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America's tallest structure would generate power
Jeff Tyler Mar 29, 2013
A Maryland energy company wants to build the world's third-tallest structure to generate downdraft power in the Arizona desert.
Two years after Fukushima disaster, doubts of food safety linger in Japan
Catherine Winter Mar 11, 2013
Japanese officials say food produced in the region around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is safe. But if you want your rice tested in front of you -- there's a service for that.
Japan marks two year anniversary of tsunami
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Mar 11, 2013
Today's anniversary is being marked with protests against nuclear power in Japan. But can the country sustain a non-nuclear energy policy?
North Korea threatens U.S. nuclear strike ahead of U.N. sanctions vote
Lucy Williamson Mar 7, 2013
North Korea's government has said it reserves the right to carry out a preemptive nuclear attack against the United States ahead of a U.N. vote on tighter sanctions against the communist regime.
Japan's lesson for U.S. reactors: Disaster is possible
Alex Chadwick Feb 21, 2013
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission studied the disaster at the Fukushima reactors for a year. Now it's voting on an expensive safety modification to 31 similar reactors in the U.S.
With a $1 billion economy, North Korea can easily afford nukes
Kai Ryssdal Feb 12, 2013
Thanks to the sale of underground goods, the country can devote a third of its resources to developing its military and weapons programs.
North Korea confirms its biggest nuclear test, but at what cost?
John Sudworth Feb 12, 2013
The test is the country's third and is being condemned by the United States and other countries in the region.
An artificial island will generate electricity
Scott Tong Jan 25, 2013
Belgium is building an artificial island in the North Sea to store water pumped by wind turbines in periods of low electricity demand. When electricity is needed, the water will be released.
GE's CTO Mark Little on tech leaps in 2013, and 2012's Christmas Netflix outage
Ben Johnson Dec 27, 2012
General Electric's chief technology officer Mark Little talks about leaps forward in energy efficiency in the new year, and we breathe a sigh of relief after a brief Netflix outage.
Wind power races to meet a year-end cut-off
Eve Troeh Dec 26, 2012
A tax credit expires at the end of December. To earn it, wind farm operators have to have their turbines up, running and plugged in.
