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Nearly 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity, but bringing them up to a western level of consumption of fossil fuels will fry the planet. What's the ethical path forward?
The largest demonstration in U.S. history was a nuclear disarmament rally in New York in 1982. Today's climate activists are following that lead.
Two historians turn to science fiction to scare the hell out of you about climate change.
By improving irrigation, efficiency, recycling, and stormwater-capture practices, California could free up enough extra water to meet all of its cities' needs.
Remember the hype about the greening of Christianity? Yeah, that, not so much.
At Flood Wall Street, where parade floats doubled as works of art and costumes irked the cops, we saw the power of protest imagery -- and its limitations.
Renewable electricity standards are not expensive to implement, a new study finds.
Big Energy sees net metering as a threat to its bottom line, but it could be a boon for underserved communities, and electric utilities, too.
The governor of New York lost more votes than expected to a progressive primary challenger who tapped into the energy of the anti-fracking movement.