Wind Power Continues Steady Growth Across The U.S.
The U.S. wind power industry is celebrating after reaching a new milestone in November: 70 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity."That's enough to power about 19 million homes," says Michael Goggin,...
View ArticleLow Gas Prices Expected To Continue In 2016
Gas prices are under $2 a gallon across much of the country. That's because crude oil has plummeted to the lowest price in nearly a decade.The average U.S. household has saved an estimated $700 this...
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Cosby Charged With Felony Sexual Assault In Philadelphia-Area Case
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault, a felony that was formally announced within the...
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Flooding Caused By Weekend Storm Hits New Jersey Town
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, in this country business was disrupted in recent days by a snowstorm. Many places in the eastern part of...
View ArticleNevada Solar Power Business Struggles To Keep The Lights On
Nevada's home solar business is in turmoil as the state's Public Utilities Commission starts to phase out incentives for homeowners who install rooftop solar panels. Some of the largest solar companies...
View ArticleSolar And Wind Energy May Be Nice, But How Can We Store It?
Renewable energy like solar and wind is booming across the country as the costs of production have come down.
View ArticleWhen A Transgender Person Uses A Public Bathroom, Who Is At Risk?
One issue at the center of North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill controversy is safety, but who's at risk? Depends on whom you ask.Supporters of House Bill 2 tend to focus on people born male who...
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Low Oil Prices Fuel Reconsideration Of Petroleum Reserves
The U.S. Department of Energy is considering the future of a public asset worth tens of billions of dollars: the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.The SPR was created after a 1973-'74 oil embargo of the...
View ArticleWhy Philadelphia Loves The Pope
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit ARUN RATH, HOST: The streets of Philadelphia are lined with people hoping to get a glimpse of Pope Francis. The pope is finishing his U.S. tour this weekend. At...
View ArticlePope Tells Inmates To Prepare To Put Their Life On The Right Road
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: On the last day of his U.S. visit, Pope Francis met privately with five victims of sexual abuse, and then he spoke about that meeting with...
View ArticleFew Railroads On Track To Meet End-Of-Year Safety Deadline
Railroads warn they may have to shut down unless Congress extends an end-of-the-year deadline to install new safety equipment called Positive Train Control.PTC is a complex system that monitors a...
View ArticleBetween Cheap Gas And Carbon Caps, Oil Sands Face Uncertain Fate
Canada has the world's third-largest oil reserve, and it's worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Nearly all of that crude is contained in Alberta's oil sands. Getting the oil from underground and into...
View ArticleWind Power Continues Steady Growth Across The U.S.
The U.S. wind power industry is celebrating after reaching a new milestone in November: 70 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity."That's enough to power about 19 million homes," says Michael Goggin,...
View ArticleLow Gas Prices Expected To Continue In 2016
Gas prices are under $2 a gallon across much of the country. That's because crude oil has plummeted to the lowest price in nearly a decade.The average U.S. household has saved an estimated $700 this...
View ArticleCosby Charged With Felony Sexual Assault In Philadelphia-Area Case
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged with sexual assault, a felony that was formally announced within the last hour by the district attorney...
View ArticleFlooding Caused By Weekend Storm Hits New Jersey Town
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, in this country business was disrupted in recent days by a snowstorm. Many places in the eastern part of the United States at least...
View ArticleNevada Solar Power Business Struggles To Keep The Lights On
Nevada's home solar business is in turmoil as the state's Public Utilities Commission starts to phase out incentives for homeowners who install rooftop solar panels. Some of the largest solar companies...
View ArticleSolar And Wind Energy May Be Nice, But How Can We Store It?
Renewable energy like solar and wind is booming across the country as the costs of production have come down. But the sun doesn't always shine, and the wind doesn't blow when we need it to.This...
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