How waste coal is fueling Bitcoin in Pennsylvania
Mining the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, takes a tremendous amount of energy. In Pennsylvania, that energy is coming from waste coal.
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DEP Pushes to Expand Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, but Challenges Lie Ahead
Putting in enough electric vehicle charging stations to meet future market demand is one challenge. Making it equitable is another.
Robotics Researcher Developing ‘Early-Warning’ System for Landslides
A CMU scientist is using photographs of Pittsburgh hillsides to predict where landslides are more likely to occur. Climate change will bring more heavy rains and landslides.
This company wants to recycle your plastic bags. There’s a lot riding on whether it succeeds.
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Plastic bags, shrink wrap, candy wrappers are all flexible plastic, but you can't recycle it curbside. One company is trying to change that.
Methane hearing draws concern over state rules, talk of new technology
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Environmentalists say proposed state rules are too lenient, industry says they're too costly. But they might bring new technology and jobs to the state.
Amid Global Push to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Japan Envisions a ‘Hydrogen Society’
Japan is looking beyond battery-powered electric cars. Hydrogen fuel buses are on tap for 2020 Olympics, and more fuel stations are planned
Would This Bleeding Veggie Burger Get You to Skip the Meat?
Scientists have been working in the lab to create the Impossible Burger that bleeds like beef without the environmental downsides.
Curbside Glass Recycling May Become a Thing of the Past
Glass is easy to recycle, but not in a single bin with paper and plastic. So some recycling sorting facilities are no longer accepting glass.
Robots helped clean up Three Mile Island. That was just the beginning.
A young team at Carnegie Mellon University helped expand the fledgling field of robotics by creating robots to clean up the contamination.
As More Storms Roll in, How Will Power Companies Keep the Lights On?
Of the 50 outages in Pennsylvania last year, 47 were caused by severe weather. Lightning, excessive rain, wind, ice and extreme temperatures all spell trouble for power companies.
