The World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Will Make Its Debut In Scotland
by Michelle Lewis: Spanish-German wind giant Siemens Gamesa has been awarded a firm order for 60 of its SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines, which will be installed at the 882-MW Moray West offshore wind [...]
Where Do G7 Countries Like The US, Japan, And Germany Stand In Their Shift To Clean Energy?
by Michelle Lewis: Here’s where the world’s seven largest economies stand in their clean energy transitions ahead of the 48th G7 Leaders’ Summit next week in Germany… […]
Tesla Megapacks Are About To Replace Hawaii’s Last Remaining Coal Plant
by Fred Lambert: Tesla Megapacks are on their way to Hawaii in order to create a giant new energy storage system that is about to replace the state’s last remaining coal power plant… […]
Alquist Says It Will 3D Print 200 Houses in a Small Virginia Town
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: In late 2021, a 3D printed house went up in Williamsburg, Virginia. The printed portion of the three-bed two-bath home—that is, the exterior walls—took just 22 hours to complete… […]
The World’s 10 Oldest Living Trees
by Bryan Nelson: The oldest living trees in the world have borne witness to history, survived changing climates and human development… […]
Natural And Geologic Wonders Of The Eastern Sierra, California
by Terry Lyde: The Trip… […]
Bitcoin’s Intensive Energy Demands Are Sparking a Crypto Backlash
by Judith Lewis Mernit: The enormous energy demands of Bitcoin mining are prompting some U.S. municipalities to impose moratoriums or outright bans on cryptocurrency facilities… […]
If Electric Vehicles Don’t Cut CO2 Fast Enough, These Fuels Might Help
by John Fialka: Department of Energy researchers say gasoline might have to be substituted with biofuels to ensure that climate targets are achieved… […]
Dr Goodall Remembers Koko The Gorilla
by Jane Goodall: I so well remember when I visited Koko, at the invitation of Francine (Penny) Patterson (the woman who taught Koko a modified form of American Sign Language), for the first time… […]
Solar Developers Commit To Spending $6 Billion On American-Made Modules
by John Engel: Leading solar developers have committed to spending $6 billion on American-made modules to support the expansion of the domestic solar supply chain… […]
The Eco-Heroine’s Journey
by Sharon Blackie: Every culture has its dominant mythology: a story which explains how the world is, and which provides guidance for living… […]
Delfast TOP 3.0i Ebike Comes With Unrivaled Power And 321 Km Range
by Amit Malewar: The U.S.-based ebike manufacturing company, Delfast, has announced TOP 3.0i, the industry’s smartest e-bike with unrivaled power and record-breaking range… […]
Satellites Zoom In On Cities’ Hottest Neighborhoods
by Daniel P. Johnson: The satellites can help combat the urban heat island effect… […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Vetoes Controversial Solar Energy Policy Overhaul
by John Engel: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is receiving praise from solar industry advocates after he vetoed a bill that would have phased down rooftop solar credits and allowed utilities to impose uncapped fees… [...]
Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
by Isabelle Gerretsen: Talking about who is responsible for climate change is a fraught debate – even more so when it comes to who ought to pay for the damage it causes… […]
Best Organic Fertilizers
by Howard Garrett: Organic growing techniques have been practiced for as long as humans have tilled the earth… […]
Japan Is Dropping a Gargantuan Turbine Into The Ocean to Harness ‘Limitless’ Energy
by Mike Mcgrae: Deep beneath the waves there’s a source of power quite unlike any other… […]
No More Dealer Markups: Ford Wants To Move To Online-Only Sales For EVs
by Jonathan Gitlin: Ford thinks its distribution model costs $2,000 more per car than Tesla’s… […]
NASA Just Bought The Rest Of The Space Station Crew Flights From SpaceX
by Eric Berger: “We will need additional missions from SpaceX to implement our strategy…” […]
There’s no healthy economy (or planet) without healthy forests
by KED Kohn: Forests are fundamental for the economy, reaching climate targets, and more… […]
Diving Brothers Found The Wreck Of The Gloucester 300+ Years After Sinking
by Jennifer Ouellette: The most significant historic maritime discovery since raising the Mary Rose in 1982… […]
Solution or Band-Aid? Carbon Capture Projects Are Moving Ahead
by Nicola Jones: Long discussed but rarely used, carbon capture and storage projects — which bury waste CO2 underground — are on the rise globally. Some scientists see the technology as a necessary tool in [...]
