Solar is Now the Cheapest Electricity in History and Just Met 100% of Demand in South Australia For First Time

South Australia has met 100% of its electricity demands with solar energy for the first time over the weekend—most of it coming not from solar farms but PV panels mounted on rooftops. A combination of cloudless skies, low energy demand, and mild temperatures helped create conditions for 76% of circulating power to be generated by […]

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New lead screening method zooms in on highest-risk areas in Georgia

Applying the new screening index could improve efforts to monitor for chronic, long-term exposure to low levels of lead.

Biden Declares An End To The Oil And Gas Industry

At the second and final presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden went all-in on climate change extremism. He promised to effectively put America’s oil industry out of business and declared Earth was facing the point of no return in…

JAPAN: Nation to use wind, batteries to meet lofty 2050 carbon goal

Japan will promote the use of offshore wind generation and battery storage in its new effort to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a government official, indicating how the nation might change its policies to meet the ambitious goal.

Subsea Systems Institute receives $9.5 million for research, economic development

(University of Houston) A national research center focused on offshore energy has received $9.5 million for workforce training and to develop new technologies and practices that can improve the safety and sustainability of the offshore industry.

NYS panel on global warming examines how we move – WBNG-TV

WBNG) — One of New York’s latest initiatives to fight climate change is taking a look at the transportation industry. The state’s Climate Action Council, compromised of various members of government and community leaders, met with a transportation advisory panel…

Climate ‘Catastrophe’ Myths And Realities—And Why You Should Care

Those of us who reject the idea that mankind controls Earth’s thermostat do so for many reasons. As yet there exists no physical evidence to link the steady growth of carbon dioxide beginning in the 1950s with the erratic atmospheric…

Myanmar Eradicates Disease That Caused Blindness in 4% of Its People—The 12th Nation To Do So

Though trachoma is preventable, blindness from trachoma is irreversible–and it continues to be one of the leading causes of blindness globally, affecting 1.9 million people around the world.  In good news from Myanmar, the World Health Organization has validated that the disease has been eliminated from the country: This is extra impressive, because in 2005, […]

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WATCH: Chellie Pingree, Jay Allen Square Off On Race, Global Warming In Maine Public’s Debate – Maine Public

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, and GOP challenger Jay Allen squared off in Augusta last night at a Maine Public 1st District debate that largely reflected the country’s partisan divide fundamental issues. Allen argued, for instance, that there is…

CALIFORNIA: ‘Nightmarish fears.’ Homeowners lose insurance as fires rage

California will look at changing its rules for fire insurance as climate change amplifies wildfires and residents see their policies canceled.