Some Renewable Energy Types Promise a Bright Future. Others are Merely Sci-Fi Fantasy Kevin Gardner Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Global warming is pressuring the world to cut back on fossil fuels. Even if it weren't, we have largely run out of the most easily accessible, cheapest sources of fossil fuels. This means that fossil fuels...
Erdogan’s Delusions of Energy Grandeur: Why Turkey Will Not Achieve “Energy Hub” Status Constantinos Papalucas Politics & Economics With Erdogan’s democratic countercoup enforcing temporary order and the recent rapprochement with Russia and Israel, Turkey’s expected next step is to focus on its long-standing aspiration: to become a...
Hippo Contributor and Harvard Divest Member Chloe Maxmin on the Bill Maher Show Hippo Reads Staff News Hippo contributor and Divest Harvard member Chloe Maxmin was a guest on the Bill Maher show in October. See her fabulous backstage interview here! The background: On November 19, 2014, seven Harvard...
15 Things You May Not Know About Solar Energy Kristen Pope Economics, Government, History, Politics & Economics, Science, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Ancient Greeks worshiped Helios, the “Sun God.” It’s not hard to see why they worshiped the personification of the great ball of fire in the sky. The sun provides warmth, heat, and now—energy. Here, science writer Kristen Pope provides 15 facts about solar energy you likely didn’t know.
Fueling a New Energy Revolution: Natural Gas? Sarah Tory Economics, Politics & Economics, Science, Science & Medicine “Radon in my apartment?” No thanks, say the makers of a video opposing a proposed natural gas pipeline slated to travel directly beneath New York City’s West Village neighborhood. The push against a...
