China's 863 Program, a crash program for clean energyThe country had virtually no solar industry in 2003; five years later, it was manufacturing more solar cells than any other country, winning customers from foreign companies that had invented the...

The Whistler/Blackcomb ski resort (part of upcoming Winter Olympics will be held there) web site has an interesting note at Whistler - Winter 2009.10.This winter marks the launch of a renewable energy project that will offset the total annual energy...

"Geeothermal Energy on the Rocks"My comment below as left at Volokh's (but do read the whole post including comments.)I know that some of the commenters here may be interested in facts; others clearly prefer wallowing in schadenfreude. (Btw that is not...

I think we've mentioned this very stimulating post at Volokh's by Ilya Somin: New York Intermediate Appellate Court Invalidates Taking of "Blighted" Property for Transfer to Columbia University, but Contradicts Recent State Supreme Court Decision...

More "Trick" Meaning "Clever Thing to Do"So sometimes climate researchers do indeed use "trick" to mean a clever solution to a problem.It is not only climate researchers but just about all English-speaking people who do so. Car mechanics might say "the...