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• Undersea Observatory Survives Setback - IEEE Spectrum February 3, 2012
  The pathbreaking Neptune undersea observatory bounced back from a trawler strike; must now survive budget austerity
• Fracking Quakes Shake the Shale Gas Industry - Technology Review January 20, 2012
  The science on fracking and quakes is in. It's time to talk action, and some gas producers are doing just that.
• Cleaner, Cheaper Liquid Fuel from Coal - Technology Review January 6, 2012
  A desperate future could call for a zero-carbon process to turn coal into motor fuel. SRI claims to have one:
• The myth of renewable energy | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists December 1, 2011
  A jarring reminder of the non-renewable resources needed to harvest solar, wind, and other 'renewable' power sources
• More Reports of ISA in Wild and Farmed Salmon Uncovered · KUOW · EarthFix November 30, 2011
  More suppression of salmon science by Canada's fisheries regulator reported by Seattle public radio station KUOW
• The Tyee – Why BC Isn't Rushing to 'Cap and Trade' Carbon November 29, 2011
  A solid Tyee story on the complexities of carbon cap and trade & why BC isn't rushing to join Cal. & Quebec's scheme
• Surges and Setbacks for Trash-to-Gas Electricity - IEEE Spectrum November 23, 2011
  Canada's Plasco Energy seizes the lead in garbage gasification after low gas prices and activists sideline Ze-gen
• Fallout from Solyndra Hurts Nuclear Startups - Technology Review November 15, 2011
  Attacks on the wisdom of loan guarantees could restrict nuclear reactor construction in most states.
• Siemens Boosts Its Stake in Tidal Power - Technology Review November 15, 2011
  Siemens likes the predictability of marine power—which can be "calculated for centuries in advance."
• How Canada Should Return Obama's Oil Pipeline Punt - IEEE Spectrum November 14, 2011
  Obama's deferral of the Keystone XL pipeline offers Alberta's oil sands producers a chance to clean up their act
• Is Gas Fracking Inducing Earthquakes? - IEEE Spectrum November 10, 2011
  Message to Oklahoma: Quakes induced by human activity are a fact, and fracking is likely just the latest example
• Beacon Power Hits a Speed Bump with Bankruptcy Filing - IEEE Spectrum November 2, 2011
  Beacon Power still spinning 200 flywheels to tune NY's power grid. DOE-backed and bankrupt, but it's no Solyndra.