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World Solar Power Topped 100,000 Megawatts in 2012
By J. Matthew Roney The world installed 31,100 megawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV) in 2012—an all-time annual high that pushed global PV capacity above 100,000 megawatts. There is now enough PV operating to meet the household electricity needs of nearly 70 million people at the European level of use. While PV production has become increasingly […]
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We are consigning hundreds of coastal cities to destruction. Who cares?
New research shows that sea-level "lock in" -- the amount of sea-level rise we are making inevitable through carbon emissions -- is growing rapidly. Do we, should we, care about what will happen so far in the future?
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Harsh drought is drying up New Mexico’s largest reservoir
El Paso's drier than an cow bone baking in the Chihuahuan Desert, and an important source of water for drinking and farming has shrunk into a sandy puddle.
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White Liberal Dude Privilege Syndrome: An apology
So, I said something horrible on Twitter. Since I can’t go back in time and take it back, I thought I’d try to make something worthwhile out of it. Here goes.
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Pesticides are blowing into California’s mountains, poisoning frogs
Agricultural chemicals are accumulating in frog tissue in the Sierra Nevadas -- the same kinds of chemicals that are sprayed over crops in California's Central Valley.
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Gulf of Mexico dead zone is big, but not record-breaking big
A 5,800-square-mile area of the Gulf of Mexico is dead this year, starved of oxygen. That's terrible, but not as terrible as had been feared.
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Despite slowdown, global coal remains a planet-destroying monster
Recent news about the slowing growth of the global coal market is nice and all, but coal still remains a gargantuan beast that is steadily trashing the climate.
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Anti-Keystone activists keep the heat on
Some marched 100 miles in a Walk for Our Grandchildren. Some got arrested protesting the Keystone pipeline. All are part of a big climate activism push this summer.
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Flood, rebuild, repeat: Are we ready for a Superstorm Sandy every other year?
Why we pretend the next storm won't happen -- and flush billions in disaster relief down the drain.
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Busy beavers building natural carbon storage
Outside of humans, beavers have more impact on landscapes than virtually any other species. Building dams and changing streams, they well deserve their busy reputation. Now a new study reveals those hardworking animals not only build dams but biocarbon storage as well. Ellen Wohl of Colorado State University reports her findings in an article accepted […]
