How Consumers Can Help Power the Energy Transition
With the increasing frequency of climate-related disasters, our children are growing up in a changing world. This is a growing concern..
Turn Eco-Anxiety into Climate Action
The wildfire smoke from Canada that choked New York, the Northeast and Midwest this summer made it clear there’s no escape…
How Trees Can Help Cool Urban Heat Islands
Planting trees is one of the most effective ways to protect people from heat in cities. Trees can lower the air temperature by 10 degrees.
Air Conditioning is Creating a Climate Feedback Loop
Demand for air conditioning is soaring. This creates a vicious cycle of more air conditioning that generates more greenhouse gases.
How EVs Challenge and Strengthen Grid Resilience
Electrifying transportation will require more EV options, a reliable charging infrastructure, upgrades to the grid, and collaboration with consumers.
Lower Your Carbon Footprint With These Simple Tips
Personal carbon footprints are the result of decisions we make about how we get around, what we eat, what we buy, and where we live.
How Food and Climate Change Create a Vicious Cycle
Our food systems and climate change are interconnected in a destructive cycle that threaten global food security.
Climate Literacy Can Empower Climate Action
Today’s young people are living through a constant barrage of climate disasters. Most are not taught why and what can be done.
Renewable Energy Growth Rising to New Heights
The world is expected to add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the past 20 years, according to the IEA.
The Costly Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion
Clothing and textiles production releases 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases every year – that’s approximately 10% of the global planet-warming CO2 emissions
Preserving Biodiversity Protects the Planet
Our planet is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction — with nearly one million plant and animal species facing extinction by 2040 because of human activity.
Parking Lots Are Helping the Energy Transition
As the cost of solar continues to come down, more businesses are deploying solar carports due to both the cost benefits and net-zero goals.
Glaciers are Melting Faster than Any Point in History
Glaciers iare melting faster than predicted, with consequences including sea rise, storm surges, flooding, and displacements.
Our Warming Climate is Fading Fall Colors
Scientists have discovered that warmer weather is making the fall foliage start later, end sooner, and even change the palette.
The Complicated Relationship Between Water and Energy
We need energy systems for our water and we also need water for our energy systems
How Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Can Enhance the Grid’s Resilience
With extreme weather, we need to look at more localized generation and distribution of renewable energy to enhance grid reliability and resiliency.
Summer of Floods is Urgent Call for Energy Transition
How are inland areas far from rivers and streams still experiencing such enormous flooding? Extreme rainfall spurred by climate change
Invest in the Future of Our Planet on Earth Day
Personal carbon footprints are the result of decisions we make about how we get around, what we eat, what we buy, and where we live.
Study Finds Western Megadrought is Worst in 12 Centuries
The drought that began in 2000 is now the driest two decades since 800 A.D.
Replacing Old Windows Reduces Your Carbon Footprint
Heat gain and loss through windows are responsible for 25%–30% of residential heating and cooling energy use.