Lyft Plans To Electrify All Of Its Cars By 2030
by Katie Fehrenbacher: In an unprecedented move, the ride-hailing company Lyft revealed Wednesday it plans to electrify every car on its platform… […]
Why The Electric Vehicle Wave Is Still Coming
by Katie Fehrenbacher: If you look at the 2020 annual estimates for global electric vehicle sales, it sure seems grim… […]
Is This Electric Plane The Future Of Flying?
by David Elliott: The world’s largest all-electric plane has completed its maiden voyage, flying for 30 minutes in the skies above Washington state… […]
Secrets Of Magnificent Soaring Birds Revealed – Flapping Their Wings for Just 1% of Flight Time
by Swansea University: New research has revealed when it comes to flying the largest of birds rely on air currents, not flapping to move around… […]
How Falling Solar Costs Have Renewed Clean Hydrogen Hopes
by James Temple: As nations do the hard math on how to meet their climate goals, green hydrogen increasingly appears essential… […]
The Biden Plan to Build a Modern, Sustainable Infrastructure and an Equitable Clean Energy Future
At this moment of profound crisis, we have the opportunity to build a more resilient, sustainable economy […]
New Technique To Capture CO2 More Efficiently Could Reduce Power Plant Greenhouse Gases
by (University Of Berkley): Tetraamine-modified MOFs remove 90% of CO2 more efficiently and cheaply… […]
Great Britain Becomes Europe’s Second Highest Producer Of Wind
by (Renewable Energy World Content Team) Britain become the second highest producer of wind generation in Europe, surpassing Spain, according to data released by EnAppSys… […]
New Campaign Calls For All New Homes In 10 States To Be Built With Solar Panels
by (Renewable Energy World Content Team): In January 2020, California became the first state to require all new houses to be built with solar panels… […]
Scientists Have Backed Away From The Worst-Case Climate Scenario
by Umair Irfan: And the best one too… […]
How To Be Stewards Of The Land
by Nicole Horseherder: I’m Diné and live on Black Mesa in the Navajo Nation. Traditionally, our people were sheepherders and moved with the sheep to a new location when the seasons changed… […]
Can Atlanta Run Entirely On Renewable Energy By 2035?
by Matt Smith: Here’s how it might meet its goal… […]
U.S. Wind Energy Prices Are At Historical Lows, DOE Report Says
by Elizabeth Ingram: The national average price of wind power purchase agreements dropped to below 2 cents/kWh in 2018, according to the annual Wind Technologies Market Report released by the U.S. Department of Energy… [...]
What Is The Pandemic’s Impact On The Auto Industry?
by Nina Rodríguez-Quirós: Is now the right time to buy an electric vehicle? […]
15 States And Washington, DC Pledge To Accelerate Bus And Truck Electrification
by Renewable Energy World: This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia announced a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU)… […]
Hawaiian Electric Companies Issue Largest Clean Energy Procurement To Date
by (Renewable Energy World): Last week, the Hawaiian Electric Companies began Hawai‘i’s largest procurement effort for renewable energy resources to end the use of coal and reduce reliance on imported oil for power generation… [...]
Will The Hydrogen Revolution Start In A Garbage Dump?
American companies are racing to commercialize technologies that can turn almost any kind of waste into clean hydrogen fuel… […]
11 Facts About Coast Redwoods, The Tallest Trees In The World
by Melissa Breyer: Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California’s coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet… […]
It’s a 2-Acre Farm, Packed Into A Shipping Container That Doubles As A Farm Building
by Derek Markham: The Farm From A Box system is designed to feed 150 people per year, and includes drip irrigation, all of the tools, and its own renewable energy setup… […]
Presumptive Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Lays Out Clean Energy Plan
by Jennifer Runyon: Yesterday in a speech given in Wilmington, Delaware, American former Vice President Joe Biden laid out his plan for a clean energy future should he be elected as U.S. President in November… [...]
