Resiliency Hub provides safety and self-sufficiency in a disinvested community
Solar power plus battery storage will enable a Petersburg, VA Resiliency Hub to keep its doors open in times of crisis.
March 27, 2024
Analysis: Record drop in China’s CO2 emissions needed to meet 2025 target
China’s energy sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased 5.2% in 2023, meaning a record fall of 4-6% is needed by 2025 to meet the government’s “carbon intensity” target.
March 26, 2024
UK Government Holds its Nerve on Heat Pumps as Clean Heat Policy Confirmed
A cornerstone of the UK’s plans to slash the use of gas in home heating has survived a bitter backlash from the gas boiler sector.
March 25, 2024
Tribes Call on NASA to Halt Desecration of the Moon
An ambitious public-private partnership has ushered in a new space race to the moon. But tribal nations warn that the rush for lunar development bodes poorly for the moon—and the Earth.
March 21, 2024
Alberta’s Brutal Water Reckoning
Alberta’s water emergency, which is also a fire emergency, was foretold by scores of water scientists. They predicted that prolonged water scarcity would hit southern Alberta hard for stubborn geographical reasons.
March 21, 2024
DRC Bleeds Conflict Minerals For Green Growth
As violent militias rampage across the country, activists in the DRC are urgently calling for a green transition that puts justice first, not new revenue streams, and that dismantles colonial exploitation once and for all.
March 19, 2024
Covas do Barroso: Local Resistance to Europe’s Lithium Race
Lithium may be at the heart of the green transition, but mining the metallic element also causes damage to natural environments. In lithium-rich Portugal, modest rural communities join national outrage against governmental deals bypassing local economies and threatening livelihoods.
March 18, 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?