Nuttallburg
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…
Alaska’s Small Villages Turn Toward Renewables — And Don’t Look Back
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…
Paw-sitive climate change actions for pets
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…
Coal mines leave a legacy of ruin
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….
German coal mining could end by 2030s, says Merkel’s coalition negotiator
Leader of North Rhine-Westphalia, who is leading the CDU’s coalition talks on energy, said mines across Germany could be closed by the decade after next…
Hydroelectric dams threaten Brazil’s mysterious Pantanal – one of the world’s great wetlands
Lauren Crabb, Coventry University; Anna Laing, University of Sussex; Bronwen Whitney, Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Carlos Saito, University of Brasilia The Pantanal in central South…
Five things that will be top of the agenda at the COP23 climate summit
The United Nations’ Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn , formally called the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23). Official business is about how…
Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016
Concentrations of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere surged to a record high in 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Last year’s increase was…
Small reactors ‘might be a game-changer’ for Europe
The political climate for nuclear energy is “not very positive” in Europe, admits William D. Magwood, and the industry is currently shifting towards Russia and…
India’s fossil fuel paradox?
India has a “contradictory” energy policy as it pledges to move towards a greener economy but is importing oil. That’s the view of Dr Senthilarasu…
Oxford Is Creating a World First Zero Emission Zone by 2035
It’s ‘dangerously high’ there right now. Oxford in the UK wants to become the world’s first carbon emission-free city by 2035, with a plan to…
Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland First “Negative-Emissions” Facility
Swiss company Climeworks, developers of direct air capture (DAC) technology, has partnered with Reykjavik Energy (OR) on a power plant confirmed to produce “negative emissions.”…
End of the road for traditional vehicles? Here are the facts
Matthew Watkins, Nottingham Trent University New sales of petrol and diesel cars will be banned by 2040 in the UK, which has since been joined…