Greenhouse gases could fall to levels not seen since WWII
Clear skies ahead. These days, you’ll be forgiven for hoping those words refer to the end of a pandemic that has forced millions to hunker down indoors. But in this case, those clear skies are literal. And when we finally…
What is a solar tower and how does it work?
A solar tower, also known as a solar power tower, is a way to concentrate solar power to make it a more powerful energy source. Solar towers are sometimes also called heliostat power plants because they use a collection of…
SUPREME COURT: Big Oil brings Baltimore climate battle to justices
Oil firms this week renewed a request for the nation’s highest bench to stop Baltimore from pursuing a state court battle for industry compensation for local climate change impacts.
ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Oil firms were confronting climate risks. Then the virus hit
Before the coronavirus, oil companies were busy establishing commitments to address climate change. New goals were released regularly.
BUSINESS: Will renewables ride out the virus better than oil and gas?
Few industries have survived the novel coronavirus pandemic unscathed — and the renewable energy sector is no exception.
Vodka From Thin Air: An Unusual Climate Prize Hits a Coronavirus Snag – News18
In 2017, Stafford Sheehan handed a friend an unusual bottle of booze. He had made it himself — but not the usual way. A chemical physicist, Sheehan had invented a process to make alcohol from carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas…
Vodka From Thin Air: An Unusual Climate Prize Hits a Coronavirus Snag – The New York Times
In 2017, Stafford Sheehan handed a friend an unusual bottle of booze. He had made it himself — but not the usual way. A chemical physicist, Dr. Sheehan had invented a process to make alcohol from carbon dioxide, the greenhouse…
Another Coronavirus Victim: The Green New Deal
What will happen next with the coronavirus epidemic is unknown, but it seems certain to claim one very high-profile victim: the so-called Green New Deal. Good riddance. The current crisis in the U.S. economy is, in miniature but a concentrated…
Why did Ecuador's largest waterfall disappear?
Earlier this year, the 500-foot-tall San Rafael waterfall in the Ecuadorian Amazon seemed to vanish. The country’s largest waterfall in both height and volume, its disappearance wasn’t caused by a sudden drop in water levels, but instead because the Coca…
Sorry, but the Virus Shows Why There Won’t Be Global Action on Climate Change – Foreign Policy
School students gather to demand action on climate change in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 20, 2019. Jenny Evans/Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted daily life, caused widespread sickness and fatalities, and sent the global economy careening toward a depression….
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