Inching towards abundant water: new progress in desalination tech
In early 2018, Cape Town, South Africa came dangerously close to being the world’s first major city to run out of water. People lined up…
In early 2018, Cape Town, South Africa came dangerously close to being the world’s first major city to run out of water. People lined up…
When Beth Crowder and David Wentz bought their 351-acre property in West Virginia in 1975, they knew that they would only own the surface land,…
If higher and middle-income countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, reduced demand could lower oil costs and boost economic growth for…
Business leaders, politicians and policymakers have spent years asking if we were to cut emissions, how much would it cost in lost income or Gross…
In arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), extreme weather manifestations such as droughts caused by prolonged dry spells, among other climate stressors, put ASALs at risk…
Age is the difference. “For more than 30 years, science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying…
Ten years ago, carbon capture and storage or ‘CCS’ went hand in hand with the idea of ‘clean coal’. Although early efforts to capture CO2…
Droughts, fires, severe storms, floods, and other calamities are increasing dramatically because of climate change. Humanity is charging into its human-made disasters caused by increased…
One kilogram of Uranium 235 generates the same amount of energy derived from the combustion of 2 million kilograms of coal. Thermoelectric power plants rely…
Oversupply-solar displaces geothermal; renewables displace renewables – that’s the paradox. In the Philippines, renewable energy development to transition out of a fossil fuel-based economy is…
Built in 1901, Meiderich Ironworks was a coal and steel production plant that operated until 1985. The site followed the typical curve of any coal…
As a massive expanse of unusually warm water spreads across the northeastern Pacific Ocean for the second time in the past five years, the latest…
The emergency threatening part of the world’s largest rainforest is proof that offsets are too risky to count on to cancel out corporate pollution, and…
The modern world depends on the smooth provision of vital services such as energy, transportation, telecommunications, food, water and healthcare. But the systems underpinning these…
Self-driving and electric cars just don’t stop making headlines lately. Amazon invested in self-driving startup Aurora earlier this year. Waymo, Daimler, GM, along with startups…