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Unleashing trees in the battle against climate change
In discussions around climate change and natural resources, one widely mentioned oversimplification is that "cutting trees is bad for the environment." While true that global forest loss has environmental implications, sustainably managed working forests can provide impressive climate benefits in Read More...
Economics will keep wind and solar energy thriving under Trump
On the plains of West Texas, new wind farms can be built for just $22 a megawatt-hour. In the Arizona and Nevada deserts, solar projects are less than $40 a megawatt-hour. Compare those figures with the U.S. average lifetime cost of $52 for natural gas plants and about $65 for coal. Read More...
The cities that saved lives with protected bike lanes
Several weeks ago, painted lines and flexible plastic lane dividers began materializing on Maryland Avenue, one of the major north-south arteries that connect downtown Baltimore to the residential neighborhoods above the city. The resulting 2.6-mile route is called a cycle track, one of the Read More...
U.S. energy giant NRG proves why clean power is here to stay
The election of Donald Trump to the Oval Office set nerves affray in the American clean power field, and with good reason. However, if the president-elect has any ideas about reversing the trend toward a low-carbon economy, it’s going to be a case of locking the barn door after the horses Read More...
Blockchain technology is coming to the solar panels on your roof
Where there’s a market with creaking infrastructure to be disrupted, blockchain technology will disrupt it. At least that’s what some proponents of blockchain tech, which shares many of the same principles underpinning bitcoin, are hoping to do with the energy sector. While blockchain Read More...
Degrowth? Economics focused on human and ecological wellbeing
Would it be possible to shift from an economy focused on the ever-growing use of material resources to an economy focused on the growth of human and ecological wellbeing? Around the globe there are inspiring initiatives to “re-localize” the economy and nurture grassroots cooperation. At the Read More...
The tipping point of the electric car is coming soon. Here’s why.
Every successful technology, product, or service has a tipping point. The are clear signs that indicate that that moment is near for electric cars. The operational costs of an electric car are coming down: If you charge your car in the night, you might be practically driving for free. Every new Read More...
Plants to the rescue, absorbing more CO2 in response to climate change
Humans and animals produce carbon dioxide; plants and trees absorb it. Climate change is the result of the fact that we have disturbed that delicate balance with an explosive growth in the use of fossil fuels. For decades, we’ve been pumping billions of tons of harmful greenhouse gases into the Read More...
Pope Francis: Priests may continue forgiving abortion
The Catholic Church is an institution that operates like a supertanker: It can only change its course slowly and gradually. However, Pope Francis is doing everything he can to make the church more welcoming, merciful and inclusive. Now he has said that the church will allow priests throughout the Read More...
Where would we be without feasts?
This is an important reminder from history: We need to celebrate. In fact, as this analysis shows, humanity has used feasts to transform egalitarian hunters and gatherers into societies that laid the foundations for states and industrial empires. Without feasts we would still be hunting and Read More...