World Mayors Call For Car-Free Streets, End To Fossil Fuel Subsidies As Part Of ‘Green And Just Recovery’
by Olivia Rosane: Mayors from some of the world’s major cities have unveiled their vision for how the world can recover from the coronavirus pandemic while encouraging environmental justice and fighting the climate crisis… […]
Sweeping Climate-Crisis Plan Would Bring US To Zero Emissions In 30 years
by Kate Cox: Not even the authors expect it to become law right now—but they hope for next year… […]
A ‘Mass Experiment’ For The Climate
By Emily Kasriel: Has the pandemic helped individuals and leaders get any closer to tackling the environmental crisis? […]
Customizable Smart Windows Generate Electricity And Improve Energy Efficiency
by (Argonne National Labrotory): A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs… […]
Banning Cars In Cities Stirs Controversy—And Has Mixed Results
by Nate Berg: Converting streets slowly, and involving every member of the community, can lead to long-term closures that promote vibrant city life without cars… […]
Feeling Connected To Nature Makes Children Happier, Too
by Mary Jo DiLonardo: There’s plenty of research demonstrating the link between being in nature and being happy, but most of the research has focused on adults… […]
Al Gore: The New Urgency Of Climate Change
The coronavirus brought much of the world to a standstill, dropping carbon emissions by five percent. Al Gore says keeping those rates down is now up to us. Source: TED
2020 Is Our Last, Best Chance To Save The Planet
by Justin Worland: From our vantage point today, 2020 looks like the year when an unknown virus spun out of control, killed hundreds of thousands and altered the way we live day to day… [...]
Jane Goodall: Every Day You Live, You Impact The Planet
by Jane Goodall: Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall says that humanity’s survival depends on conservation of the natural world… […]
Got Gökotta?
by Sarah Bowen: This Swedish practice will start your morning on the right note… […]
23 Holy Places With A Deep Connection To Nature
by Anna Norris: Engulfed by nature… […]
Temperatures In An Arctic Siberian Town Hit 100 Degrees
by Scottie Andrew: An unprecedented heatwave in one of the coldest places on Earth just reached a distressing milestone… […]
How China’s Giant Solar Farms Are Transforming World Energy
by Chris Baraniuk: China is not only home to some of the biggest solar farms; its technology looks set to influence energy policy across the globe. But how feasible are these grand plans? […]
The Largest Electric Plane Ever To Fly
by Chris Baraniuk: As electric planes pass another milestone, Future Planet asks how long will it be before they are ready for everyday aviation? And just how far can they go? […]
US Poll Shows Broad Support For Renewables, Climate Measures
by Scott K Johnson: Latest Pew poll of 11,000 US adults shows (almost) everybody wants more solar… […]
California Approves First-Of-Its-Kind Rule On Electric Trucks And Vans
(CBS): California regulators approved new rules on Thursday that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans… […]
Forest Bathe For Your Well-Being
by Desiree Bell: Shinrin-yoku was developed in 1982 in Japan for preventative health care and as healing medicine… […]
Cleaning Our Toxic World With Hemp
by Lex Pelger: Phytoremediation… […]
New Campaign Calls For All New Homes In 10 States To Be Built With Solar Panels
by (Renewable Energy World): In January 2020, California became the first state to require all new houses to be built with solar panels… […]
The Dreamers Of Tomorrow Take Action
Our global youth program flourishes in nearly 100 countries. Through Roots & Shoots, participants identify and address problems in their communities, while becoming the compassionate citizens that our planet needs… […]
‘Black Neutron Star’ Discovery Changes Astronomy
by Pallab Ghosh: Scientists have discovered an astronomical object that has never been observed before… […]
GE Will 3D Print The Bases Of Wind Turbines Taller Than Seattle’s Space Needle
by Jason Dorrier: If you’ve seen a wind farm in action, you know modern wind turbines are pretty awe-inspiring… […]
Xcel Proposes Almost $3B Energy Investment Plan To Fight COVID Job Losses And Reach Clean Energy Goals
by (Clarion Energy Content Directors): In response to the COVID-19 devastating impact on jobs… […]
US Interior Department Approves Plan for the Largest Solar Project in U.S. History
This would be the 8th largest solar project in the world […]
New York To Pass ‘One Of The Most Aggressive Clean Energy Mandates In The Country’
by Jim Efstathiou Jr: New York is poised to pass its own version of the Green New Deal […]