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Your Green Flight Is Delayed, Not Canceled

Paul Tullis / Truthdig May 18, 2023 Green aviation fuel is gaining speed. When can we expect takeoff?     Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

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Clouds Over Africa’s Energy Future

Charity Mambondiyani / Truthdig May 8, 2023 Zimbabwe’s hydropower collapse is a harbinger of crises to come. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Madness Driving Climate Catastrophe

H. Patricia Hynes / Truthdig Apr 5, 2019 A new book examines how corporate capitalism, through fossil fuel-based technology, has led the world to the point of destruction. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

An Unexpected Alternative to Fossil Fuels: Waste

Paul Brown /  Climate News Network Sep 24, 2017 What used to be considered waste is now seen as raw material for producing biogas, a viable energy alternative to nuclear and fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prince’s Seed Money in Clean-Tech Incubator Is Sign O’ the Times

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2017 Before his abrupt death a year ago, the pop musician made an investment in green energy that's now helping solar startups weather an assault by President Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Congress to Corporations: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Dec 18, 2015 The "good things" in the budget bill and tax cut package "come at far too high a price." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Alternative Energy Tussle, Obama Takes On Kochs, Fossil Fuel Companies

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 President Obama is letting it be known that he isn't on the same side as David and Charles Koch and Big Oil when it comes to their approach to keeping consumers hooked on fossil fuels and discouraging them from exploring other options. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Green Energy, Ethiopia Leaves U.S. in the Dust

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 28, 2015 During President Obama's visit, the American press has focused on poverty, terrorism and other ills in the African country. But Ethiopia is getting something right that we are getting badly wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Morocco, the Dawn of a Green Energy Revolution

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 6, 2015 In the Arab world, Morocco is the most serious about renewable energy, which is now powering its transformation from a poverty-stricken agricultural country to a modern industrial nation. Morocco is the Arab nation most serious about renewable energy, which is transforming it from a poverty-stricken agricultural economy to a modern industrial one. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Technologies Boost Renewables

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 4, 2013 In encouraging news for proponents of renewable energy, scientists say they can produce high-quality biofuel cheaply, and another team has found a more economical way to make hydrogen from water. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Tax Day Plan for Righting the Republic

By Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch Apr 11, 2013 If we had a government capable of honoring the collective desire for more jobs, smaller deficits, more education funding, reduced reliance on fossil fuels and Medicare and Social Security benefits preserved, our future could be guaranteed at tax time in no time. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Wind Power ‘May Be Less Than Thought’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 1, 2013 There may be limits to how far society can rely on wind power to replace fossil fuels, scientists say -- limits imposed by the effect of numbers of turbines sited close together. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )