Articles by Ben Ray

Ben Ray is a freelance writer and political junkie in Frankfort, Kentucky. It's possible that he got into writing after discovering that his top-50 liberal arts college left him very few marketable skills, but that's probably a lie spread by institutions with inferior median SAT scores. His blog is What's Required

Solar Sailors At Home, Too: Navy Installs Solar Housing

The U.S. Navy has taken its first steps toward solar power at its Oahu base housing. Could this the start of something big?

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Clean Energy Megaplex Can’t Get On Grid

One of the largest clean energy facilities in the country is going to power San Diego–if they can figure out a way to get the power there.

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Solar Energy Achieving Parity By 2010?

Solar power, after years on the fringe of society, is beginning to enter the mainstream, and may become competitive as soon as 2010. Is the industry ready?

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NYC Gets $6 Million To Clean Up Private Fleets

New York City has some of the worst air quality in America, according to the EPA; will a joint project between the city and state to fund private fleet modernization help clear the air?

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L.A. Water Supply: Toilet-to-Tap, Take 2

Los Angeles has been known for years for having an unsustainable lifestyle; the city’s water is brought by aqueduct from over 200 miles away. Will the mayor’s ambitious new plan save the day?

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Will Desalination End Worries Over Freshwater?

Desalination is essential to surviving in Saudi Arabia–can it be adapted to run cheap and clean in other parts of the world?

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Airbus Promises Green Aircraft By 2020

Airbus has promised a green airliner to help bail out an industry that’s losing $6 billion this year due to rising fuel costs. Can they really do it?

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Toast To The Planet: Carbon Offset Suds

Unlike the dyed stuff at St. Patrick’s Day, this brew is really green. An Australian company introduces 100% environmentally friendly beer.

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Could a Sudden Release of Methane Stores Doom Earth?

Scientists think the last “snowball earth” age was ended by a massive release of frozen methane. With Arctic permafrost slowly melting, could this happen again?

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