Climate Technology
All Stories
-
![]()
![]()
In 10 years, no one in Helsinki is going to own a car
Why would they? The Finnish capital will have a smartphone-enabled travel network that combines small buses, self-driving cars, bicycles, and even ferries.
-
![]()
![]()
Scientist: Save Earth by shrinking humans — and making them hate hamburgers
Bioethics professor Matthew Liao says we could solve climate change by shrinking people down and making them averse to eating meat. The rest of us wonder why the word "ethics" is in his title.
-
![Australian outback]()
![Australian outback]()
Australia repeals carbon tax, scientists freak out
Australia is now the first country in the world to undo a price on greenhouse gas pollution, thanks to its climate-denying prime minister.
-
![]()
![]()
Goodbye, everyone! A massive hole has opened at the End of the World
If a giant abyss appears near a fracking site, it COULD BE a sign that there’s something going on there that is not entirely advisable.
-
![]()
![]()
Four things you should know about Detroit’s water crisis
Detroit's financial woes have put it on the front lines of a decaying-infrastructure crisis that belongs to all of us.
-
![]()
![]()
Lay off the almond milk, you ignorant hipsters
Water down and package a food that's perfectly fine as is? That's just nuts.
-
![]()
![]()
A Tesla for the rest of us? Elon Musk dishes on the new, cheaper model
The Tesla 3 will be half the price of the current model. Honk if you like that idea.
-
![]()
![]()
In Iowa, solar is fighting back against utilities and winning
A court ruling opens the way for a method of financing solar installation that customers like -- and utilities fear.
-
![water wasting]()
![water wasting]()
Wasting water in California will now cost you $500
After calls for voluntary conservation didn't work, the drought-stricken state is cracking down on profligate water use.
-
![]()
![]()
Sean Parker backs San Francisco’s “cars first” measure, twirls moustache
The moneybags tech mogul wants parking to be cheaper and the city to put drivers' needs ahead of everyone else's.
