The UK May Build a £16 Billion Solar Power Station in Space.
by Jovana Radulovic: The UK government is reportedly considering a £16 billion proposal to build a solar power station in space… […]
New Technique Could Deliver Clean, Safe Drinking Water Using Sunlight
by Amit Malewar: According to UNICEF, globally, more than 1.42 billion people – including 450 million children – live in areas of high, or extremely high, water vulnerability, and that figure is expected to grow [...]
As Climate Fears Mount, Some in U.S. Are Deciding to Relocate
by Jon Hurdle: As wildfires worsen and sea levels rise, a small but growing number of Americans are choosing to move to places such as New England or the Appalachian Mountains that are seen as [...]
One Day in the Coldest Village on Earth | Yakutia
Documentary movie about life in Yakutia, the coldest inhabitant region on Earth. Here, daily life is a constant struggle against the freezing temperatures that can plummet to an astonishing negative 71 C… […]
Will Russia’s War Spur Europe To Move On Green Energy?
by Paul Hockenos: As the conflict in Ukraine rages, European leaders are pushing for a faster switch to renewables as part of a strategy to end dependence on Russian gas… […]
Too Hot to Handle: How Climate Change May Make Some Places Too Hot to Live
by Alan Buis: How hot is too hot? […]
Swedish ‘WAVE POWER’ Ingenious Generator
“Instead of trying to adapt conventional energy technology to the special challenges of wave energy, we developed a technology that is adapted to the ocean from the start,” says Rafael Waters… […]
15 Bee-Friendly Native Flowers For Your Garden
by David M. Kuchta: Looking to support the bees by planting their favorite flowers in your garden this season? […]
Startup Wants Displaced Coal Miners To Staff EV Battery Plant
by John Engel: A cobalt-free lithium-ion battery manufacturing startup wants to hire displaced coal miners to staff a gigafactory it plans to build in West Virginia… […]
Cultural Equity: Margaret Mead
by Laura Streeter: One of the giants of twentieth-century anthropology, cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-78) was also a collaborator and great friend of Alan Lomax. […]
Margaret Mead Amongst the Natives of Great Britain*
by Peter Mandler: While anthropology is often thought of as the study of simple, homogeneous, so-called ‘primitive’ cultures, […]
Margaret Mead
from Book Rags: Margaret Mead (1901–1978) was America’s best-known anthropologist of the twentieth century. […]
Margaret Mead, the Origins of War & Building a Greener Future
by Mickey Z., Planet Green: It’s not often that I write specifically about war. […]
The Planet’s Friendly Genius – Buckminster Fuller
by Buckminster Fuller: Inventors are among the few people on this planet who have the ability to change life for all of us. […]
Thoughts of Buckminster Fuller
by Buckminster Fuller: Standing by the lake on a jump-or-think basis, the very first spontaneous question coming to mind was, […]
Solar Panel Cleaning Innovation Could Save Billions Of Gallons Of Water
by John Engel: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method for cleaning solar panels that could potentially save billions of gallons of water… […]
Sadhguru – Saving Soil To Grow Better Crops | The Daily Show
Sadhguru – Saving Soil to Grow Better Crops | The Daily Show… […]
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Achieves Near Perfect Focus
by William Harwood: After weeks of microscopic adjustments, NASA unveiled the first fully focused image from the James Webb Space Telescope Wednesday, […]
What Happened the Last Time the U.S. Tried to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
by Meilan Solly: A 1974 switch to year-round DST proved unpopular, with Americans expressing “distaste” for the long, dark winter mornings… […]
Lake Powell Hits Historic Low, Raising Hydropower Concerns
by Sam Metz: A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S. West… […]
Gravity Could Solve Renewable Energy’s Biggest Problem
By Nell Lewis: In the Swiss municipality of Arbedo-Castione, a 70-meter crane stands tall… […]
New ICESat-2 Observations Show We’re Losing Arctic Sea Ice At A “Frightening” Rate
Over the past two decades, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, largely due to a decline in sea ice that persists over several years, called multiyear ice, according to [...]
