Lora Shinn: Renewable Energy | The Clean Facts
Wind and solar are powering a clean energy revolution. Here’s what you need to know about renewables and how you can help make an impact at home.
Kenny Stancil: Majority of World’s Oil and Gas Workers Want to Seek Employment in Renewable Energy Industry
A study published earlier this year found that shifting from fossil fuels to renewables would add eight million jobs worldwide, boosting overall employment in the energy sector by more than 40% by 2050.
Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, & Max Wilbert: Bright Green Lies
How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About it.
Rebecca Solnit: Welcome to the US, Greta. With Your Help We Can Save the Planet and Ourselves
Even in such a divided and troubled country, there is hope. Between us we can beat the climate destroyers.
John Feffer: Lifeboat Earth
Feckless democrats or reckless authoritarians: Lifeboat Earth doesn’t stand much of a chance with such options.
Norah Vawter: The Green New Deal — Let’s Get Visionary
We need a plan to save the planet while creating great jobs. Actually, there is one. Lately there’s been a lot of bad news about climate change and the future … Continue reading
Jeff Turrentine: A Renewable Energy Revolution in Trump Country?
Americans know which way the energy winds are blowing—and in the heartland, they’re blowing mightily. Something truly noteworthy is taking place in a deep-red swath of the Midwest. According to a … Continue reading
Tim Radford: Global green vision is do-able, with an effort
Plant-based diets are key to the green vision. Image: By Martin Abeggien, via Wikimedia Commons . The global green vision can become reality, with warming held to 1.5°C. Energy efficiency, … Continue reading
Deirdre Fulton: Developing Nations Lead Renewable Energy Boom
‘What is truly remarkable about these results is that they were achieved at a time when fossil fuel prices were at historic lows.’ Renewable energy boomed in 2015, a year … Continue reading
Dan Cobb: President Obama’s Carbon Initiative is Bold and Ground-Breaking, and Falls Desperately Short
President Obama’s initiative to cut US CO2 emissions is “ground-breaking”, “aggressive”, and given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, critically inadequate. Each of us must grasp the fact … Continue reading
Australian solar plant has generated “supercritical” steam that rivals fossil fuels
’ A CSIRO test plant in Australia has broken a world record and proved solar power could efficiently replace fossil fuels. Image: CSIRO A solar thermal test plant in Newcastle, … Continue reading
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