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In 2018 in Japan, more than 1,000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming.
Massachusetts nonprofit HEET wants to turn leaky infrastructure into district-wide geothermal heat-pump systems that it hopes will create a “post-gas world.”
As wind turbines reach the end of their life, engineers are turning the blades into electrical transmission towers, bridges, cement, and more.
In 7 cities with different climates and electric grids, new all-electric homes saved money and CO2
Everything you need to know about the contested federal permit that helped kill the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
You do not bear sole responsibility for fixing how the world is screwed up.
The problem is, it’s unclear if “carbon offsets” even work.
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
The EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment.