"Willow has earned ConocoPhillips scorn from environmental groups, who say the project will emit climate-warming greenhouse gases for decades. But it has found support among some Alaska Natives’ associations, local politicians and the Alaska delegation in Congress. Proponents say that Willow could generate local, state and federal revenue of up to $17 billion and create more than 2,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent jobs."
A tribute to northern Minnesota’s woods and waters
"It's not an easy task, but it's a necessary one if we want to preserve the natural beauty of our home. All environmental challenges, at their core, are local challenges, and for the love of our home, we must treat them as such."
Solving The Biggest Problem With Wind Energy
"After six days of catalysis in the laboratory, a piece of a wind turbine blade was dissolved into intact glass fibers and bisphenol A, which can be used in the production of new blades – in addition to a fraction of various oligomers, which cannot be recycled. The metal piece was cast into the wing as part of the wind turbine’s lightning protection."
Crossing the Climate Chasm Through the Gulf of Mexico
Crossing the climate chasm requires cleaner energy now. The Gulf of Mexico’s energy resources are on the right path.
Ebb Carbon wants to pull CO2 from the sky with electricity and seawater
"The technology builds on years of research led by Matt Eisaman, the company’s CTO and co-founder, who recently joined Yale University’s Center for Natural Carbon Capture as a faculty member. Eisaman first met Tarbell, a former SolarCity executive, several years ago when both were working with Alphabet’s innovation arm, X."
A Huge Lithium Discovery That Economists Were Expecting
"Now about elasticity of supply, in which we economists tend to have more faith than do most people. Time and again over the centuries, economists have observed that resource shortages are often remedied by discovery, innovation and conservation — all induced by market prices. To put it simply: If a resource is scarce, and there is upward pressure on its price, new supplies will usually be found."
China’s Play for Climate Prestige
"Reestablishing American leadership on climate change would build good will among our allies, check China’s greenwashed expansionism, and allow us to guide the response to an issue that will significantly shape geopolitics in the 21st century."
Microsoft’s Sustainability Pledge
"To ensure that our funding will maximize carbon being taken out of the atmosphere, we are doubling down on scientific verification of each project, and using this RFP to harvest and share the best available science and market intelligence on carbon removal."
Could Micro-Pumped Hydropower Help Farmers?
Micro-pumped hydropower systems could provide additional clean energy and energy storage for America's farmers
Yes, You Can Use An Electric Scooter In Rural America
Sebastian Blanco shares his experience on Forbes, of riding an electric scooter through rural America. “So, yes, you can use an electric scooter in rural America. At least, some of us can.” Read the full article here.