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New Clue Sierra Nevada Mountain Range Age Mystery

Posted 05.05.2012

By: Crystal Gammon, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor Published: 05/04/2012 12:27 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet If it's true that a lady never reveals h...

Astronomers: Loud Explosion In Nevada, California Likely Caused By Meteor

AP | MARTIN GRIFFITH | Posted 04.23.2012

RENO, Nev. -- Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor. T...

NASA Wants Space Station 'Taxis' To Compete With Russia

Reuters | Posted 04.08.2012

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry...

'We're Doing The Rain Dance As Much As We Can Out Here'

AP | By TRACIE CONE and RICH PEDRONCELLI | Posted 04.04.2012

ECHO SUMMIT, Calif. -- California's Sierra Nevada snowpack measured a meager 15 inches in some places, officials announced Wednesday, bearing bad news...

Sierra Nevada Heads East

Posted 01.30.2012

East Coasters rejoice! It might get even easier to get your hands on a pint of Sierra Nevada. The beer company is expanding its production by setting ...

It's the Water, Stupid: The Perils of Clearcutting

Bob Burnett | Posted 12.07.2011

Bob Burnett

There are many signs that California's water supply is imperiled by global climate change. Clearcutting increases the probability that the Sierra Nevada watershed will be furthered diminished or rendered unfit for consumption.

The Senate Launch System - Destiny, Decision, and Disaster

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 11.15.2011

Rick Tumlinson

Let's use the $38 billion Congress wants to flush down the toilet of history to save NASA by funding useful programs that will actually open the frontier and get the agency back to exploring almost right away.

NewSpace to the Rescue for the Space Station

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 10.28.2011

Rick Tumlinson

It is absurd that more then 50 years into the age of human spaceflight, the entire world depends on one launch system to get people to and from space.

Apollo's Children and the NewSpace Revolution

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 09.21.2011

Rick Tumlinson

The shuttle program ended this week just as we celebrated the 42nd anniversary of Apollo. It is poetic and yet sad. It also begs the question, what ne...

5 Craft Beers Worth Traveling For

Food Republic | Posted 09.04.2011

Food Republic

While some breweries such as Sierra Nevada, Rogue and Stone distribute their suds from coast to coast, they're the exception to the rule.

The Casual Beer Drinker's Summer Brews Rundown

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.16.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Small Kitchen College Ahh, summer! Nary a warm breeze wafted o'er my sunkissed cheeks before I thought: man, I could really use a beer right now. In...

NASA Awards Local Company $80 Million For Space Plane

Posted 06.18.2011

NASA has awarded $80 million to Sierra Nevada Corp. of Louisville for continued development of the Dream Chaser space plane. ...

A Marshall Plan for Nature: How to Protect Endangered Species from Climate Change

Leda Huta | Posted 05.25.2011

Leda Huta

With our new report, the Endangered Species Coalition and our member groups attempt to answer the question: To save endangered species from climate change, where do we begin?

He'll Be Back

Terry Tamminen | Posted 05.25.2011

Terry Tamminen

Arnold Schwarzenegger's legacy as arguably the greenest chief executive in our country's history will rival Mr. Universe titles and box office championships.

Along for the Ride: Strangecation Goes Glamping

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrea R. Vaucher

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Changing the Game

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Brune

The next generation of power plants we build will last at least 40 to 50 years. In 2060, what will we and our children think about the choices we make today?

Brewer To Turn Beer Waste Into Fuel For Its Trucks

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Sierra Nevada Brewing, already one of the greenest breweries out there, just bought into a new way to turn waste into money. The brewer has worked out...