Latest Articles
-
![Geothermal microdistricts]()
![Geothermal microdistricts]()
Can we really end our reliance on natural gas? These moms have a plan — and the ear of utilities.
Massachusetts nonprofit HEET wants to turn leaky infrastructure into district-wide geothermal heat-pump systems that it hopes will create a “post-gas world.”
-
![]()
![]()
Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges
As wind turbines reach the end of their life, engineers are turning the blades into electrical transmission towers, bridges, cement, and more.
-
![]()
![]()
FERC may finally help the public understand WTF it does
A new office of public participation might make the arcane federal commission accessible.
-
![A print from the 1870's of the Pliocene landscape with graphics representing wind on top]()
![A print from the 1870's of the Pliocene landscape with graphics representing wind on top]()
Climate change could take weather patterns back to the Pliocene
Even the winds are getting more polarized.
-
How 100% clean energy could power our cities and towns
We built this tiny model town to show what it would look like if we tried to transition to 100% clean energy.
-
![]()
![]()
What’s the bigger climate threat: Single-use plastic or long-haul shipping?
Ah, the two great behemoths of environmental scourgery: plastics and e-commerce.
-
![Burlington, Vermont, sources 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.]()
![Burlington, Vermont, sources 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.]()
Can a city truly be 100% renewable? It’s complicated.
Hundreds of cities have pledged to switch to renewables -- but there's a lot standing in their way.
-
![]()
![]()
Democrats flip the Senate — illuminating a path forward on climate
Still, Democratic control of the Senate will be narrow and tenuous.
-
![]()
![]()
Big businesses talk a big climate game — just not on Capitol Hill
Where are the pro-climate lobbyists?
-
![]()
![]()
From lab to plate: ‘Cultured meat’ finally hits the menu
A Singapore restaurant is the first to serve lab-grown meat. Is the U.S. next?
