Canceled Canadian CCS Project Deemed ‘Not Economically Feasible’
Critics say the considerable amount of financial resources already dedicated to CCS have effectively been wasted, particularly when the means to cheaply decarbonize the grid – such as solar panels or wind turbines – are already available.
May 13, 2024
From Climate Crisis to Polycrisis
We are smart, linguistic, ultrasocial, tool-making primates who have recently stumbled upon an energy bonanza. We’ve accomplished wonders. But we have also become our own worst enemy. Collective survival will require setting aside our hubris and coming to terms with environmental and social limits.
May 13, 2024
Arizona wants to mine uranium near the Grand Canyon. Tribal nations are fighting back.
Arizona wants to mine uranium near the Grand Canyon. Tribal nations are fighting back.
May 9, 2024
Wind and solar are ‘fastest-growing electricity sources in history’
Wind and solar are growing faster than any other sources of electricity in history, according to new analysis from thinktank Ember.
May 9, 2024
Fracking Quakes Have Surged Near Fort St. John
Experts tracking a tremorous trend in northeastern B.C. notched another data point on April 13. In the early morning hours that day, a fracking-caused earthquake tripped the British Columbia Energy Regulator’s drilling shutdown switch.
May 8, 2024
How a Neighborhood Co-op Started by Teens Helped Communities Around the U.S. Adopt Solar Power
The nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is one group working to help communities move away from fossil fuels toward solar power.
May 7, 2024
You are Formally Invited to a Livable Future (Empty chairs will be noted.)
While Mayor Bowser, like so many officials, declines her constituency’s invitation to become a part of building a livable future, the growing movement behind this vision will fight on, with or without her.
May 6, 2024
The Great Unraveling
Environmental and social challenges are compounding to threaten the systems that support the world we know. What does this Great Unraveling mean for human civilization and the global ecosystem?