Tag: renewable energy
How America’s ego could save the planet
We need some of America’s ego now, just like 60 years ago, when the Soviet accomplishments in space drove us toward a singular world-changing goal.
How to save $23 trillion per year: 100% renewable energy for...
Political obstacles would make this plan difficult to implement, but a solution to global warming is technically and economically feasible.
Google announces plans to run entirely on renewable energy
Google has put its money where its mouth is on renewable energy over the past six years, repeatedly showing that renewables are not only good for the climate, but good for business.
The huge costs of Trump energy plans
If Trump is able to reverse state and local bans on fracking, he will in effect be giving oil and gas companies the right to pollute people's farms and drinking water.
Saint Petersburg becomes first Florida city to commit to 100% renewables
"We envision a city where families can raise their kids in communities free from toxic pollution, where everyone has the opportunity for a good job and access to healthy, affordable energy."
San Diego to become largest U.S. city to run entirely on...
By 2035, San Diego intends to run on 100% renewable energy. Under the plan, 90% of all waste will be recycled and composted and 50% of all vehicles will be electric.
Rethinking energy and justice in the Trump era
Local, community-based leadership is needed now more than ever to build the next economy—one that doesn’t pollute poor people, and send the money to rich people elsewhere.
7 Solutions to the Climate Crisis
How we create energy with renewables is important. How we store this energy—so we can use it when needed—is just as critical.
States Repped By Energy Science-Denying Republicans Leading Way on Wind Power
These Republicans have supported legislation that has helped finance wind investments, but have also adopted Republican dogma on climate science.
World’s Hottest Hole: Iceland to Harness Molten Magma for Electricity, Could...
Iceland, known for its numerous bubbling hot springs and geysers, already heats up to 90 percent of its homes and supplies about a third of its electricity with geothermal.
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Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens
An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.
Here’s how the World Community of Nations can force Israel to stop genocidal wars
World organizations have declared that Israel is the criminal country of the world. And, therefore, trade with it must be curtailed, and it must happen soon.
AI gives ‘problematic’ health advice study finds
The researchers found a significant gap when these tools are used to address real-world patient symptoms.
The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
The global war on terror’s journey home
The collective trauma of America's twenty-first century wars.