How States Are Fighting to Keep Towns From Offering Their Own Broadband
North Carolina and Tennessee are the latest states to side with telecoms, which have long lobbied against allowing cities to become Internet providers.
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Why Millions of Chinese-Made Solar Panels Sat Unused in Southern California Warehouses for Years
A panic over renewable energy and billions in subsidies turned the world’s biggest carbon emitter into the world’s largest solar panel maker nearly overnight—but that doesn't mean those panels were put to use.
Boosting Photosynthesis to Feed the World
Researchers from around the globe have creative ideas about how to re-engineer photosynthesis to meet the food demands of the future.
How a Conservative Billionaire Is Moving Heaven and Earth to Become the Biggest Alternative Energy Giant in the Country
Philip Anschutz wants to turn his 500-square-mile cattle ranch into the world’s largest wind farm. The project would generate four times more electricity than the Hoover Dam, enough to power all of the households in Los Angeles and San Francisco. It would also make Anschutz the nation’s most unlikely environmental hero—if he can ever get the thing built.
Tilting at Windmills
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
An Eco-Friendly Chemical for Oil Spill Clean-Ups
Scientists create a plant-based chemical that could one day be used to help clean up oil spills in the Arctic.
Another Day, Another New Threat to Privacy on the Internet
The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers might make it easier for hackers to find website owners' private information.
A Year Without Snow
Want to know what difference a few degrees can make as the climate warms? Look no further than the West’s critical and vanishing snowpack.
Northern California Is Already Losing Wildflowers Because of Climate Change
A study of a reserve near Davis finds a decline in wildflower diversity since 2000.