The Dirty Truth About Green Batteries
If we’re going to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, we’ll need an energy revolution. Specifically, we…
Washington State Commits to Running Entirely on Clean Energy by 2045
If you’re depressed by the climate politics of Washington, D.C., may I suggest checking out the other Washington. On…
Trump's Goons Now Forced to Say They Have No Idea Whether Wind Turbines Cause Cancer
Last night at a Republican fundraiser in DC, Donald Trump claimed that wind turbines cause cancer with the citation,…
College Bribery, DoorDash Pay, and Captain Marvel: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
The tech world found itself embroiled in another appalling controversy when a white supremacist gunman entered two…
New Mexico Passes Landmark Clean Energy Bill, But Some Tribal Groups Feel Left Out
The clean energy revolution has arrived, and... it’s complicated. New Mexico is now the third state to adopt a 100…
California Regulators Vote to Require All Transit Agency Buses Produce Zero Emissions by 2040
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has ordered the state’s bus agencies to switch to entirely emissions-free…
Offshore Wind Could Finally Start to Catch on in the US
There’s a huge amount of energy blowing in the wind right offshore, but America has been slow to take advantage of it,…
So How Do Wind Turbines Work, Anyway?
Most of us can agree that more clean energy is a good thing, but a surprising number of folks still don’t want wind…
China Is Definitely Winning the World's Clean Energy Race
The world continued to double down on renewable power in 2017. Or at least, China did. Certain wealthy nations (ahem,…
Congress Calls Burning Wood 'Carbon Neutral,' Prominent Ecologist Calls Bullshit
On Friday, Congress passed a 1.3 trillion dollar spending bill that, among other things, will continue to enshrine the…
Cryptocurrency Companies Are Rushing to Gobble up Canada's Cheap Electricity
Canada has always been defined by the vastness of its territory and its wealth of natural resources, especially in…
More Than 100 Cities Now Run Mostly on Clean Energy
More than 100 cities now get the majority of their electricity from renewable sources, according to a new report from…
US Solar Jobs Declined Last Year
America’s solar industry lost nearly 10,000 jobs in 2017, the non-profit research firm The Solar Foundation announced…
Trump's Plan to Gut Clean Energy Research Is Misguided and Dangerous
Foiled in his bid to slash the Department of Energy’s clean energy research programs in 2018, Trump is apparently going…
Tesla Is Helping Turn South Australia Into a Vast Solar Energy Plant
South Australia is quickly becoming one of the most ambitious renewable energy hubs in the world. After arriving on the…
New Jersey’s New Governor Is Kicking Chris Christie’s Ass on Climate Change
Bridgegate and being humiliated by Trump came to define former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s eight years in office,…
Almost Everyone Is Outraged by Trump’s Solar Tariff
Energy rules and regulations get convoluted pretty fast, and many new rules cause more head-scratching than…
Will 2018 Be the Year Our Electric Car Future Gets Real?
Another year, another step closer to climate doom unless we cut carbon pollution. What’s happening with electric cars…
This Is What Failing at Nuclear Power Looks Like
The only nuclear reactor under construction in the U.S. is already years behind schedule and billions of dollars over…