Category: Climate Action & Science

It’s almost an ironclad law: Over time, wind turbines get taller, better, and more cost-effective. A new proposed project in the U.K. Source: Canary Media.

A recent ruling from federal regulators will let virtual power plants help meet surging energy demand in the county’s biggest energy market. Late last month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered PJM Interconnection to…

Working largely alone, Clay Yapp tackled everything from ICF foundations and advanced air-sealing details to dense-packed cellulose and exterior continuous insulation Source: Green Building Advisor.

We are getting ready to install trim around the perimeter of our slab on grade home. The vapor barrier wraps up and over the foundation walls (for the most part,… Source: Green Building Advisor.

Contemporary houses in urban India negotiate between the two parallel conditions: the desire for spatial generosity and the long-established culture of collective living. What is rarely questioned is how this space is distributed, inhabited,…

Starting on Monday, about 10,000 government negotiators, scientists, journalists and campaigners will gather at a purpose-built venue in a national park in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar to discuss how to stop land turning into desert…

Plus: Cristobal forms as the Atlantic awakens, with two tropical waves heading toward the Caribbean. The post Tropical Storm Lala heads toward Hawaii; life-threatening floods possible appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

As the climate warms, many areas are experiencing more extremely hot days. And in places unaccustomed to the heat, people are often unprepared. Source: Yale Climate Connections.

Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.By Dan Gearino It’s been a wild first half of the year in the U.S.

In 2028, you might notice subtle changes in your grocery runs. Fruits are in cardboard boxes instead of clamshell containers, takeout salads come in fiber bowls and microwaveable meals are tucked in clear or…

When carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from a factory or power plant, the gas can be captured and permanently stored underground, preventing it from driving climate change. This is the idea underpinning carbon capture…

There was a slight dip in Aussie plug-in numbers in July. No matter what you wish for, shipping schedules set the pace in the Australian car market. Source: CleanTechnica.