Successful Impact! NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid in Historic Planetary Defense Test
by NASA: After 10 months of flying through space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, […]
Why The Rush To Mine Lithium Could Dry Up the High Andes
by Fred Pearce: The demand for lithium for EV batteries is driving a mining boom in an arid Andes region of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia, home to half the world’s reserves… […]
It’s Time For A Compassionate Revolution – Ed and Deb Shapiro
by Ed and Deb Shapiro: We have a newspaper photograph of Bishop Tutu, his hands held in prayer position. Underneath it are his words, […]
US Installs Record Solar Capacity As Prices Keep Falling
by John Timmer: It’s often cheaper to build and run solar than to buy gas for an existing plant… […]
The Breathtaking Glen Canyon Reveals Its Secrets
by Pete McBride: Water woes threaten America’s second largest reservoir—but leave new vistas in their wake… […]
NASA, FEMA Release Comprehensive Climate Action Guide
by Tyler Green: NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide that provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change… […]
Contra-Rotating Floating Turbines Promise Unprecedented Scale And Power
by Loz Blain: Norway’s World Wide Wind has a radically different take on offshore wind power. These floating, vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) feature two sets of blades, tuned to contra-rotate – and they promise more [...]
EVs Hit 10 Percent Of Global New Car Sales, BYD And Tesla Lead
by Evan Nex: September may mark the first time plug-in vehicle registrations will reach one million units… […]
A New Approach to Car Batteries Is About to Transform EVs
by Mark Andrews: Auto companies are designing ways to build a car’s fuel cells into its frame, making electric rides cheaper, roomier, and able to hit ranges of 620 miles… […]
Air Canada Just Ordered 30 Electric Planes
by Taylor Rains: Air Canada is one step closer to becoming a greener company… […]
What NASA’s Technicolor Mosaic Images of the Moon Can Teach Us About the Lunar Surface
by Elizabeth Gamillo:The vivid hues showcase soil composition and ancient volcanic history. […]
Uber CEO Says That It Will Phase Out Gas-Powered Cars By 2030
In an effort to add more electric vehicles to its fleet, Uber has rolled out an option that allows users to select those vehicles… […]
Earth Is Teetering on The Edge of Five Disastrous Climate Tipping Points, Study Finds
by Issam Ahmed: Failing to achieve the Paris agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C could trigger multiple dangerous “tipping points” where changes to climate systems become self-sustaining, according to a major new [...]
How Much Emissions Do Electric Cars Produce?
Last year, President Joe Biden set a goal for electric vehicles to make up half of all car sales in the US by 2030… […]
Could the Drying Up of Europe’s Great Rivers Be the New Normal?
by Paul Hockenos: From the Danube to the Loire, Europe’s prime rivers — lifelines for the continent’s economy — are running low after a brutal five-month drought… […]
A New Concept for Low-Cost Batteries – Made From Inexpensive, Abundant Materials
by David Chandler: An aluminum-sulfur battery, made from inexpensive, abundant materials, could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources… […]
How safe is it to drink rainwater?
by Ian Cousins: Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals, and scientists are still uncertain about their effects… […]
Six Major Automakers Agree To End Gas Car Sales Globally By 2040
by Caleb Miller: Ford, GM, Mercedes-Benz, and others, along with 30 nations, signed a pledge to eliminate sales of new gas and diesel-powered cars by 2035 in “leading markets…. […]
‘Doomsday Glacier’ in Antarctica Is Holding on ‘By Its Fingernails’
by Mia Jankowitz: An Antarctic body of ice nicknamed the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ could melt far faster than previously expected and is holding on “by its fingernails,” according to new scientific research… […]
NASA Can Now Reliably Produce a Tree’s Worth of Oxygen on Mars
by Jason Dorrier: Astronauts on the space station may seem distant, but they’re only 248 miles from Earth: a little more than the drive from New York City to Washington DC… […]
2021 Was Alarming Year For Extremes
by Li Cohen: A new report from NOAA and the American Meteorological Society paints a clear picture of the state of the planet: The climate crisis is not a future threat, but one that’s already [...]
