green energy
Hybrid Laser Tanks Might Help Save the Earth, While Blowing It Up
It's the best of both worlds. Tanks with hybrid electric engines and laser weapons would be good for the environment and lethal in destroying it.
How Cities Can Save the World's Wildlife
We’ve lost half the global vertebrate population from 1970 to 2010. Cities are the key to bringing them back from the brink.
Wind Turbines Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Bats, and Now We Know Why
Unfortunately, we don't really know how to stop them from dying (yet).
Architects Plan To Save Urban Wildlife With A Floating Nature Tower
We spoke to Waterstudio co-founder Koen Olthuis about his ambitious plan to build floating wildlife preserves inside major cities.
A Duck-Shaped Solar Pavilion Could Help Power Copenhagen
The future of solar energy is right around the corner— and it's shaped like a giant duck.
Ontario Community Groups Are Still Fighting with Energy Companies Over Wind Turbines
Bigwig human-rights lawyer Julian Falconer is challenging all three political parties in Canada to step in and stop Suncor's plans to build 46 new wind turbines in the area until a comprehensive study can be done.
The Biofuel Hope That Beats Gasoline for Climate Harm
Lifting corn waste from fields for fuel pulls CO2 and nutrients from farm soils. That's bad.
Texas Goes Big On Wind Power
Clean energy has become an institution in the most un-hippie state in the country — so why not other states with lots of open land?
Sarnia Residents Are Battling Suncor Over Wind Turbine Regulations
Near Sarnia, a battle over electricity-generating wind turbines is brewing between the mayor and council of Plympton-Wyoming, and energy giant Suncor.
Enbridge's Line 9 is Cracked All Over
Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline has thousands of “crack-like features.” In the coming months, hundreds of sections of the pipe will be dug up for inspection in Ontario and Quebec in a massive sweep of Enbridge “integrity digs.” If Enbridge deems it...
European Utilities Say They Can't Make Money Because There's Too Much Renewable Energy
The heads of 10 European utility companies say they've got more renewable energy than they know what to do with.
Renewable Energy Cuts Emissions Even If Fossil Power Plants Have to Cycle More
Yeah, it wears them down faster, but the benefits outweigh the costs by far.