U.S. Government Providing $209 Million For EV Battery Research
by John Engel: The U.S. government will provide $209 million in funding for 26 new laboratory electric vehicle battery research projects, and is taking steps to bolster the domestic lithium battery supply chain… […]
Pope Francis Urges World Leaders Not to ‘Waste’ Chances for ‘Radical’ Climate Action
by Kate Nakamura: Ahead of a weekend filled with historic summits, the Pope urged leaders to make “radical decisions.” […]
The Future is in Our Hands – The Dalai Lama
by The Dalai Lama: Contemporary climate change includes both global warming caused by humans, and its impacts on Earth’s weather patterns. […]
How Nature Helps Us Heal
by Leif Hass: Here’s one silver lining to the pandemic: with gyms, museums, and stores closed, many of us were forced to spend more time outside… […]
The Regenerative Revolution In food
By Alasdair Lane: Half of the world’s land is used to grow our food. A new generation of ‘carbon farmers’ are making their land absorb greenhouse gases, rather than emitting them… […]
The Great Experiment To Put A Price On Nature
by Kelly Oakes: Fresh water, clean air, peace of mind – natural landscapes make life better for humans in myriad ways. Now scientists are trying to put a dollar figure on exactly how much nature [...]
Guru Singh: What On Earth Are You Doing For Heaven’s Sake?
by Guru Singh: Think of these two common phrases: “What on Earth are you doing?” and another one, “Oh, for heaven’s sake.” […]
What’s Next For The Great American Outdoors?
by Ian Brickey : One year after the Great American Outdoors Act became law, we’re looking at what the law has achieved and the work we still have to do to secure a thriving planet [...]
IPCC Report Again Shows Urgent Climate Action Needed
by Cherelle Blazer: The climate alarm bells have been ringing for some time now… […]
Climate Change Mission Control
by Sen. Bill Nelson: How do we work together to create a nation resilient against climate change? […]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Will Face ‘29 Days On The Edge’
by Elizabeth Howell: The observatory must complete about 50 major deployments after liftoff… […]
Barbara Mark Hubbard – Our Crisis Is The Birth For A New Humanity
By Barbara Mark Hubbard: Please visit Evolve.org to see Barbara’s upcoming courses and events… […]
90% Of New Cars Sold In Norway Are Now Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids
by Adele Peters: The goal is to get to 100% EV sales by 2025… […]
Microplastics In The Wind May Already Have A Minor Impact On Earth’s Climate Itself
by Carly Cassella: Microplastics are turning up everywhere. We’ve found them in rivers, lakes, and oceans; in soil, snow and ice; in fish, whales, and us. In recent years, we’ve even started to measure these [...]
Danish Company To Build World’s ‘Tallest And Most Powerful’ Wind Turbine
by Jeremy Beaman: A Danish manufacturer announced it will try out a prototype of a nearly thousand-foot offshore wind turbine next year… […]
California Records Driest Year Since 1924
by (Climate Nexus): California just concluded its driest “water year” in nearly a century… […]
Aerial Footage Shows Damage In Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is at severe risk from deforestation and fires that are eroding the forest’s […]
One Of The World’s Oldest Rainforests Returns To Indigenous Control
by Olivia Rosane: Australia’s Daintree Rainforest — a World Heritage Site and one of the oldest rainforests in the world — is being returned to Indigenous ownership… […]
Pesticide Residues Found in 70% of Produce Sold In US Even After Washing
About 70% of fresh produce sold in the US has pesticide residues on it even after it is washed, […]
What Really Happens To Plastic Drink Bottles You Toss In Your Recycling Bin
by Emily Chung: They’re usually turned into carpets and pillows, but 100% recycled bottles do exist… […]
Sustainable Activism For Animal Lovers
by Sarah Bowen: Self-care tools for people who advocate for the more-than-human world… […]
Helping The Pollinators At Frey Vineyards
by Frey Vineyards: The United States alone grows more than 100 crops that either need or benefit from pollinators, yet in many places, the essential service of pollination is at risk from habitat loss and [...]
