Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Epoch-Defining Spirituality of Nature
by Vincent Williams: Few and far between are writings that have power to shape a whole culture. […]
Solar + Battery Hybrids Are Poised For Explosive Growth
by Joachim Seel and Bentham Paulos and Will Gorman: America’s electric power system is undergoing radical change as it transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy. […]
Is The Best Medicine Around Right Beneath Our Feet?
by Chip Richards: As we move through our very fast paced lives and become more aware of the negative impact of stress and other lifestyle factors on our body… […]
Colorado Encourages Residents To Drive Electric
by Elizabeth Elkins: Drive Electric Colorado is a new initiative designed to educate residents about the positive reasons to make the switch to driving an electric vehicle (EV)… […]
The US Just Put $3 Billion Towards Securing Its Battery Supply Chain
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: In the coming years and decades, critical minerals will start to rival oil and gas as the world’s most sought-after commodities, and the US is currently not very well-positioned to compete [...]
Electric Vehicles, Not Luxury Cars, Dominate the New York Auto Show
The auto show, expected after two years of lockdowns to drive off into an irrelevant sunset, isn’t dead yet… […]
Houston Gets the Green Light for Nation’s Largest Urban Solar Farm
The city of Houston has received approval to move forward with plans to convert a former landfill into a 50-megawatt solar farm… […]
What to See in the Night Sky for May 2022
by Michael d’Estries: A sun-grazing comet, full lunar eclipse, and potential ‘storm’ of shooting stars dot the May nightscape… […]
Rich Countries Should Consume Less Meat
by Lloyd Alter: A new report looks at all the impacts of meat and it’s not pretty… […]
Solar Panels Are Reaching Their Limit. These Crystals Could Change That.
by Tom Metcaffe: Solar panels made from materials called perovskites could change how we generate electricity, opening the door to flexible and even transparent solar panels… […]
Which new solar panel technologies will revolutionize energy production?
by Jagpreet Sandhu: In this post, we take a detailed look at 5 solar technologies that will have the biggest impact on the solar industry over the coming years… […]
10 Projects To Watch In The Solar-Plus-Storage Pipeline
by David Cox: As the U.S. works to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy demand continues to increase… […]
An untapped clean energy resource lies underneath our feet
by John King: Last year, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a historic decision ordering utilities to procure 11.5 GW of clean energy to come online between the years 2023 and 2026… […]
Prophets Without Robes Or Staffs
by Roger Lipsey: Hammarskjöld, Havel, Mandela, Thunberg… […]
Millions Ordered To Cut Water Use In Drought-Stricken California
by Robert Jablon: “This is unprecedented territory. We’ve never done anything like this before,” said the board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California… […]
Climate Clues from the Past Prompt a New Look at History
by Jaques Leslie: As scientists rapidly improve their ability to decipher past climate upheaval through ice cores and other “proxies,” historians are re-examining previous political and social turmoil and linking it to volcanic eruptions… [...]
Finland Is On The Brink Of A Nuclear Power ‘Game Changer’
by Alexander C. Kaufman: The radioactive waste question has bedeviled the energy sector and made nuclear power controversial, but the Finns have a plan to dispose of it for 100,000 years… […]
PG&E’s Tesla Megapack Battery In California Now Operational
A 182.5-MW energy storage system in Northern California that was designed and constructed in a partnership between Tesla and Pacific Gas and Electric Company is now operational, the utility announced April 18… […]
L.A. Approves Major Green Power Purchase
The City Council in Los Angeles has approved one of largest purchases of renewable energy power in the United States… […]
Why Are Nature-Based Solutions on Climate Being Overlooked?
by Fred Pearce: On the low-lying northern shore of the Indonesian island of Java, the sea has invaded a kilometer inland in places in recent years, […]
Interest Soars In Self-Sustaining Homes Called Earthships: “It’s Kind Of Like A Conspiracy Of Enlightenment”
Along a rural road in northern New Mexico, homes rise from the dusty desert with futuristic shapes resembling something from another planet. They are known as Earthships: off-the-grid homes built into the ground… […]
10 Earth Day Facts That Might Surprise You
By Tori B Powell: This Earth Day, test your environmental knowledge by participating in CBS News’ #OutGreenMe challenge… […]
Generating Electricity From Heat With No Moving Parts
by Charles Q. Choi: Just as solar cells generate electricity from sunlight, thermophotovoltaic cells do so from infrared light… […]
U.S. Unveils Battery Strategy In West Virginia To Ease Coal Loss
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Senator Joe Manchin on Friday announced a program to develop lithium batteries in the U.S. as part of a broader strategy to help Appalachia amid a transition away from coal… [...]
