The Death of “Alternative Energy”
Fifteen years ago, when I joined the early ranks of clean energy entrepreneurs, we were nearly dead in the water on climate. Oil was $15…
Fifteen years ago, when I joined the early ranks of clean energy entrepreneurs, we were nearly dead in the water on climate. Oil was $15…
It’s currently billions of tonnes of fossil fuels every year. With new (or existing!) technologies, we could literally change the world. “In terms of weapons, the…
As sub-Saharan Africa’s climate changes, small-scale farmers are increasingly looking to innovative ways of dealing with agricultural challenges. And in some instances, the techniques they adopt…
When President Donald Trump yanked America’s support for the Paris Climate Accords, pundits were quick to hail China as the world’s new environmental leader. Two…
A long-running saga finally came to an end this July, as the Kemper County carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility was ordered to cease operations…
Isolated among the mountains, in the middle of Sardinia (Italy), with a butte here and there that breaks the skyline that surrounds and hides the…
US president Donald Trump is gearing up for war in the east, but not against North Korea and not by nuclear or conventional means of…
Droughts in Somalia. Water rationing in Rome. Flooding in Jakarta and Harvey-battered Houston. It doesn’t take a hydrologist to realize that there is a growing…
Who lives by the fossil fuels shall die by the global warming. Cynical, unforgiving, bitter, acrimonious and catastrophic? Sure. It ticks all the boxes. But…
Nuttallburg, West Virginia, USA, owes its name to English entrepreneur John Nuttall, who saw a golden opportunity in the coal-rich New River gorge and began…
Early in summer 2015, a barge hauling two deconstructed wind turbines lumbered out of Seattle bound for the Alaskan Arctic. It traveled along the western…
Is climate change one of your pet peeves? Do you care about the environment? Are you worried about global warming? Unfortunately, our pets increase the…
A 19-month data investigation of mine closures indicates that since at least 2011 no large coal mines operating in South Africa have been granted closure….