Ireland’s ‘Hydrogen Valley’ Adds to European Clean Energy Achievements
by Jemma King: Another week, another step forward for European renewables dominance. […]
Letters from the Loneliest Post Office in the World
by Andrew Avery :A story of Antarctic adventure seekers, stamp collectors, politics, and penguins. […]
Tesla’s Recycled Batteries: Almost 92% Reuse Of Raw Materials
by Johnna Crider: Tesla’s recycled batteries have provided almost 92% of their original raw materials back to Tesla for future use, according to new information in Tesla’s 2021 Impact Report… […]
Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat Of Warming And Rising Salinity
As rising seas increase saltwater intrusion and soaring temperatures cause greater evaporation, scientists say that the mounting levels of salt in waters and in soils pose a major climate-related danger and could become a leading [...]
San Antonio Taps Quidnet Energy to Build Big Underground Battery
San Antonio will use pressurized water pumped underground to store energy on a scale most batteries can’t match, in a deal with Bill Gates-backed Quidnet Energy… […]
Kiri Westby – What Does It Mean to Leverage Privilege?
by Kiri Wesby: Three recent examples we can all emulate. […]
Rivian Wins $1.5 Billion Incentive Package For Georgia Plant
Electric-pickup maker Rivian Automotive Inc. will receive $1.5 billion in state and local incentives to build a massive plant near Atlanta, bolstering the company’s production efforts despite local resistance to the project… […]
Mercedes-Benz Foresees EV-Only Production Lines Within A Few Years
by Victoria Waldersee and Ilona Wissenbach: Mercedes-Benz expects to have factories producing exclusively electric vehicles (EVs) by the second half of the decade […]
More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Silicon-Lithium EV Batteries Deliver Next-Level Performance
by Tina Casey: EV batteries already deliver long range and quick charging times, and new silicon-lithium technology will bump those performance markers up to the next level… […]
Mercedes Opens Battery Plant for Alabama-Made Electric SUVs
Mercedes-Benz Group AG opened a battery factory in Alabama months before the luxury-car maker starts assembling electric SUVs […]
Hold On, Why Does Norway Get the World’s Fastest EV Charger!?
The Terra 360 can fully charge EVs in less than 15 minutes. […]
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. […]
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… […]
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, […]
Wild Sounds: The Loss of Sonic Diversity and Why It Matters
Sound is made of the most ephemeral stuff on Earth, insubstantial tremors of air. Yet sound is also the great connector and revealer. […]
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… […]
How The African Rainforest Is Helping Fight Climate Change
by Isabelle Gerretsen: In the midst of the African rainforest, one elusive animal wreaks havoc on vegetation – and in doing so, offers a big favour for the climate… […]
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… […]
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… […]
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… […]
Awaken Interviews John Robbins Pt1 – Alignment With Spirit
Donna Quesada: Well, firstly, good morning John! And from all of us at Awaken, we thank you for your time this morning. […]
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… […]
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… […]
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 [...]