EUROPEAN UTILITIES COMMIT TO N...

Apr 5, 2017 by

EUROPEAN UTILITIES COMMIT TO NO NEW COAL PLANTS AFTER 2020

[Translate] Reporter at ThinkProgress. As part of meeting its commitment under the Paris Agreement, the European Union announced it...

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6 Charts That Show Trump Isn’t...

Apr 4, 2017 by

[Translate] Environment “It’s at the point of great return. It’s irreversible. There is no stopping this train.” By Emma...

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CANADIAN STUDY: TRANSITION TO ...

Apr 2, 2017 by

CANADIAN STUDY: TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES ‘IRREVERSIBLE’ BUT U.S. NEEDS TO ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATION

[Translate]   By Meteor Blades  DAILY KOS A Texas wind farm. At 20 gigawatts, enough to supply electricity to 6 million...

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DESPITE TRUMP’S OK, THE ...

Mar 31, 2017 by

DESPITE TRUMP’S OK, THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE IS FAR FROM A DONE DEAL

[Translate] Op-Ed President Donald Trump, flanked by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, signs the...

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NEW CALCULATIONS MAKE BELLE FO...

Mar 27, 2017 by

NEW CALCULATIONS MAKE BELLE FOURCHE SPILL ONE OF THE LARGEST IN STATE HISTORY

[Translate]   Environment New calculations make the Belle Fourche spill one of the largest in state history. By Lorraine Chow /...

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THE CHALLENGE TO THE DAKOTA AC...

Mar 26, 2017 by

THE CHALLENGE TO THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE ISN’T OVER: CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TAKE BATTLE TO COURT

[Translate]   By Emma Niles   TRUTHDIG.COM   Harold C. Frazier, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, outside a federal...

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GLOBAL GOALS ON CLIMATE CHANGE...

Mar 26, 2017 by

GLOBAL GOALS ON CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE ATTAINABLE, DUE TO RAPID COLLAPSE OF COAL

[Translate] By Mark Sumner  DAILYKOS.COM Good news is a rare thing in climate change stories. Coming off the hottest year ever,...

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NONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP ...

Mar 22, 2017 by

NONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP INDUSTRIES WOULD BE PROFITABLE IF THEY PAID FOR THE NATURAL CAPITAL THEY USE

[Translate] By David Roberts GRIST.ORG The notion of “externalities” has become familiar in environmental circles. It refers to costs...

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ECONOMY GROWS AS CO2 EMISSIONS...

Mar 20, 2017 by

ECONOMY GROWS AS CO2 EMISSIONS DROP, MAKING MOCKERY OF TRUMP CLIMATE POLICY

[Translate] Joe Romm Dr. Joe Romm is Founding Editor of Climate Progress, “the indispensable blog,” as NY Times columnist Tom...

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WHY I THINK THERE’S STIL...

Mar 19, 2017 by

WHY I THINK THERE’S STILL HOPE FOR THE CLIMATE IN 2017

[Translate] Despite Trump halting reduction of the US’s vast CO2 emissions, climate change is being taken seriously around the world...

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BRINGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INT...

Mar 16, 2017 by

BRINGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

[Translate]  RMI.ORG Authors Courtney Fairbrother Sr. Associate Koben Calhoun Manager In April 2016, RMI hosted its third annual eLab...

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HOW WE CAN TURN RAILROADS INTO...

Mar 14, 2017 by

HOW WE CAN TURN RAILROADS INTO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

[Translate] Solutionary Rail Opinion By Patrick Mazza  GRIST Railroads have become a nexus of controversy in recent years due to...

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ELON MUSK: I CAN FIX SOUTH AUS...

Mar 11, 2017 by

ELON MUSK: I CAN FIX SOUTH AUSTRALIA POWER NETWORK IN 100 DAYS OR IT’S FREE

[Translate] The Tesla founder says he can build a 100MW battery storage farm within 100 days or provide the system free of charge...

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CALIFORNIA JUST HIT AN INCREDI...

Mar 8, 2017 by

CALIFORNIA JUST HIT AN INCREDIBLE SOLAR POWER MILESTONE

[Translate] Want to see the future of energy? Head west. The Golden State, as gilded as ever. CREDIT: Pixabay By Jeremy Deaton...

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USGS FINALLY ADMITS THAT FRACK...

Mar 7, 2017 by

[Translate] Posted by Aaron Kesel WE ARE CHANGE.ORG It has taken years to finally admit it, but the U.S. Geological Survey has just...