Artemis 1 Launch Postponed Again and What Else You Need to Know About the Mission
by Carlyn Kranking: NASA’s historic return to the moon will begin when the rocket takes off from Florida… […]
Four Things We’ve Learned About NASA’s Planned Base Camp on the Moon
by Alex Fox: Eventually the station will allow astronauts to spend up to two months on the lunar surface… […]
12 Most Beautiful National Parks In The USA
We are so lucky to have so many beautiful national parks here in the USA… […]
The Inflation Reduction Act Offers Powerful For Solving The ‘Peaker Problem’
by Shelley Robbins: Fossil-fueled peaker power plants, once embraced by utilities for their rapid response capabilities, have entered a new moment in time… […]
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 2 – Meat Is Using Over 80% Of Agricultural Land
Donna Quesada: So, we have the reason, concerning our health, and the reason concerning our environment… […]
Inflation Reduction Act: Q&A with Sunrun CEO Mary Powell
As the head of the nation’s largest rooftop solar installer, Mary Powell has a stake in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, which includes tax credits to make rooftop solar more affordable… […]
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 1 – What We Eat Can Shape Our Health, Lives and Planet
Donna Quesada: Ocean, I want to thank you, first of all, for your time today. I’m just delighted to meet you, personally. […]
Germany’s Cheap Summer Train Fares Prevented 1.8 Million Tons of Carbon Pollution
by Ben Sutherland: A German initiative slashing summer train fares drove widespread use of public transit, helping avoid 1.8 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, according to an estimate from the Association of German Transport [...]
Canada’s New All-Electric Train-Plane Hybrid Travels Faster Than a Jet
by Rachel Cormack: The new FluxJet will be quicker than a private jet and cheaper, too… […]
Fires Consuming Nearly Twice as Much Forest as They Did 20 Years Ago
Wildfires are destroying nearly twice as much tree cover globally as they did in 2001, burning through an additional 7.4 million acres of forest annually, an area roughly the size of Belgium, a new analysis [...]
California To Install Solar Panels Over Canals To Fight Drought
by Greg Cannella: In an effort to combat the devastating drought conditions hitting California, the Golden State will become the first in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals… […]
‘Ridiculously Detailed’ New Image of The Moon Is a Masterpiece of Space Photography
by Clare Watson: Time to upgrade your wallpapers, people… […]
California Set To Ban Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars By 2035 In Huge Climate Victory
by Nick Visser: The new plan, set to be formalized Thursday, will shift the national landscape for new car sales as other states follow suit… […]
After Millennia Of Agricultural Expansion, The World Has Passed ‘Peak Agricultural Land’
by Dr. Hannah Ritchie: Humans have been reshaping the planet’s land for millennia by clearing wildlands to grow crops and raise livestock. As a result, humans have cleared one-third of the world’s forests and two-thirds of wild [...]
The Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in the World
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: A massive offshore wind project has been underway off the coast of England for over four years… […]
Jetson One: Real-Life Flying Cars Are Making a Debut
by Alex Tallmadge: Movies and TV have always informed the public’s idea of “the future…” […]
Solar Powered Cars Are Coming To Market
by Connor Long: Psychologist Paul Bloom on the importance of suffering, the shortcomings of hedonism, and why he would never plug into the Matrix… […]
If Everyone Bicycled Like The Danes, We’d Avoid A UK’s Worth Of Emissions
by John Timmer: Lower emissions and lower obesity would more than offset the added traffic deaths… […]
Europe Is Seriously Considering A Major Investment In Space-Based Solar Power
by Eric Berger: Such an initiative would require a 200-fold increase over current space-lift capacity… […]
Next US Energy Boom Could Be Wind Power In The Gulf Of Mexico
by Michael E. Webber: With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion in clean electricity generation… […]
River Cleanups Move to the Next Level Using Grasses and Oysters
by Katherine Rapine: In the Delaware River and other waterways and estuaries across the United States, scientists and conservationists are restoring […]
Wind, Solar, EVs, Can Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change, Says New IPCC Report
by Michelle Lewis: In the landmark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today, there’s good news and bad news. […]
Growth In Renewables Rolls On As ’22 in 22′ Becomes A Mantra
Has a nice sound to it: renewable energy resources capturing a 22% share of the generation mix in 2022… […]
Ford Reopens F-150 Lightning Orders
by Peter Johnson: Ford is reopening orders for existing reservation holders on its wildly popular F-150 Lightning EV truck – the new models will feature an upgraded standard range, new colors, and more. There are [...]