alternative energy sources

Solar energy boom may help world's poor

Dinka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:25:15 -0500

A surge in investment in solar power is bringing down costs of the alternative energy source, but affordability problems still dog hopes for the 1.6 billion people worldwide without electricity.

Iran scorns US nuclear fuel bank plan

Dinka — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:09:19 -0500

Tehran distrusts a U.S. initiative to create an international nuclear fuel bank, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Thursday.

Cow-powered fuel cells grow smaller, mightier

harminka — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:28:47 -0500

Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell.

Bush: Nuclear Power Must be Important Part of US Future

Dinka — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:49:35 -0500

President Bush says America needs to rely on alternative sources of energy, including nuclear power, to meet its future needs. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the president focused on the need for more nuclear power plants during a visit Thursday to a facility in the southern state of Alabama.

Merkel Says No Compromise in Fighting Global Warming

Dinka — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:06:46 -0500

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will not compromise in getting the world's top industrialized nations to agree to cut greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

Global experts try to discover new energy sources

Dinka — Fri, 25 May 2007 11:09:49 -0500

International car manufacturers and energy experts urged to find new sources of renewable energy for vehicles - including advanced biofuels - in a move to reduce the speed of global warming.