
New View: Carbon Is Not the Enemy
Architect William McDonough says the world should exploit carbon as an asset, not demonize it as a liability

New View: Carbon Is Not the Enemy
Architect William McDonough says the world should exploit carbon as an asset, not demonize it as a liability

13 Urgent Science and Health Issues the Candidates Have Not Been Talking About
Plenty of sex, lies and videotape, but silence on pressing science policy issues from the presidential aspirants


Huge Transmission Line Will Send Oklahoma Wind Power to Tennessee
High-voltage, direct-current lines could become the backbone of a U.S. supergrid

Can Wind and Solar Fuel Africa's Future?
With prices for renewables dropping, many countries in Africa might leap past dirty forms of energy towards a cleaner future

States to Vote on Controversial Energy Issues this Election
Floridians will decide on a contentious solar energy measure, and Washington may pass the country’s first carbon tax

The U.S.'s First Offshore Wind Farm Is Scheduled to Open This Month
It is a surprise (and frustration) to many that the facilities have not cropped up sooner

Can Small Fusion Energy Start-Ups Conquer the Problems That Killed the Giants?
A few bold physicists—some backed by billionaires—are exploring faster, cheaper roads to the ultimate source of clean energy

2015 Was a Record Year for Renewables
The U.S. surpassed the European Union in renewable electricity capacity growth for the first time, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency

Is the U.S. Energy Independent?
No, but energy interdependence has made the U.S. energy supply more resilient to outside shocks than ever before

Report: Electric Cars Could Make Us Healthier and Save the U.S. Billions of Dollars
Electric cars could save the U.S. billions of dollars, according to a new report by the American Lung Association in California.

11 States Now Get More Than 10 Percent of Their Electricity from Wind
Eleven states now use wind to meet more than 10 percent of their electricity needs. Two more—Texas and New Mexico—are on track to exceed this benchmark in 2016

Lack of Cheap, Clean Hydrogen Slows Fuel-Cell Cars
Fuel cells are better than ever but refueling infrastructure lags