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… […]
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… […]
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… […]
5 Core Benefits Of Acupressure And Self-Massage
Long before the development of Western medicine, people relied on their own innate healing potential to treat sickness and disease… […]
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… […]
The Urban Farms Growing Community In Vacant Chicago Lots
by Jordyn Harrison: Most community gardens don’t last more than 10 years. But the Harambee Garden—at 12 years and running—has lessons to share… […]
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… […]
America’s New War On Wolves And Why It Must Be Stopped
by Ted Williams: Hunting of wolves is again legal in the Northern Rockies, where running them over with snowmobiles or incinerating them in their dens is now permitted… […]
How We Can Adapt Plants To Save Our Planet
by James Wong: Plants hold the key to removing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Can we make them more efficient carbon storers and feed the planet in the process? […]
Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project Takes Shape
Production for the HyDeal project is planned to start in 2025; the total installed capacity is expected to reach 9.5 GW of solar power and 7.4 GW of electrolyzers by 2030… […]
Chicken Frenzy: A State Awash In Hog Farms Faces A Poultry Boom
by Melba Newsome: Long home to industrial hog facilities, North Carolina has seen a huge increase in large-scale poultry farms, with more than 1,000 added in 2020 alone… […]
Love Letters To The Earth
by Thich Nhat Hanh: Your Ultimate Reality: No Death, No Fear… […]
10 Reasons Why Denali National Park Should Be On Your Bucket List
by Ryan Slattery: Meaning “the tall one” in the language of its early Indigenous inhabitants, Denali lives up to its name. The mountain, at an elevation of 20,310 feet, is the highest peak in all [...]
Love Letters To The Earth -Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh: Heaven on Earth… […]
Western Megadrought Worsens To Driest In At Least 1,200 Years
by Seth Borenstein: Western Megadrought Worsens To Driest In At Least 1,200 Years… […]
Costa Rica’s Keys to Success as a Sustainable Tourism Pioneer
by Katherine Gallagher: How the country went from a deforestation crisis to becoming a global leader in sustainability… […]
Love Letters to the Earth
by Thich Nhat Hanh: Walking Tenderly on Mother Earth… […]
Recycled Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Perform Better Than New Ones
by Jordan Wilkerson: A novel method of recycling such batteries could help meet skyrocketing demand… […]
Drones As Big As 747s Will Fly Cargo Around The World With Low Emissions
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: The global supply chain is currently experiencing all kinds of glitches, from material shortages to labor shortages and beyond… […]
Renewables Make Up Nearly All Of Texas’ New Generating Capacity.
by John Engel: Texas’ love affair with renewable energy is undeniable… […]
Solar Panel Canal Project Advances In California
by John Engel: A canopy of solar panels over an irrigation canal, working to generate clean energy and conserve water supply, […]
Utilities Are Installing Big Batteries At A Record Pace
by Corban Hiar: Blackouts due to wildfires and wild weather are prompting action… […]
Danish Energy Fund To Lead Massive Green Hydrogen Project In Spain
by Anmar Frangoul: Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it hoping construction of the first phase will begin in late 2023… […]
The Costs Of Climate Change — A Short Overview
by: Maarten Vinkhuyzen: The costs of climate change are multiple… […]
Large Permian Basin Methane Leaks Are Causing As Much Climate Pollution as 500,000 Cars
A survey of oil and gas facilities in Texas and New Mexico revealed 30 so-called “super-emitters…” […]
From Fertilizer To Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be A Climate Fix?
by Nicola Jones: Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century… […]
In The Wake Of 2021’s Costly Deluges, Europe’s Banks And Insurers Face A Reckoning
With parts of Europe still recovering from last summer’s devastating floods… […]
GM Makes Largest-Ever Investment, Spending $7 Billion on EV Manufacturing Capacity
General Motors is spending $7 billion to erect a new battery plant and overhaul an existing assembly plant to produce electric trucks… […]
Habitat for Humanity Is Using 3D Printing To Build Affordable Houses
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Over the last year home prices have skyrocketed (along with prices of almost everything else), leaving millions of people unable to afford to move or to change their housing situation… [...]
Can Synthetic Palm Oil Help Save The World’s Tropical Forests?
by James Dinneen: Numerous startups are creating synthetic palm oil in the lab, hoping to slow the loss of tropical forests to oil palm cultivation… […]
How Much Cheaper Is It To Own An Electric Car?
by Matt Pressman: It might be high-time to save some cash. Buying an electric car, instead of another gas-guzzler, might be a powerful (and easy) way to achieve that noble goal… […]
Solar-Powered EVs More Possible Than Ever, Thanks To TMDs & Graphene
by Tina Casey: The race is on to build the solar-powered Evs of the future, and it looks like graphene and TMDs could get the ball rolling… […]
Solar Panel-Covered Sun Rock Will Be A Renewable-Energy Powerhouse
by Adam Williams: Nobody can accuse high-profile Dutch firm MVRDV of taking a half-hearted approach to ensuring its upcoming project Sun Rock is sustainable… […]
The World’s Biggest Vertical Farm Yet Is Going Up in Pennsylvania
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: Four and a half years ago I visited a vertical farming research facility in the Netherlands to learn the basics about growing food indoors without sun or soil… […]
Iron-Flow Batteries Could Knock Lithium-Ion Off of Its Number-One Spot
by Christopher McFadden: Get ready for a major EV pivot… […]
Battery Storage: The Answer To Renewable Energy Intermittency
Renewable energy technologies play a major role in mitigating pressing societal challenges such as climate change and resource depletion… […]
Renewables are set to soar
by James Temple: World will likely witness a wind and solar boom over the next five years, as costs decline and nations raise their climate ambitions… […]
Protecting Earth: If ‘Nature Needs Half,’ What Do People Need?
by Carl Safina: The campaign to preserve half the Earth’s surface is being criticized for failing to take account of global inequality and human needs. […]
Glasgow Disappointed, But It Inched The World Forward On Climate
by Fred Pearce: The UN climate agreement reached in Glasgow fell far short of what scientists say is needed, angering activists and many delegates. […]
Will This ‘Ocean Battery’ Buried In The Seabed Be An Offshore Wind Game Changer?
by Michelle Lewis: Offshore wind power needs energy storage and power regulation, and Ocean Grazer has invented an offshore energy storage system that will sit at the bottom of the sea and manage the flow of [...]
A Solar Farm The Size Of 1,000 Football Stadiums Is Going Up In Indiana
by Vanessa Bates Ramirez: The transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources is underway, with solar and wind farms popping up everywhere from the UK to China… […]
Offshore Wind Catches Fire In Empire State While Others Fiddle
by Tina Casey: Another sign that coal is toast: New York State stakes another $500 million to beat its East Coast rivals to the offshore wind energy punch… […]
Reducing Emissions To Lessen Climate Change Would Yield Dramatic Health Benefits By 2030
by Roberto Molar Candanosa: New research shows that improved air quality caused by reducing emissions from burning fossil fuels and other sources would improve human health and prevent economic losses… […]
Appalachian Power Plan Would Add Solar, Wind and Energy Storage
Appalachian Power said it wants to acquire or contract for 294 MW of solar and 204 MW of wind power over the next three years […]