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Professional engineers were asked recently what they thought was the twentieth century's greatest technical feat. Some suggested the automobile or the internal combustion engine. Some argued for the airplane or [...]

Subsidies? Maybe. But how about reciprocity? Should congress let PMAs, munis and co-ops decline open access? Until recently, most congressional debate on utility deregulation has focused on the future of [...]

Environmental laws are only as good as the budgets backing them Over the years, environmental activists have helped craft an impressive array of federal laws mandating reforms to protect air, […]

Kentucky Utilities' Ghent power station recently commissioned a coal combustion residue (CCR) waste conveying system to move gypsum, conditioned fly ash and bottom ash to a new landfill. The project [...]

Focuses on the development and government policy of nuclear power as a potential source of energy in the U.S. as of May 12, 1979. Reason why nuclear power cannot be considered as a money saving energy source; Total number of orders for reactors that has been cancelled by the U.S. government since 1974; Impact of nuclear power on environment.

Focuses on the stature of United States solar energy industry mainly dominated by petroleum industries. Reason behind the control of petroleum companies on solar energy industry; Impact of their dominance on small photovoltaic companies; Consternation regarding the hold of oil companies on this industry; Efforts made by the U.S. government to release this hold.