By Tim Radford Californian scientists said a fossil fuel phase-out is achievable that would contain climate change, deliver energy entirely from wind, water and sunlight to 139 nations, and save up to 7 million lives each year. They said it would also create a net gain of 24 million long-term jobs, all by 2050, and […]
By Mary Hoff Klaus Lackner has a picture of the future in his mind, and it looks something like this: 100 million semi-trailer-size boxes, each filled with a beige fabric configured into what looks like shag carpet to maximize surface area. Each box draws in air as though it were breathing. As it does, the […]
A couple things happened late last week that feel worth mentioning, to kick off this week on a hopeful note. First, in a bit of legislative wonkery, the House of Representatives voted against an amendment that would have prevented the Department of Defense from studying how climate impacts threaten national security. To express that in […]
By Joe McCarthy Jimmy Carter was the first president to put solar panels on the White House in 1979. Back then, it was a symbolic gesture, a hope that this strange alternative energy would one day pan out. “It can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever […]
Tesla has been awarded a contract to install the world’s largest lithium ion battery. Under the agreement, the company will build the system within 100 days or else it’s free—a promise CEO Elon Musk famously made in March to help solve South Australia’s energy woes. The billionaire entrepreneur spoke about the technology to reporters in […]
The central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh set a new Guinness World Record on Sunday after 1.5 million volunteers planted more than 66 million tree saplings in just 12 hours along the Narmada river. The effort bested the state of Uttar Pradesh’s previous record-breaking feat, when 800,000 participants planted 50 million trees in one day […]
By Madison Feser A new solar-powered bus is rumbling through the streets of New Delhi, but it’s not picking up any passengers. Instead, it’s passing on the value of solar power. Greenpeace India collaborated with the city government to create Solar Comet, India’s first solar powered bus that will embark on 20-day educational tour to […]
By Katherine Ripley Louie the giant lobster, who is probably 132 years old, spent 20 years in a tank in a restaurant in Long Island, New York. It seemed like Louie would meet the same fate as all the other lobsters in the restaurant. But the owner, Butch Yamali, realized that he just couldn’t put […]
Ireland is set to ban onshore fracking after its Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that outlawed the controversial drilling technique. The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 now awaits Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ signature. The president is expected to sign it into law “in the coming days.” The […]
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