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HOW A PACIFIC ISLAND CHANGED F...

Mar 3, 2017 by

HOW A PACIFIC ISLAND CHANGED FROM DIESEL TO 100% SOLAR POWER

[Translate] The island of Ta’u in American Samoa now boasts a solar microgrid from Tesla’s SolarCity. View Images This...

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NIKOLA TESLA’S 5 LOST IN...

Mar 2, 2017 by

[Translate] Nikola Tesla, the father of radio, television, power transmission, the induction motor, the robot and the cosmic ray, was...

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Could Rising Seas Yield Common...

Feb 23, 2017 by

Could Rising Seas Yield Common Ground? Exploring Opportunities for Climate Collaboration with the Trump Administration

[Translate] Philip Killeen WORLDWATCH.ORG   Trump could (accidentally) have a positive climate legacy [Worldwatch Brief] Try it...

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A CALIFORNIA LEGISLATOR IS PUS...

Feb 23, 2017 by

A CALIFORNIA LEGISLATOR IS PUSHING THE STATE TO GET ALL ITS ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLES

[Translate] Stuff that matters solar dreams    GRIST REUTERS/Max Whittaker California is already shooting to get half its power from...

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EXPECT TO SEE MORE EMERGENCIES...

Feb 20, 2017 by

EXPECT TO SEE MORE EMERGENCIES LIKE OROVILLE DAM IN A HOTTER WORLD

[Translate] Scientists predicted decades ago that climate change would add stress to water management systems like Oroville Dam A...

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SCOTT PRUITT MAKES IT CLEAR TH...

Feb 20, 2017 by

SCOTT PRUITT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE CLEAN POWER PLAN IS GOING AWAY

[Translate] Natasha Geiling Reporter at ThinkProgress. In his first interview as EPA administrator, Pruitt says he wants to refocus...

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OROVILLE IS A WARNING FOR CALI...

Feb 14, 2017 by

OROVILLE IS A WARNING FOR CALIFORNIA DAMS, AS CLIMATE CHANGE ADDS STRESS

[Translate] By ADAM NAGOURNEY and HENRY FOUNTAIN  NYTIMES Photo The remains of the St. Francis Dam in California, which burst just...

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THE WEST’S LARGEST COAL ...

Feb 13, 2017 by

[Translate]   By s.e. smith, Care2 | Report It’s big. It’s coal-fired. And it’s about to go bye-bye. The...

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THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE DOE...

Feb 13, 2017 by

THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE DOESN’T MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE

[Translate] The Dakota Access Pipeline Doesn’t Make Economic Sense By Mark Paul, Dollar & Sense | News Analysis Piping for...

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Revealed: FBI Terrorism Taskfo...

Feb 11, 2017 by

Revealed: FBI Terrorism Taskforce Investigating Standing Rock Activists

[Translate] Environment Indigenous leaders of the movement fear they could be punished as domestic terrorists. By Sam Levin / The...

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A LITTLE GREEN REVOLUTION: THE...

Feb 10, 2017 by

A LITTLE GREEN REVOLUTION: THE RAINBOW WARRIORS WILL HEAL THE EARTH MOTHER

[Translate] By Ethan Indigo Smith Contributing Writer for Wake Up World “When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new...

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SCIENTISTS PLAN TO REPLACE FOS...

Feb 6, 2017 by

SCIENTISTS PLAN TO REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS WITH NUCLEAR FUSION BY 2030

[Translate] Roman Sigaev / Shutterstock In Brief A Canadian collective has released Fusion 2030, a report in which they ask the...

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BILL NYE: THIS IS THE TECHNOLO...

Feb 6, 2017 by

[Translate] Future Society Big Think/YouTube In Brief How will technology evolve in the next 50 years? What will the world be like?...

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FUKUSHIMA REACTOR #2 PRESSURE ...

Feb 4, 2017 by

FUKUSHIMA REACTOR #2 PRESSURE VESSEL BREACHED, RISING TO ‘UNIMAGINABLE’ LEVELS OF RADIATION

[Translate]   By Orcas George  DAILYKOS March 14, 2011 explosion at Fukushima #2 power plant Radiation at Fukushima Reactor #2...

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EIGHT AREAS OF ELECTRICITY INN...

Feb 2, 2017 by

EIGHT AREAS OF ELECTRICITY INNOVATION TO WATCH IN 2017

[Translate] RMI It’s 2017 and we have a lot to look forward to in the electricity sector this year. While many of us take a moment to...

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