light: UC Irvine researchers turn silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor 11 OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 Nov 7 6 493
Singapore's Hydrogen Turbine Powers 860,000 Homes with Clean Energy 11 Caribbeans Nov 10 Nov 11 1 613
I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East: Critter Crossings in the Cascades 11 catbyte Jan 2024 Jan 2024 51 1979
University of Houston: Revolutionizing Tech to Produce Sustainable Fuel 11 OKIsItJustMe Nov 17 Nov 20 1 368
Are induction stoves that much safer than gas? We tested them. 11 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2024 Jan 2024 6 938
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