Oil touched $50 last week, close to double its slump price earlier this year, before falling slightly below that benchmark. Short-term impacts—the wildfire in Canada and outages in Nigeria—helped reduce stocks and drive up the price; then Iraq production increases stalled the rally. The market seemed to have averted the risk of an extended period […]
Imagine: Your workday is done and when you walk to the parking lot, the first thing you do is unplug your vehicle from the office building where it’s been soaking up electricity from rooftop solar panels all day. You hit the road and, as usual, there are no delays. With all the cars networked together, […]
If you saw An Inconvenient Truth featuring former Vice President Al Gore back in 2006, chances are you left the theater a little stunned and asking a whole lot of questions. Questions like, “What can we do?” “What can I do?” If so, you weren’t the only one. Fortunately. This month marks the 10th anniversary […]
Parisians can walk, skate or cycle down the iconic Champs Elysees one day a month without worrying about traffic. The first Sunday of every month is a car-free day, an attempt to reduce pollution in the French city. The initiative began in September 2015 as the brainchild of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. The first Sunday […]
For the first time since the 19th century, Britain’s National Grid sourced no electricity from coal on Tuesday between midnight and 4 a.m. due to a series of power plant breakdowns. Last night, no UK electricity was generated by coal between midnight and 4am. A first for the UK! #keepitintheground pic.twitter.com/TWudLZHMfA — Ben & Jerry's UK […]
Babcock Ranch, an eco-friendly community under development in southwest Florida near Fort Myers, might just be the town of the future. A rendering of Babcock Ranch, aka “the world’s most sustainable city,” will operate mainly on solar power. “Less than a year from today, the first residents will be settling into a whole new way […]
Electric bikes are a great way to get around with less pedal power and research shows that they make people cycle longer and more frequently. Still, e-bikes are a niche market, and many people don’t want to buy a new ride when their standard pedal-bike works perfectly fine. But now, thanks to a team of Cambridge, Massachusetts inventors, you can […]
During an interview at the World Energy Innovation Forum (WEIF) at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory Wednesday, Elon Musk criticized fossil fuel subsidies as well as the alleged “propaganda” tactics deployed by Big Oil and Gas to tarnish his companies, including Tesla, SolarCity and SpaceX. Elon Musk speaking @TeslaMotors #WEIF2016 pic.twitter.com/eGT0V4ddGG — Ted Treanor (@ecoTed) May 4, […]
As the Solar Impulse 2 made its historic 62-hour flight from Hawaii to California without fuel, pilot Bertrand Piccard personally saw the horrific amount of plastic in our oceans. The solar airplane as it approaches the California. Photo credit: Solar Impulse While flying above the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Piccard sent out a tweet to […]
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