U.S. Nuclear Closures Could Raise Emissions

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 17, 2013 American nuclear power is fighting to survive because the price of natural gas has plunged. But without enough renewable replacements, closures could lead to a big rise in emissions rates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Norway’s Billions Could Go Into Renewables

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 14, 2013 Norway is on the brink of instigating a potentially world-changing approach to climate change if it goes ahead with a plan to invest billions of dollars in global renewable energy projects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Both Salmon and Hydropower Can Thrive

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 13, 2013 Scientists have produced a handbook that shows how better river management can mean more breeding success for migratory fish and more electricity from a vital source of renewable energy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Third Carbon Age

By Michael Klare, TomDispatch Aug 9, 2013 Don’t imagine for a second that we're headed for an age dominated by renewable energy. Instead, humanity is pioneering the third great carbon era, the Age of Unconventional Oil and Gas. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Solar Suburbia to Power Modern Cities

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 9, 2013 Urban sprawl may not be as bad for the environment as we thought -- as long as every home is fitted with solar panels and electric cars become the norm. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Train Safety

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jul 22, 2013 Dig deeper

The Next Step in Equality: Genderless Bathrooms

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 Transgender people face discrimination every time they go to restrooms marked men or women; as the NSA destroys our sense of privacy, perhaps rather than looking to Orwell's "1984," we should brush up on our Kafka; meanwhile, journalist Phyllis Richman responds decades later to a misogynistic letter from a Harvard professor regarding married women pursuing graduate studies. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sustainable Living Challenges the Swiss

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network May 28, 2013 An experiment to see whether citizens of one of the world's richest countries could live sustainably by drastically reducing their energy consumption has found that very few could meet the challenge. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

I’m a Republican, Not an Idiot

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 10, 2013 Pioneering Lancaster, Calif., Mayor R. Rex Parris wants his city to generate more power from renewable energy than it consumes. In fact, he wants the dusty, desert town to be the solar power capital of the universe. And he's a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Linked Renewable Power Systems Can Avoid Blackouts

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Apr 4, 2013 Critics of renewable energy have always claimed that sun and wind are only intermittent producers and that back-up fossil fuel plants are needed to make them viable. But German engineers have proven otherwise. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Solyndra and Obama

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Washington Examiner Sep 15, 2011 Dig deeper

Google Bets on California Wind Power

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2011 Google is investing $55 million in the Alta Wind Energy Center, one of the largest wind farms in the world, a move expected to help California reclaim its status as a leader in the industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )