Why environmentally friendly behavior can reduce support for environmentally friendly policy.
Fighting climate change requires action both by individuals—such as reducing household electricity use—and by governments—such as implementing a tax on carbon emissions. Neither approach...
How retiring nuclear power plants may undercut US climate goals.
By BRAD PLUMERJune 13, 2017Over the last decade, a glut of cheap natural gas from hydraulic fracturing has driven hundreds of dirtier coal plants in the...
As solar pushes electricity prices negative, 3 solutions for California’s power grid.
For a time this spring in California, as the snow melted above hydroelectric dams, the sun shone on solar arrays, and the wind whipped...
The electric, driverless revolution is about to hit the high seas.
It’s not just in Google laboratories that the revolution in electric, driverless transportation is gathering pace: a Norwegian shipping company is aiming to be...
North Carolina bill promises short-term jolt to solar, but critics worry about long term.
A bill breezing through the North Carolina legislature promises to end a high-profile standoff between the solar industry and Duke Energy, and triple the...
To create a carbon-neutral restaurant, first you have to measure the footprint.
The problem is that’s tough to measure. Plus, it’s woefully incomplete: Pretty much anything caught, grown, or raised requires ingredients to become ingredients, which...
Recently passed legislation to open up PACE financing in Illinois.
Illinois could get a PACE program for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy in commercial, industrial and multi-family buildings if the governor signs a...
How these new planes will change the way we fly.
Hey, beleaguered air travelers, ready for some good news? How does this sound? Fly on TAP Portugal Airlines nonstop from Providence, Rhode Island, to...
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