How African Countries Can Harness the Huge Potential of Their Oceans
Over the past decade there’s been a steady rise across Africa in the attention given to the responsible use of the oceans to contribute to…
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China Has Officially Started Construction on the World’s First “Forest City”
FUTURISTIC GREEN CITY The world’s first “Forest City,” created to fight pollution, is now under construction in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China. Designed by Stefano Boeri…
Huge Milestone: Renewables Now Provide More Electricity Than Nuclear Power
The latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information’s “Electric Power Monthly” (with data through April 30) reveals that—for the first time since the beginning of…
Volvo is leaving cars as you know them behind
The clean energy future looks unstoppable — at least in some parts of the world. Swedish auto company Volvo announced Wednesday that all of the new cars it…
Want to Get “Back to the Land”? You’re Not Alone
Each generation has had one common desire: to live a more honest, ethical life of self-sufficiency and oneness with nature. Over the past century, generations…
Scholars greet Paris exit as multifaceted mistake
Faculty across disciplines react to withdrawal from climate accord Though other nations appear to be standing firm on their climate commitments, and U.S. states, cities,…
Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt
James Dyke, University of Southampton By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of…
Beyond the War on Coal
by Katie O’Reilly, Sierra magazine Two years ago—long before coal became one of the most dominant and controversial symbols of the 2016 presidential election—Bloomberg Philanthropies approached production…
Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of…
‘It’s so bad for the environment, and it’s our future’
Children from several schools created their own placards and protested outside Parliament today demanding the government ban plastic bags. They were on hand to help…
Teenagers See Renewables as Fuel of Their Generation
Donald Trump this week is launching an “energy week,” pushing the argument that the U.S. will become a net exporter of oil and gas. The president…
How the gas industry can help fight climate change in Siberia
Andrew Hopkins, Australian National University Permafrost is the layer of permanently frozen earth – over a 1,000 metres thick in some places – that lies…
As Climate Change Threatens Food Supplies, Seed Saving is an Ancient Act of Resilience
In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals keep their seeds in the library. On Feb. 26, 2008, a $9-million…