energy sources

Invention could make nuclear power cleaner

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 01/27/2009 - 2:37pm

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants.

The invention could help combat global warming by making nuclear power cleaner and thus a more viable replacement of carbon-heavy energy sources, such as [...]



 

Debate pits environmental groups against wind farms

KVUE - Austin  Thu, 12/13/2007 - 5:40pm

Winds of change can be felt in Texas, where the ongoing quest for energy sources is turning to wind power. But what happens when a good idea is put in the wrong place?