T. Boone Pickens, 50-year oil and gas industry leader, will host what hopes to be the largest online rally of Americans concerned about their energy future during Tuesday night’s second Presidential Debate between U.S. Senators Barack Obama and John McCain.
Cows graze on a nearby hill.Tobacco hangs in a shed to dry.Horses pulling black-and-gray buggies clop clop by Elam Beiler’s business in Ronks every few minutes, unfazed by several purple-and-black solar panels just off the road. Solar power-use soaringKnown for their lush fields of tobacco, …
By Globe Staff Top energy advisers from the McCain and Obama campaigns will face off tonight at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a policy debate. The forum at Kresge Auditorium will include James Woosley, former director of the Central Intelligence…
Chris Barrett A group advising the town manager on the viability of installing a power cable to the mainland will continue its work, even after the announcement that a wind farm planned off the coast will include a cable to the island.
The race to develop and build the first viable, affordable electric car is on, as Silicon Valley has gotten into the game. And as Lesley Stahl reports, Detroit is taking notice.
