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New tech can make your house a solar microgrid
Enlarge / Modern single story house with solar panels and wall battery for energy storage. (credit: imaginima) In 2020, the average United States resident experienced…
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Scientists rush to save ancient Colorado River fish
Scientists are on a mission to save the “humpback chub” — an ancient fish under attack from not only invasive predators, but also from the…
How SCOTUS’ upcoming climate ruling could defang Washington
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this month hobbling the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in greenhouse gases — but its impact…
Equilibrium/Sustainability — China to send solar power from space
A Chinese satellite could soon be beaming solar energy down from space — the first step in an ambitious push to supply the country with…
How to create a more resilient power grid to avoid blackouts
A recent report finds that the U.S. power grid is well prepared to maintain reliable electric service during “normal” conditions. The problem is, extreme weather…
US climate envoy urges cooperation with Mexico amid tension
Mexico’s president wants to raise investment in fossil fuels while limiting private wind, natural gas and solar power. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/9/us-climate-envoy-urges-cooperation-with-mexico-amid-tension Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company
As governor, Joe Manchin supported an unusual detail in a clean energy bill that was moving through the West Virginia Legislature in 2009. The provision…
Samsung’s latest remote turns router radio waves into energy
Samsung has revamped the solar-charging remote it debuted at CES 2021. Along with using light to top up the battery, Samsung says the latest Eco…
What we learned this year about how to avoid a climate catastrophe
COP26 was not a fist-in-the-air moment, and not the victory against climate change that humanity had been banking on. Sadly, politics and commerce put a…
Biden administration approves 2 solar farms in California desert
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it has approved two major solar projects on federal land in California’s desert and moved to solicit interest in more…
‘We want sun’: the battle for solar power in Puerto Rico
Many people suffered following power cuts in the aftermath of two hurricanes, but advocates say solar power will withstand future disasters Rosalina Marrero spends the…
A bad solar storm could cause an “Internet apocalypse”
Enlarge / Even if the power comes back after the next big solar storm, the internet may not. (credit: Jean Claude Moschetti | REA |…
Scientists say the world urgently needs to cut methane emissions. The politics aren’t as simple.
The Biden administration’s emerging efforts to slash emissions of methane — a greenhouse gas triggering alarms across the globe — is setting the stage for…
Lorde Unveils Latest Single ‘Mood Ring’
Ahead of the release of her anticipated third album, Solar Power, this Friday, Lorde has given the world a final taste of what’s to come….
“Blue” hydrogen is worse for the climate than coal, study says
Enlarge / A Hyundai Nexo patrol car at a hydrogen filling station in Lower Saxony, Germany. (credit: Friso Gentsch/picture alliance) Gas companies and utilities are…
The 6 Best Smart Blinds and Shades
New Africa/Shutterstock.com Smart blinds or shades are a great investment that’ll polish off your smart home and really pull everything together. When you deck out…
The hydrogen hype is real, but is it justified?
Hydrogen is quickly gaining ground in the global energy mix, but it still has a long way to go to become the low-carbon solution it…
Russian module suddenly fires thrusters after docking with space station
Enlarge / Russian “Nauka” module approaches the International Space Station. (credit: Roscosmos) Flight controllers at NASA and Roscosmos averted a disaster on Thursday after a…
US Department of Energy will offer instant permits for rooftop solar installations
With the US back in the Paris climate accord, President Joe Biden has the lofty goal of decarbonizing the US power grid by 2035. As…
Lorde Tells Stephen Colbert About Showing Buttcheeks On Her Solar Power Album Cover
A couple of weeks ago, Lorde, who is kind of like a prettier Jesus, dropped “Solar Power,” her first single in four years. Yesterday, Lorde…
Blistering heat wave in West expands to California, wildfire dangers increase
The record-breaking heat wave roasting the West is expanding its grip on Thursday, with the focus of the triple-digit heat shifting into California — particularly…
Long-lasting extreme heat event strains the West’s grid, could spark wildfires
A dangerous and widespread mid-June heat wave is bringing blowtorch-like heat, skyrocketing power demand, and “critical” wildfire danger to much of the West Tuesday through…
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