Climate Technology
All Stories
-
Is Chipotle the McDonald’s of the future — or the future of McDonald’s?
As old-school fast food loses our gullets, new-school fast food is winning our wallets. It's not exactly a revolution, but the change is for the better.
-
The only time driving and booze mix: Scotch biofuels
Scottish researchers could make your post-work Rusty Nail a little more eco-conscious. Cheers!
-
Drop everything and watch this video of our gorgeous planet
This time-lapse from the International Space Station will stop you in your tracks.
-
Tesla co-founder wants to reinvent the … garbage truck?
Ian Wright wants to electrify big autos -- and when cleaning up the streets, where better to start than with garbage trucks?
-
California communities seize control of their energy futures
Here's the coolest thing happening in the electricity world right now: communities banding together and buying their own (cleaner) power, bypassing utilities.
-
The wind turbine could get a snazzy green facelift, thanks to Dutch architects
Part real-estate complex, part green-tech marvel, the Wind Wheel might be the sweetest Dutch invention since the stroopwafel.
-
What a 20-year biomass battle tells us about environmental justice policy
A recent news story held up a wood-burning power plant as the poster child for the EPA's civil rights failures. But the issue is not black and white.
-
What we can learn from British Columbia’s carbon tax
A new report contains interviews with 14 key figures in the development of British Columbia's carbon tax. They share what they've learned.
-
Why some grads are refusing to pay their student loans
Occupy leaders' latest move is supporting students who were burned by a shady for-profit college.
-
Tiny apartments: The new trend that’s not actually new
Decades ago, lots of Americans lived in rooming houses and residential hotels. Today's micro-pods are just resurrecting a good old idea.