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…
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…
Bioweapons, Viagra, Wind Farms, and the Apocalypse: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Halloween may still be most of a month away, but the scares have already begun. Urine-craved vampires. Genetically…
Wind Farms May Actually Warm the US, Controversial Study Finds
Climate change? Bad. Wind farms to fight climate change? Maybe...also bad?
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 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…
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…
Wind Farms Can Now Produce More Electricity Than Coal Plants In Texas
The war on coal is alive and well in Texas. Yes, Texas.
The World's First Floating Wind Farm Just Started Producing Electricity
Installing wind turbines on the high seas is the holy grail for generating renewable energy. It’s there that powerful…
The World Keeps Installing Renewable Energy at Record Rates
The Trump administration may be doing everything in its power quell the tide of renewable energy, but the world is…
What America's First Offshore Wind Farm Can Teach Us About Saving Birds
After a long era of reckless fossil fuel energy development, humans are finally learning how to harness cleaner…
America's First (And Perhaps Last) Offshore Wind Farm Is Finally Online
Nearly 30 years after towering turbines began cropping up in European waters, the United States is finally producing…
Satellite Captures a Surprising Impact of Offshore Wind Farms
Offshore wind power is taking off in Europe, but we’re still coming to grips with the environmental impacts of sticking…
Scotland Will Soon Get the World's Biggest Floating Offshore Windfarm
Congratulations, kilt-wearers, and descendants of William Wallace! Your country’s seas are about to become the proud…
China's Wind and Solar Energy Capacity Is Soaring
Smog-filled days may be a part of life in Beijing for now, but China is cutting coal and growing its wind and solar…
Gigantic Wind Turbine With 650 Foot Blades Will Channel the Power of Hurricanes
The DOE wants to step up its wind energy game in a big way. And I mean big. Sandia National Laboratories has been…
Solar and Wind Could Be the Dominant Source of Power in the US by 2030
The price of wind and solar is steadily dropping, leading researchers to conclude that CO2 emissions from power…
Uruguay Is Putting the World's Largest Carbon Emitters to Shame
As the world’s top carbon offenders attempt to one-up each other with commitments in Paris this week, one country is…
The Dutch Railway Could Run Solely on Wind Power By 2018
The Netherlands has an ambitious new energy goal: The country wants its entire electric rail system to run on 100% wind…
Meanwhile in the Future: We Have Changed the Climate with Wind Turbines
According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, about 2.3 percent of America’s power is generated by wind.…