Google Bans Ads That Spread Climate Misinformation
by Corbin Hiar: The new rules could put pressure on Facebook to take similar steps… […]
Biden Admin Targets 700% Community Solar Growth By 2025
by John Engel: The Biden administration has set a target of powering 5 million American homes with community solar projects by 2025– an ambition that would require 700% growth of current capacity… […]
The Decreasing Cost Of Renewables Unlikely To Plateau Any Time Soon
by Doug Johnson: Early price forecasts underestimated how good we’d get at making green energy… […]
Airless Tires Are Finally Coming In 2024: Here’s Why You’ll Want A Set
by Brian Cooley: Immunity to flats is just the beginning for a tire that could change your driving life… […]
How The World Already Prevented Far Worse Warming This Century
by James Temple: The Montreal Protocol was designed to heal the ozone layer. It may have also fended off several degrees of warming—and a collapse of forests and croplands… […]
Battery Recycling’s Big Chance
by John Engel: The demand for electric vehicles has never been higher… […]
We Are Living In A Climate Emergency, And We’re Going To Say So
by Mark Fischetti: It’s time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed… […]
Biosphere 2: The Once Infamous Live-In Terrarium Is Transforming Climate Research
by Keridwen Cornelius: Despite its controversial past, the quirky desert facility is becoming increasingly relevant as it turns 30… […]
Critical Groundwater Supplies May Never Recover From Drought
by (Science Daily): Along with hurricanes and wildfires, there’s another important, but seldom-discussed effect of climate change — toxic water and sinking land made worse by groundwater drought… […]
How Telescopes Make The Universe Self-Aware
by Brian Resnick: Telescopes are time machines. Someday, they could take us to a time before starlight… […]
Midwest States form Coalition to Accelerate EV Adoption
by John Engel: The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin signed a memorandum of understanding […]
‘World’s fastest,’ 3-Minute EV Charger Has Arrived
by John Engel: Swiss sustainable technology firm ABB unveiled what it calls the world’s fast EV charger, delivering 100km of range in less than three minutes to up to four vehicles at once… […]
Ford Unveils Plans For EV Mega Campus In Tennessee
by John Engel: Ford Motor Company announced plans on Tuesday for a massive electric vehicle manufacturing campus in Tennessee… […]
Ancient Footprints Suggest Humans Lived In The Americas Earlier Than Once Thought
by Scott Neuman: The question of when humans first migrated to North America has long been a matter of hot debate among researchers who have continually uncovered evidence of ever-earlier dates… […]
10 Largest Solar Projects Completed In The U.S. So Far In 2021
by John Engel: The U.S. added 4.8 gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity in the first half of 2021, a 15% increase from the first half of 2020 and nearly halfway to the total capacity added [...]
The World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant Is Now Pulling CO2 From the Air in Iceland
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: A little over four years ago, the world’s first commercial plant for sucking carbon dioxide out of the air opened near Zurich, Switzerland… […]
The Race for Fusion Power Heats Up as Multiple Projects Hit New Milestones
by Ed Gant: Fusion power could be a silver bullet for the world’s energy and environmental woes, but it’s famously always 30 years away. A recent flurry of announcements is raising hopes that maybe the [...]
Massive Infrastructure Projects Selected To Deliver Clean Energy To New York City
by John Engel: The projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 77 million metric tons over the next 15 years… […]
Boise, Idaho to reach 100% clean electricity goal by 2023
Days after President Biden visited Boise, Idaho to highlight the need for action on climate change, […]
Bezos Earth Fund Pledges $1 Billion To Nature Conservation
by Fang Block: The Bezos Earth Fund announced it will grant US$1 billion to help protect and conserve nature and indigenous peoples and cultures beginning with the Congo Basin… […]
Iceland’s 4-Day Work Week Trial Was a Smashing Success. Will It Start A New Trend?
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of working from home was unthinkable to a lot of people… […]
Better Than Batteries? A Startup That’s Storing Energy in Concrete Blocks Just Raised $100 Million
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its Sixth Assessment Report in early August, and the outlook isn’t good. The report has added renewed urgency to humanity’s effort to curb climate change… [...]
Electrifying The Future: Toyota Puts Over $13 Billion Into Battery Technology
by Edd Gent: The world’s largest car manufacturer by volume has been sluggish in its efforts to electrify compared to competitors. But Toyota has just announced a huge investment in battery technology that may be a [...]