Is the Coal Industry on Its Way Out?
The federal government's new moratorium on mining leases is just one of many setbacks for Big Coal.
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In Abu Dhabi, a Bold Plan to Realize the Paris Agreement
The International Renewable Energy Agency's sixth annual meeting this weekend in Abu Dhabi laid out an ambitious path for doubling renewables as a way to meet mitigation goals—and to create millions of new jobs.
It’s Time to Come Clean With Iowans About the Problems With Ethanol
The fact that corn-based ethanol is renewable doesn’t make it sustainable. When will presidential candidates stumping in Iowa admit as much?
A Low-Tech Solution to a Hi-Tech Problem: Trains That Generate Electricity
While others work on improving batteries and turning air compression into an energy-storage solution, the ARES team is re-purposing the simple ideas behind water towers to address a gap in our solar-power infrastructure.
Why California’s Solar Power Could Soon Be Curtailed
Inside the California Independent System Operator, a high-security complex where a handful of operators are working to find ways to secure the state's electrical grid before it's too late.
Could These Truck-Sized Batteries Be the Solution to Our Renewable Energy-Storage Problem?
Until we find a way to effectively store energy, the power on California's electricity grid will rise and fall with the sun.
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.
Climate Deniers Are Coming for Your Children
In states whose economic engines run on dirty fuel, teaching kids about climate change is under new attack.