Tag Archives: Geothermal Power

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 30, 2022
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Hit Hard by High Energy Costs, Hawaii Looks to the Sun

The state is seeking to replace coal and oil with solar energy, aiming to rely extensively on rooftop panels on single-family homes.

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The New York Times 4:35 pm on April 5, 2022
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Tiny Toad Could Upend Nevada Geothermal Power Plant Project

The only place in the world where the species is found is on 760 acres of wetlands about 100 miles east of Reno, Nev., near a renewable energy project.

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The New York Times 3:00 pm on April 4, 2022
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Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns

A major new scientific report offers a road map for how countries can limit global warming, but warns that the margin for error is vanishingly small.

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The New York Times 3:36 pm on March 30, 2022
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Hot Springs in the U.S.: Medicinal, Perhaps. Relaxing? Definitely.

Whether at a luxury spa or a more rustic natural environment, a dip in a natural hot springs promises to be relaxing, if not also medicinal. Here’s where and how to get started.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 30, 2021
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Harnessing an Unusual Kind of Natural Energy: Dancers’ Body Heat

The power of dance? It’s literal at a Glasgow arts center that is installing a geothermal heating and cooling system that runs on heat from dancing bodies.

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The New York Times 2:35 pm on May 6, 2021
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The Lithium Gold Rush: Inside the Race to Power Electric Vehicles

A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.

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The New York Times 12:43 am on February 12, 2021
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The Coming Technology Boom

Politics is grim but science is working.

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