The Great Biomass Boondoggle
The urgency of the climate crisis is inspiring some extreme and unproven ideas for how to hide carbon and cool the planet, such as ocean…
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Brazil sugarcane growth can meet biofuel need and not drive deforestation
Renewable fuels will not solve aviation’s climate dilemma
Can mobile payment apps spur green living?
UN report: Pollution from planned fossil fuel production would overshoot Paris climate goals
Using language to make the world of fossil fuels strange and ugly
Winterproofing the grid
Are we ready for clean “meaters”?
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Formula (ON)E
From now on it will be a two-horse race. Last December FIA (International Federation of the Automobile) decided to give world championship status to Formula…
Clean coal: a mirage or a forced marriage?
What’s the real meaning of affordable energy? Something you can buy cheaply or something you can rely on to improve your well-being? The answer is…
Booking the future
A crystal ball? Tea leaves? Astrology? How do we predict our future? The negative effects of climate change are increasing and will only escalate. Fortunately,…
London and NYC Mayors Call on Every Major City in the World to Divest From Climate-Destroying Fossil Fuels
“Instead of having to move cities, let’s move money!” Ahead of a forum for local leaders from across the globe scheduled for March, Mayors Bill…
National greenhouse gas reporting needs an overhaul – it’s time to directly measure the atmosphere
How much greenhouse gas is emitted by any individual country? With global emissions of carbon dioxide hitting a record of 36.8 billion tonnes this…
Of Science, Fear, and Nuclear Radiation
For Andrew Maidment, the chief of physics for the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, it was one of the oddest phone calls…
We’ll Soon Be Able to Prosper and Save the Earth at the Same Time. Here’s How
Life is pretty different today than it was 20 or even 10 years ago. Smartphones and the internet have changed the way we do business,…