Terrifying video aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship that battled...
A Royal Caribbean ship left Cape Liberty, New Jersey, on Saturday for a seven-night cruise to the Bahamas and encountered an "unexpected severe storm."Produced by Jacqui FrankFollow BI Video: On...
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2015 was a watershed moment for the future of energy
Decades from now, we may look back at 2015 as the year the world finally turned the tides to prevent climate change.In December, 195 nations reached a binding agreement at COP21 (the United Nations...
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These 10 countries are ramping up clean energy more than any others
The developing world is now outspending industrialized nations on renewable energy.China is driving this switch, since more than a third of global renewables investments occurred there in 2015....
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Europe has adopted clean energy with so much gusto that it's created a...
Europe gets so much of its energy from renewables that many leading countries are now facing a new problem: updating their energy grids to handle it all.Last year, developing countries — including...
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The future of energy has already arrived in New England
The kinds of energy policies we'll have to adopt in the coming decades are already on display in New England, the mostly liberal northeastern corner of the US.The region barely uses any coal, and the...
View ArticleA Dutch artist has created a haunting laser show using wind turbines
The Netherlands is one of the countries that embraced wind-based technology the quickest, but not without some complaints. The Dutch often feel that the wind turbines are loud and ugly. Hoping to...
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The US is actually leading the way on clean energy
Of all the countries in the world, the United States invested the second-most on renewable energy in 2015. Only China outspent us.American investments reached $44 billion last year, up 17% over 2014....
View ArticleThese mind-blowing installations make buildings ripple
Ned Kahn is an artist who creates interactive art pieces that connect nature and science. His wind sculptures show how air moves through space in the most mesmerizing way. You can check out more of Ned...
View Article109-mph winds on Mount Washington launched a man through the air
Weather Observers Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham played atop New Hampshire's Mount Washington amid an intense storm. The 6,288 foot peak has some of the most extreme weather on the planet. It holds the US...
View ArticleThis is the most powerful wind turbine in the world
Wind turbines are often criticized as inadequate for our main energy source due to low efficiency. Many companies tackle this issue by developing better performing wind turbines to spread across the...
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There's a good reason GE picked Rhode Island for America's first offshore...
The kinds of energy policies we'll all have to adopt in the coming decades are already on display in New England.The region barely uses any coal, and the six states there are embracing renewables like...
View ArticleAmerica’s first offshore wind farm has some of the largest turbines in the...
Off the shore of Block Island, GE is building America's first offshore wind farm. The turbines would tower over the Statue of Liberty.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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Hurricane Matthew was deceptively powerful
As Hurricane Matthew barreled toward the Southeast, millions of Americans fixated on a single measure of its destructive power: wind speed.While they tracked miles per hour like adrenaline junkies...
View ArticleThis is the most powerful wind turbine in the world
Wind turbines are often criticized as inadequate for our main energy source due to low efficiency. Many companies tackle this issue by developing better performing wind turbines to spread across the...
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Apple says it is working closely with the Chinese government to kill coal (AAPL)
Apple has made its first investment in wind power. Apple recently bought a significant stake in several projects led by Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, the world's largest wind power...
View ArticleAmerica's first offshore wind farm has some of the largest turbines in the...
Off the shore of Block Island, GE is building America's first offshore wind farm. The turbines would tower over the Statue of Liberty.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThe wind was so bad when this plane landed it was forced to return to the sky
The wind at Leeds Bradford Airport in England was so strong on December 26, 2016 that the pilot of this plane was forced to abort the landing — after the plane had already touched down. Follow Tech...
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Daimler has ambitious plans to run one of its largest factories entirely on...
Daimler, the German automaker best known in the US as the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is angling to have the very first commercial vehicle plant that runs entirely on renewable energy.Daimler's...
View ArticleThis is what happens when 185 mph wind is blown straight at your face
A group of plucky volunteers decided to put themselves in front of a leaf blower which generated wind speeds of 185 mph. The whole process was captured on camera and the results were hilarious. The...
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The world's first floating wind farm is being built off the coast of Scotland...
This summer five wind turbines are being towed out into the North Sea, where they will be the first ever floating offshore wind farm.The turbines, built in Norway this year, have been dragged across...
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