Energy
Inside Climate News
Clean Energy Soared in the U.S. in 2017 Due to Economics, Policy and Technology
President Trump rolled out the antiquated arguments about why clean energy was too expensive and a threat to the grid. But markets and policies...
Inside Climate News
Electric Trucks Begin Reporting for Duty, Quietly and Without All the Fumes
Replacing fleets of medium- and heavy-duty trucks can help cut greenhouse gas emissions and make cities quieter and cleaner.
Inside Climate News
Microgrids Keep These Cities Running When the Power Goes Out
These energy islands are keeping electricity flowing in emergencies and helping integrate wind and solar. They’re keystones to a modern electric grid.
Inside Climate News
Californians Are Keeping Dirty Energy Off the Grid via Text Message
When power demand rises, OhmConnect sends out a text to customers: cut your energy use and you’ll earn money. It’s keeping demand spikes under...
Inside Climate News
Are Electric Vehicles Pushing Oil Demand Over a Cliff?
With China now planning to phase out gas-powered cars, automakers are talking about an all-electric future. It could mean a big drop in emissions.
The New York Times
Private Funding Brings a Boom in Hydropower, With High Costs
Nature Outlook
The Real Cost of Energy
All energy production has environmental and societal effects. But calculating them — and pricing energy accordingly — is no easy task.
The New York Times
Heading Off Negative Impacts of Dam Projects
The New York Times
Water Adds New Constraints to Power
The New York Times
Turning to Water Conservation to Save Energy
The New York Times
Ethanol Boom Creates Environmental Impact
The New York Times
Doing More While Using Less Power
The New York Times
Waste-to-Energy Plants a Waste of Energy
TakePart
A Giant Lake that Sustains Millions of People Is in Danger
Dams, overfishing, and pollution threaten Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the world’s most productive fisheries.
The New York Times
Potential Grows for Biomass Energy
The New York Times
The Challenge of Storing Energy on a Large Scale
TakePart
Africa Goes off the Grid to Bring Power to Rural Villages
Half of Africa’s population lacks access to electricity, but microgrids powered by solar energy are lighting the way to energy independence.
Rethink
Low-lying Vietnam Is Squeezed Between Its Neighbors and the Rising Seas.
Climate change, heavy-handed water management, and upstream dams are changing the Mekong Delta, pushing residents to adapt.
The New York Times
Making the Consumer an Active Participant in the Grid
Nature
Can Wind and Solar Fuel Africa’s Future?
With prices for renewables dropping, many countries in Africa might leap past dirty forms of energy towards a cleaner future.