Beyond sprawl: A new vision of the solar suburbs of the future
The concept of the "solar suburb" includes a solar panel on every roof, an electric vehicle in every garage ...
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For U.S. tribes, a movement to revive native foods and lands
On ancestral lands, the Fond du Lac band in Minnesota is planting wild rice and restoring wetlands damaged by dams, industry, and logging.
A new global tinderbox: The world’s northern forests
Rapidly rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, and increased lightning strikes are leading to ever-larger wildfires in the northern forests ...
How China and U.S. became unlikely partners on climate
Amid tensions between the U.S. and China, one issue has emerged on which the two nations are finding common ground: climate change.
The rapid and startling decline of world’s vast Boreal forests
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the fate of the huge boreal forest that spans from Scandinavia to northern Canada.
Will tidal and wave energy ever live up to their potential?
As solar and wind power grow, another renewable energy source with vast potential — the power of tides and waves — continues to lag far behind.
As the fracking boom spreads, one watershed draws the line
After spreading across Pennsylvania, fracking for natural gas has run into government bans in the Delaware River watershed.
A delicate balance: Protecting Northwest’s glass sponge reefs
Rare and extensive reefs of glass sponges are found only one place on earth ...
African lights: Microgrids are bringing power to rural Kenya
Small-scale microgrids are increasingly seen as the most promising way to bring electricity to the 1.3 billion people worldwide ...
The Sushi Project: Farming Fish And Rice in California’s Fields
Innovative projects in California are using flooded rice fields to rear threatened species of Pacific salmon ...
