Researchers from Washington State University have found a new method of waste treatment that can turn sewage sludge into biogas, which can be used for producing electricity or making renewable natural gas (RNG) for community use. The research, expected to publish in the journal Waste Management this December, tested a waste pretreatment process that applied […]
Renewable sources of electric power saw increases in the first two-thirds of this year, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
A trash-collecting wheel is cleaning up pollution from the Juan Díaz River in Panama before it makes its way to the ocean. The wheel, named Wanda Díaz, is powered with hydraulic and solar power and also uses a camera system and artificial intelligence to analyze waste and provide data for public education and policy. Marea […]
According to a report by wind association WindEurope, orders for onshore wind turbines in the EU have fallen to 36 percent in the third quarter of 2022, compared with the same time last year, putting climate targets at risk, reported Energy Live News. The decline was attributed to lagging permit processing, cost pressures from inflation […]
Stepping onto a yellow school bus for the first time is one of the most iconic rights-of-passage in a U.S. childhood. But it turns out these buses aren’t as wholesome as their bright color and rounded roofs suggest. In fact, most school buses run on diesel and, when children stand in their shadow, they are […]
In a backwards move indicative of the world’s fitful transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, a wind farm in western Germany is being dismantled in order to make way for the expansion of an open-pit coal mine. The expansion of the lignite mine underscores Europe’s energy crisis, as energy security has sometimes taken precedence […]
Texas is often associated with fossil fuels, especially oil. But it turns out a greener kind of energy is saving the state’s customers a significant amount of money. A new report from IdeaSmiths LLC found that wind and solar had generated as much as $106 billion in savings and benefits in Texas between 2010 and […]
The UK now has its second new prime minister in less than two months, and environmental and anti-poverty activists want him to take stronger action on the climate and cost-of-living crises.
As pollution, heatwaves, flooding and habitat destruction worsen worldwide, humans are coming up with more creative solutions to battle the climate crisis. An example of this is the increasing number of landfill sites across the U.S. that are being repurposed as solar farms. A landfill is a toxic disposal site for solid waste covered in […]
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