ESA Selects Thales-Led Team To Make First Oxygen On The Moon
by Amit Malewar: The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected the industrial team that will design and build the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from the surface of the Moon… […]
NASA’s Rollout Of Mega Moon Rocket Inches Closer
Yesterday, engineers and technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida drove Crawler Transporter-2, which will carry NASA’s Moon rocket to the launch pad, […]
Tesla’s 4680 Battery Ramp May Experience A “Death Valley” Start
by Simon Alvarez: To state that Tesla’s future lies in the success or failure of the 4680 battery is not an understatement… […]
Ford To Separate EV And Legacy Auto Business Units
by John Engel: In yet another sign of the changing auto industry, and the growing penetration of electric vehicles, Ford said it will split its EV and internal combustion divisions into two distinct units within [...]
Matthieu Ricard The World’s Happiest Man On Altruism
by Oliver Haenlein: Matthieu Ricard, also known as ‘the world’s happiest man’, spent the best part of 25 years in the Himalayas with barely any contact with the Western world he was born into… […]
How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Global Supply Chain
by Jacques Leslie: The impact of the Covid pandemic on the global supply chain has been widely reported… […]
IEA Plan To Break EU Reliance On Russian Gas
by Kelvin Ross: The International Energy Agency unveiled a 10-point plan which it believes could wean the European Union off Russian gas imports by more than a third by this time next year… […]
Airbus Will Test Hydrogen Combustion Technology On The A380 Jet
by Amit Malewar: Airbus has partnered with CFM International, a joint company of GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, to collaborate on a hydrogen demonstration program that will take flight around the middle of this decade… [...]
UN Endorses Historic Global Resolution To “End Plastic Pollution”
by Nick Lavars: The more we learn about the magnitude of plastic pollution contaminating the planet’s rivers, oceans, and even its mountaintops, the more pressing the need becomes for wide-ranging and coordinated action… […]
Volvo Will Test Wireless EV Charging In Sweden For 3 Years
by Andrew Krok: The chargers will be able to provide 40 kilowatts, which is almost as much as some wired DC fast chargers… […]
Virgin Hyperloop Switches Focus From Passengers To Cargo As It Lays Off Half Its Staff
by James Vincent: Moving freight has less of a regulatory and safety burden… […]
Matthieu Ricard The Urgent Need To Slow Down
by Sam Mowe: A Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert and Matthieu Ricard… […]
Can Cloud Seeding Help Quench the Thirst of the U.S. West?
by James Dinneen: In the midst of an historic megadrought, states in the American West are embracing cloud seeding to increase snow and rainfall… […]
8 Places With Awesome and Innovative Public Transportation
by Linnea Harris: In cities across the globe, urbanites rely on public transportation to get around… […]
Work Begins On 1.2 GW Renewable Energy Hub In Australia
by David Carroll: Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has announced a AUD 3 billion ($2.2 billion) investment in a 1.2GW hybrid wind, solar and battery energy storage project in Queensland, Australia… […]
Waging Peace
by Lynne Twist: Dr. Robert Muller, former assistant secretary general of the United Nations, now Chancellor emeritus of the University of Peace in Costa Rica was one of the people who witnessed the founding of the [...]
U.S. Oil Lobby Uses Ukraine Invasion To Argue Against Biden’s Climate Plans
by Olivia Rosane: U.S. oil and gas companies are using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to push back against the Biden administration’s climate agenda… […]
New York Bight: 5 Takeaways From The Record-Breaking Offshore Wind Auction
by John Engel: On Feb 25., the U.S. completed its most successful offshore wind lease auction in history… […]
EU Aims To Wean Off Fossil Fuels As Energy Prices Spike On Ukraine Invasion
The Russian attack on Ukraine has led to a spike in energy prices, with oil briefly surpassing $100 a barrel… […]
Can Concentrated Solar Power Get A Do-Over?
by John Engel: To lean on old sports cliché, it’s not about how you start, it’s how you finish… […]
Aging Mindfully
by Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar: Enso Village, a new project by the San Francisco Zen Center, wants to explore the process of growing old… […]
Startup Will Drill 12 Miles Into Earth’s Crust to Tap the Boundless Energy Below
by Jason Dorrier: When it comes to renewable energy, almost all the love goes to solar and wind. Which isn’t surprising, given the tear both technologies have been on of late… […]
Biden Takes Step To Cut Into China’s Electric Battery Dominance
by Kathleen Ronayne: The pandemic has highlighted supply chain issues, including the United States’ reliance on Chinese mines for materials to power cars and other goods… […]