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How to Get Children Interested in Renewable Energy

How to Get Children Interested in Renewable Energy

Kids are the ones that will be inheriting the world from us. Getting them invested early in protecting the environment will ensure that their curiosity and interest will live on once they become adults. Figuring out how to introduce the concept of renewable energy to kids can be tricky. The more significant challenge comes down […]

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    We Had Electric Cars in 1900 … Then This Happened

    We Had Electric Cars in 1900 … Then This Happened

    Tearing through the crowded streets of Philadelphia, an electric car and a gas-powered car sought to win a heated race. One that mimicked how cars are actually used. The cars had to stop at stoplights, wait for pedestrians to cross the street, and swerve in and out of the hundreds of horse-drawn buggies. That’s right, […]

    Bitcoin’s ‘Staggering’ Energy Consumption Raises Climate Concerns

    Bitcoin’s ‘Staggering’ Energy Consumption Raises Climate Concerns

    As bitcoin’s fortunes and prominence rise, so do concerns about its environmental impact. The process of mining the cryptocurrency is enormously energy intensive, so much so that it consumes more electricity in a year than Argentina or the Ukraine, according to the latest data from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. Its energy hunger even […]

    5 Things to Know About Carbon-Free Buildings and Construction

    5 Things to Know About Carbon-Free Buildings and Construction

    By Stuart Braun We spend 90% of our time in the buildings where we live and work, shop and conduct business, in the structures that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer. But immense energy is required to source and manufacture building materials, to power construction sites, to maintain and renew the built […]

    Texas Blackouts Reveal How Electric Vehicles Can Provide Power

    Texas Blackouts Reveal How Electric Vehicles Can Provide Power

    By Matt Casale There were many lessons to be learned from Texas’ prolonged periods of lost power during its cold snap, which saw temperatures drop into the single digits. But one many people may not recognize is that electric vehicles, or EVs, can be part of a smart resiliency plan — not only in the […]

    Empire State Building Realty Trust Now 100% Powered by Wind

    Empire State Building Realty Trust Now 100% Powered by Wind

    For nearly 100 years, the Empire State Building has stood as a testament to the industriousness and economic power of the United States. Now, it can also be considered a beacon for the future of sustainable energy. Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) signed a deal in early February to convert the Empire State Building, along […]

    Sunrise Movement Rallies at Texas State Capitol Demanding Green New Deal

    Sunrise Movement Rallies at Texas State Capitol Demanding Green New Deal

    By Jessica Corbett While millions of Texans on Monday continued living without safe drinking water and many faced storm damage and massive electricity bills, youth leaders with the Sunrise Movement rallied at the state capitol in Austin, using the current conditions across the Lone Star State to bolster their demand for a Green New Deal. […]

    Could a Tax on International Travel Fund a Country’s Response to Climate Change?

    Could a Tax on International Travel Fund a Country’s Response to Climate Change?

    Countries most vulnerable to climate change are often the ones with the least financial resources to respond, and rich countries, which are accountable for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions, are failing to support them. In response, six climate finance experts on Thursday called for radical reform to the ways in which international climate […]