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Can New York make buildings super-efficient, fast?
New York City is trying to implement big changes in the sustainability of its buildings. The upfront costs and expectations for different buildings, however, are generating some pushback.
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What if air conditioners could help save the planet instead of destroying it?
Carbon-capturing, fuel-producing air conditioners are now a reality. But are they putting off real solutions to climate change?
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The town that extended ‘smart growth’ to its water
After an especially hard drought year in 1962, the city of Westminster, Colorado renovated its approach to water use. Today, it serves as a model for many cities in the West that are facing dry years ahead.
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Biodiversity crisis is about to put humanity at risk, U.N. scientists to warn
“All of our ecosystems are in trouble. This is the most comprehensive report on the state of the environment. It irrefutably confirms that nature is in steep decline.”
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Renewable energy outpaced coal in April for the first time ever
Renewable energy had a little spring in its step this year.
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Los Angeles launched its own Green New Deal
Los Angeles jumps on the bandwagon.
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Indonesia might need a new capital because of climate change
Jakarta is sinking thanks to groundwater extraction and rising sea levels. The president wants to move the capital.
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How Linda Garcia risked everything to keep Big Oil out of her community
“There’s a tremendous sense of responsibility in our communities to take care of the planet so that it can be passed on to our children, and their children. We need more people to speak out, stand up, and form armies of resistance.”
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Green New Deal activists make first 2020 endorsement in wildfire-burned California
The youth-led climate activist group, Sunrise Movement, is using their newfound spotlight to back more environmentally focused politicians.
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Dakota Access company bought up dozens of anti-pipeline URLs
A pipeline company buying the domain names of protesting websites: 'standard brand management' or preemptive damage control?
