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    Climate-Friendly Heating: How to Stay Warm Without Fossil Fuels

    Climate-Friendly Heating: How to Stay Warm Without Fossil Fuels

    By Gero Rueter Heating with coal, oil and natural gas accounts for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. But that’s something we can change, says Wolfgang Feist, founder of the Passive House Institute in the western German city of Darmstadt. “Buildings can be powered in a climate-neutral way, and that’s possible worldwide with […]

    Native American Tribes Oppose Colorado River Project on Navajo Land

    Native American Tribes Oppose Colorado River Project on Navajo Land

    A proposal to dam four parts of a Colorado River tributary for hydropower has drawn significant opposition from Native American tribes, environmentalists and regulatory agencies, according to the AP. Opponents of the project claim that the four dams would severely alter water flows in the main Colorado River in parts that run through Grand Canyon […]

    Analysis: Renewables Could Match Coal Power Within 5 Years, IEA Reveals

    Analysis: Renewables Could Match Coal Power Within 5 Years, IEA Reveals

    By Simon Evans Renewable sources of electricity are set for rapid growth over the next five years, which could see them match the output of the world’s coal-fired power stations for the first time ever. This would mean renewables matching coal as the joint-largest contributors to the global electricity mix in 2024, according to Carbon […]

    Costa Rica Powered by Nearly 100% Renewable Energy

    Costa Rica Powered by Nearly 100% Renewable Energy

    Costa Rica aims to have net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and if it’s energy production in 2019 is a sign of things to come, then it is well on its way to that goal. The small Central American nation produced the most electricity in its history during the month of May and nearly 100 […]

    Clean Power Overtaking Fossil Fuels in Britain in 2019

    Clean Power Overtaking Fossil Fuels in Britain in 2019

    The birthplace of coal power is changing its ways. For the first time since the industrial revolution, the United Kingdom will generate more electricity from clean energy sources like wind, solar and nuclear power rather than from fossil fuel plants, the country’s National Grid said Friday, as the BBC reported. The milestone has been passed […]

    Hydropower Dams Can Harm Coastal Areas Far Downstream

    Hydropower Dams Can Harm Coastal Areas Far Downstream

    By Paula Ezcurra and Octavio Aburto Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world, mainly in developing countries. These enormous structures are one of the world’s largest sources of renewable energy, but they also cause environmental problems. Hydropower dams degrade water quality along rivers. Water that flows downstream from the dams is depleted […]

    Just One-Third of the World’s Longest Rivers Remain Free-Flowing

    Just One-Third of the World’s Longest Rivers Remain Free-Flowing

    Only a little more than one-third of the world’s 246 longest rivers remain free-flowing, drastically reducing the diverse benefits that healthy rivers provide to people and nature everywhere, according to a new study by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and partners. A team of researchers from WWF, McGill University, and other institutions studied about 7.5 million […]