We Need a Just Transition—Because We Should Abandon Coal, Not Coal Workers
Taking care of those communities distressed by the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an economic and ethical imperative. The coal industry is…
Indonesia’s huge fires and toxic haze will cause health problems for years to come
Maria C. Lo Bue, United Nations University Indonesia is currently in the throes of an environmental emergency. Thousands of hectares of forest are burning across…
‘This Is Truly Terrifying’: Scientists Studying Underwater Permafrost Thaw Find Area of the Arctic Ocean ‘Boiling With Methane Bubbles’
The lead researcher said that “this is the most powerful” methane seep he has ever seen. “No one has ever recorded anything similar.” Scientists studying…
An introduction to the state of wind power in the U.S.
Rural and often conservative states are leading the way in harnessing the wind. Advances in technology, improved economics, and broad political support are making wind…
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…
When fracking companies own the gas beneath your land
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,…
When rich economies cut emissions, poor ones stand to benefit, study says
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…
The costs and benefits of a clean economy
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…
How Islamic finance can build resilience to climate change
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…
Teen air
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…
CCS and coal: the carbon no one wants to capture
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…
Museums for future
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…
Nuclear, a waste of time?
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…
The archipelagic energy structure of the Philippines
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…
Meiderich
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…
IPCC special report finds oceans and cryosphere changing rapidly due to global warming
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…