Geothermal Plants Could Solve America’s Lithium Supply – Boost the EV Battery Industry
bt Bryant Jones, Michael McKibben: Geothermal energy has long been the forgotten member of the clean energy family, […]
Superchargers Are No Longer Just For Teslas
by Kristin Houser:Owners of other automakers’ EVs can now use the fast chargers at select stations… […]
Revolutionary Changes In Transportation Could Slow Global Warming
Around the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation… […]
Norway Continues To Grow EV Share In May
by Dr. Maximilian Holland: Norway, the electric transport leader, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 85.1% in May 2022, up from 83.3% year-on-year… […]
World Map Reveals Wind And Solar Power Winners (And Losers)
by Frank Jacobs: Best in class: Denmark and Uruguay. Worst in class: Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, and Russia… […]
The Vanishing Rio Grande: Warming Takes A Toll On A Legendary River
by Jim Robbins: The Rio Grande, which flows out of the Rockies and later forms the U.S.-Mexico border, has long been impacted by withdrawals for agriculture and other uses… […]
In Tanzania, Carbon Offsets Preserve Forests and a Way of Life
by Fred Pierce: Carbon offsets have been criticized for failing to provide carbon savings and ignoring the needs of local communities… […]
Tech And Policy Experts See Reason For Optimism Dealing With Climate Change
by Robery Lempert: It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change has advanced so far, it’s now inevitable that societies will either transform themselves or be transformed… […]
Rising Authoritarianism And Worsening Climate Change Share A Fossil-Fueled Secret
by Eva Darian Smith: Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy and “creeping authoritarianism,” as the U.S. State Department puts it, is often supported by the same industries that [...]
Russia’s Weaponization Of Natural Gas Could Backfire By Destroying Demand For It
by Michael Webber: In December 2006, The Economist magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir Putin, dressed like a 1930s gangster in a dark suit and fedora hat, under the headline “Don’t Mess [...]
Living In Accord With Nature – Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers discuss how ancient myths help human beings to put ourselves in accord with the natural rhythms and cycles of life… […]
Protecting Biodiversity – And Making It Accessible – Has Paid Off For Costa Rica
by Jeffery Smith: After two years of pandemic lockdowns and border closures, global travel appears to be rebounding in much of the world in 2022. […]
U.S. Emissions Rise 4 Percent as Drivers Log a Record Number of Miles
by Benjamin Storrow: Drivers tallied 753 billion miles in the first three months of the year, the highest total on record.. […]
The Dangerous 2022 Hurricane Season Looms
By Nick Shay: The Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico is very warm and has fueled major storms such as Hurricane Katrina. […]
Can We Cut The US’s Carbon Emissions In Half This Decade?
by John Timmer: There are multiple routes to drop carbon emissions by 50% by 2030… […]
Beyond Magical Thinking: Time to Get Real on Climate Change
by Vaclav Smil: Despite decades of studies and climate summits, greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar… […]
Can Gravity Batteries Solve Our Energy Storage Problems?
by Alasdair Lane: Could a cutting-edge technology that harnesses one of the universe’s fundamental forces help solve our energy storage challenge? […]
The EU Is Replacing Russian Oil With Solar Energy
by Cate Lawrence: Solar is the secret sauce to less reliance on oil… […]
In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar
by Emily Fishbein: With a military junta retaking power last year, a gold rush is increasingly despoiling rivers in the Myanmar state of Kachin, polluting water with mercury, destroying riverbanks and farmland, and disrupting the [...]
Ireland’s ‘Hydrogen Valley’ Adds to European Clean Energy Achievements
by Jemma King: Another week, another step forward for European renewables dominance. […]
Tesla Rival Says it Will Build $30K Electric SUV in Ohio
by Veronika Bondarenko: Now that a star-crossed deal has closed, new plans are being rolled out to compete with the sector’s king… […]
Maana Electric’s TerraBox Turns Sand And Electricity Into Solar Panels
by Ashwini Sakharkar: The Luxembourg-based startup Maana Electric will soon be testing its TerraBox, a fully automated factory the size of several shipping containers that takes sand and produces solar panels… […]
Lunar Soil Has The Potential To Generate Oxygen And Fuel
Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report May 5 in the journal Joule… […]