
Energy
Atlantic City seeks ‘microgrid’ to reduce impact of citywide power outages
Although it was spared the devastation Superstorm Sandy wrought on other seaside towns further north, Atlantic City still lost power for ...
8 years ago
King of Prussia company responds to chemical fire, explosions at its Texas plant
Following the flood brought in by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, a chemical silo belonging to the company Arkema exploded early Thursday morn ...
8 years ago
Harvey-level damage probably won’t happen in Philadelphia, but intense flooding already does
8 years ago
Impact from Harvey to be felt as higher gas prices in the Mid-Atlantic region
Get ready for a big jump in gasoline prices because of the flooding in Texas. Tom Kloza, global energy analyst at the Oil Price In ...
8 years ago
Proposed natural gas pipeline in South Jersey receives key approval
A proposed natural gas pipeline denounced by environmentalists is one step closer to becoming a reality in South Jersey. On Tuesda ...
8 years ago
Delaware takes another try at offshore wind [video]
Gov. Carney signed an executive order to explore the possibility of offshore wind in Delaware. Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, ...
8 years ago
ListenCongressman Frank Pallone warns that ocean drilling could lead to an oil spill
New Jersey officials are standing up against President Donald Trump’s offshore oil drilling proposal. Congressman Frank Pall ...
8 years ago
Christie tells Trump White House ‘no’ on coastal energy
Gov. Chris Christie is telling the Trump administration that New Jersey is opposed to proposed natural gas and oil exploration off the st ...
8 years ago
Eclipse to dim regional grid’s solar energy supply
When the total solar eclipse darkens skies in the Philadelphia region Monday, it will interrupt the power-generating capacity of solar pa ...
8 years ago
Group forms to block subsidies for N.J.’s aging nuclear power plans
A newly-formed coalition of consumer, business, and environmental groups is opposing ratepayer-funded subsidies for nuclear power plants. ...
8 years ago
Inside the NASA program that makes science fiction technology real
Physicists and engineers in New Jersey are working on a power source that can take humans far out into our solar system. We have l ...
8 years ago
Listen 9:22Fuel, oxygen, and ignition: the science of fireworks
A childhood pyromaniac grows up, becomes a chemist and makes sparks fly in the lab. Matt Cline, 43, is a chemical engineering lab ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:47What should fuel America? Wind? Sun? Cow dung? We’re having a power struggle over that – it’s political, but it’s ...
Air Date: April 13, 2017
Listen 49:20Solar co-ops help homeowners harness the sun’s energy
Neighbors are teaming up to tackle the challenge of switching to sun-sourced electricty. Sal Fede’s house isn’t much t ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:06This Washington state dam is trying to be fish-friendly
The people at Wanapum Dam are trying to balance the interests of fish and clean power. The Wanapum Dam is massive. It̵ ...
8 years ago
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