Floating solar: A win-win for drought-stricken lakes in U.S.
Floating solar panel arrays are increasingly being deployed in places as diverse as Brazil and Japan.
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Vanishing act: Why insects are declining and why it matters
Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show.
How growing sea plants can help slow ocean acidification
Researchers are finding that kelp, eelgrass, and other vegetation can effectively absorb CO2 and reduce acidity in the ocean.
How to restore an urban river? Los Angeles looks to kind out
Officials are moving ahead with a major revitalization of the Los Angeles River – removing miles of concrete along its banks and re-greening areas now covered with pavement.
Sticker shock: The soaring costs of Germany’s nuclear shutdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 2011 decision to rapidly phase out the country’s 17 nuclear power reactors has left the government and utilities with a massive problem
Chocolate in the jungle: The battle to save a disappearing rainforest
Stretching south from Panama through Colombia and into Ecuador, the Chocó Rainforest is one of the world’s most biologically rich ecosystems.
The new green grid: Utilities deploy ‘virtual power plants’
By linking together networks of energy-efficient buildings, solar installations, and batteries ...
How we react to climate change, told through the 5 stages of grief
Even as heat records are shattered on a monthly basis and the world’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, climate change remains a divisive issue in many parts of the world.
Pressure mounts to reform our throw-away clothing culture
Americans dispose of about 12.8 million tons of textiles annually — 80 pounds for each man, woman, and child.
An Amazon tribe’s deadly fight to save its land from logging
For decades, the indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest have been struggling to protect their ancestral lands from logging.
