The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of the Department of Energy, kicking off the administration’s grand plans to shift the country…
Continue reading© Ray Lewis Kent Wildlife Trust. The Wildlife Trusts are releasing a record number of beavers in 2021 – twenty years after bringing the first ever beavers back to Britain….
Continue readingI’ve conducted a ton of interesting interviews with cleantech leaders on Cleantech Talk, but I honestly think one of the most interesting and informative of those was an interview with…
Continue readingElectric school buses don’t just eliminate the carbon and pollution emissions of their diesel-fueled counterparts; they also cost less to fuel and maintain over the long haul. Unfortunately for cash-strapped school districts,…
Continue readingOnly 40% of responding councils report that their Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are operating normally according to the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) 18th…
Continue readingBy Alejandra Mejia Cunningham & Pierre Delforge As Texans continue to grapple with the devastation from recent winter storms, it is becoming increasingly clear that the failure of the state’s electric system was caused as much by an exceptional surge…
Continue readingAs more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can…
Continue readingA strong clean energy standard is among the most vital policy steps needed to push the United States towards an entirely decarbonized economy, according to new emissions modeling from clean energy research organization…
Continue readingA mining bee on a dandelion. Home gardens are by far the biggest source of food for pollinating insects, including bees and wasps, in cities and towns, according to new…
Continue readingIn a recent article, I explored whether Cybertruck will be able to resist stray bullets. The answer was that it could, but only if the round came from far away….
Continue readingDespite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever. Africa will remain a competitive investment destination for decades to come because…
Continue readingA new “green steel” venture in Sweden has been launched with bold plans to start production as early as 2024. The H2 Green Steel initiative will then scale up to…
Continue readingLow carbon solutions with the potential to make an impact on the quest for net zero will be showcased during an online event on 3 March, during Scottish Apprenticeship Week…
Continue readingWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah has selected 17 projects…
Continue readingMalta has raised a $50 million Series B round to bring its super-long-duration energy storage to market, the company said Wednesday. The startup spun out of Google parent company Alphabet’s moonshot factory, X,…
Continue readingManufacturing Uses Up Huge Amounts of Energy. How are Metal Fabricators Improving their Energy Efficiency to Go Green? Over the last few months, partly thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers…
Continue readingLocated in the heart of “Chemical Valley” in Saint-Fons (Rhône), France, the GAYA semi-industrial Research & Development platform took a historic step forward in the production of renewable gas on…
Continue readingLithium used to be used to treat mania and mood swings, and now its availability or lack thereof is making market swings. In the 1950s, Canada was actually a player…
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