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A family bathe and wash their car with mountain spring water after hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Global Politics
In hurricane aftermath, Puerto Ricans get impatient with shortages
High voltage lines
Environment
Study shows US could convert its economy to renewable energy without battery breakthrough
This new ceiling lamp from Stack Lighting is on a growing list of household products that are "smart," but also green. It uses sensors to adjust itself based on ambient lighting in a room, and switch itself off if there's no one there. The company says th
Technology
Here comes an energy efficiency revolution
A teacher in Kolkata conducts a lesson during a particularly bad power outage that swept across India in July, 2012.
Development
In India, reliable electricity is no guarantee
Shoubra El-Kheima Power Station, belonging to the North Cairo Electricity Distribution Company, is pictured in Cairo, April 19, 2014. Egypt needs to find at least $5 billion to invest in its dilapidated power grid, a government official told Reuters.
Development & Education
What’s on Egyptian voters’ minds? They want enough electricity to keep the lights on
Eduardo Tamaniz Diego
Development & Education
Impoverished kids love the soccer ball that powers a lamp — until it breaks
Environment
Wireless power transfer for your gadgets
Environment
Japanese Get Creative Without AC
Science Note: Fighting Fires With Electricity
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Note on Emerging Science
Note on Emerging Science
Weighing in on Gas Drilling in Colorado
Emerging Science Note/Water Power
Technology Note