Getting Your Dose of Nature
by Jacob Devaney: We spend so much time looking at the world through computer screens and car windows as if we are living in a bubble that is separate from nature… […]
U.S. Wind Surpassed Both Coal And Nuclear Power For The First Time Ever
by Charles Kennedy: Power generation from wind turbines was the second-largest source of electricity in the United States on March 29… […]
The Ultimate Stargazing Road Trip
By John Silcox: Home to Portugal’s “mountain of stars” and some of Europe’s least light-polluted skies, the Alentejo region is best seen at night… […]
Free of Heavy Metals, New Battery Design Could Alleviate Environmental Concerns
by Young-hye Na: Today, IBM Research is building on a long history of materials science innovation to unveil a new battery discovery… […]
Nissan and NASA Are Teaming Up to Make a Metal-Free Solid-State Battery
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: The slow but steady transition to renewable energy was already underway when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, […]
Oat Milk vs. Soy Milk: Which Is More Environmentally Friendly?
by Olivia Young: Soy milk might be the original dairy milk alternative, but oat milk is most definitely the trendiest… […]
It’s Not Just Glen Canyon—Dams Around The Southwest Are Taking A Hit
by Doug Johnson: Hydro power is decreasing as climate change hangs the Southwestern US out to dry… […]
Could Geothermal Power U.S. Military Bases?
by John Engel: As the largest energy consumer in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world, the Department of Defense (DOD) has the ability to influence markets and achieve near-immediate scale for [...]
World’s First Home Hydrogen Battery Powers An Average Home For Two Days
by Amit Malewar: The Australian company LAVO has developed a hydrogen storage system for domestic solar systems… […]
First Do No Harm
by Stephanie Kaza: Environmentalist Stephanie Kaza invites us to consider how Buddhist principles can help us nurse the planet back to health… […]
Aquas, A Flying Ship That Moves Passengers And Cargo At Speed Up To 200 km/h
by Ashwini Sakharkar: RDC Aqualines announced its future plan to move the design and manufacture of its Aquas ekranoplan to the Basque Country, Spain… […]
Awaken Interviews John Robbins Pt 3 – Whole Foods, Plant Based Diet
Donna Quesada: I’m on board, but I want to flesh out these questions that I’ve heard people ask. For example, […]
Solar Panels That Can Generate Electricity At Night Have Been Developed At Stanford
by Rina Torchinisky: A team of engineers at Stanford University have developed a solar cell that can generate some electricity at night… […]
Awaken Interviews John Robbins Pt 2 – The Forests Are The Earth’s Lungs
Donna Quesada: Let’s get into the thick of it. For those that don’t know what is behind the idea of the food pyramid, […]
Biden Launches $5 Billion Plan To Shore Up National EV Charging Network
by Andrew J. Hawkins: The first tranche of a $7.5 billion pool for states to build more chargers… […]
Low A High-Tech Twist On A 19th-Century Process Could Clean Up Steel And Cement Making
by Justine Calma: This startup made a heat battery using old-school materials… […]
The EU Accelerates Plans To Phase Out Russian Gas
by Justine Calma: ‘Let’s dash into renewable energy at lightning speed’… […]
‘Now Or Never’: New U.N. Report Sees Narrow Path For Averting Climate Catastrophe
by Chris D’Angelo: The stark warning comes as Russia’s war further hinders efforts to confront global warming and its mounting impacts… […]
How Switching to EVs Would Improve Health in the US
by Justine Calma: The American Lung Association counted how many early deaths a switch to electric vehicles could avoid… […]
The Tesla Model 2 Is Coming – Here’s What to Expect
by Josh Ko: With the Tesla Model 2, electric car ownership looks set to become more affordable. But what else can be expected from this upcoming electric vehicle? […]
Underrated National Parks You Should Visit
By Caroline Bologna: These parks in Minnesota, Colorado, Florida and other states are too often overlooked by travelers. Here’s why you should add these spots to your bucket list… […]