Costa Rica Lays Out Plan to Zero Out Carbon Emissions by 2050
Time to pack my bags and move to Costa Rica. The tiny Central American country is setting an example with a plan to…
This AI Just Mapped Every Solar Panel in the United States
From rooftop configurations to utility-scale facilities, solar panels are springing up like popcorn across the United…
DC Just Passed the 'Strongest Climate Legislation' in the Nation
The Trump administration isn’t about renewable energy, but thanks to the Washington, D.C., city council, it could soon…
Spain to Ban the Sale of All Gas-Powered Cars by 2040
Spain is wasting no time. The country plans to dramatically decarbonize its economy by 2050, and that includes banning a…
The Climate Is Basically Doomed If We Build the Fossil Fuel Infrastructure That's Already in the Pipeline
Boiled down, climate change is a simple math problem. There’s a finite amount of carbon the world can chuck in the…
Clean Energy Could See Explosive Growth by 2023, IEA Report Claims
The release of a damning report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week predicting unprecedented…
Ukraine Found the Perfect Use for the Radioactive Land of Chernobyl
Chernobyl is producing power again—though not the kind that triggered a nuclear meltdown 32 years ago. Ukraine is now…
Wind Farms May Actually Warm the US, Controversial Study Finds
Climate change? Bad. Wind farms to fight climate change? Maybe...also bad?
Most Americans Think We Can Save the Planet and Create Jobs at the Same Time
Our current politics around climate change and the policies to address it are deeply screwed up. At a time when we need…
California Is Set to Leave Dirty Electricity Behind Entirely
California is playing zero games. Just days after the state published its Fourth Climate Change Assessment, the…
Facebook Aims to Run All Its Data Centers on Renewable Energy By 2020
Facebook’s efforts to clean up content on its site? Not going well. Its efforts to clean up the energy that powers its…
Companies Have Bought More Clean Energy Than Ever This Year, and It's Only August
Our government is firmly controlled by fossil fuel interests that have turned federal climate action into a pipe dream.…
The Fossil Fuel Propaganda Machine Is Still Playing the Victim
New Orleans, Louisiana—At Heartland Institute’s America First Energy Conference, unbridled growth is the only path…
Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price In the U.S.
Even Donald Trump’s solar tariffs and desire to prop up the coal industry can’t stop renewable energy. A solar auction…
Hawaii Is Owning the Rest of Us On Climate Change
Just over a year after President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will jettison the Paris climate deal, Hawaii has…
California Should Fight Inequality to Fight Climate Change
California announced a sweeping rooftop solar mandate earlier this month. The first-in-the-nation policy will require…
More Republicans Support Expanding Renewable Energy Than Fossil Fuels
When Earther last checked in on Americans’ views on climate change, we found conservative climate denial is a uniquely…
China Is Cornering the Renewable Energy Job Market
Sun, wind, and water aren’t just powering homes, they’re powering the job market. A new report from the International…
President Trump's EPA Says Burning Wood is Carbon Neutral, Like Wind and Solar Energy
The awkwardly named Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that burning wood is carbon neutral. In the eyes…
Red States Are Leading the Wind Energy Charge
Republicans may be lukewarm on climate policy, but they’re all about that wind energy, according to a report on the…