Despite Big Coal Lobby, Australia to Double Solar Energy in 2018

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 18, 2018 The country’s march to this renewable is a reason for climate optimism because it is happening under adverse circumstances. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tesla Offers Glimpse at Future of Solar With Puerto Rico Project

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 26, 2017 At the Hospital del Niño in San Juan, Elon Musk's company has already put up an electricity generating facility powered by the sun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands to Go All Green

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Oct 6, 2017 As Elon Musk and others have made clear, the islands’ centralized fossil-fueled electric grids should not be rebuilt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cheap-Labor-for-You, Inc. (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jul 13, 2017 Every once in a while a story comes along that really shocks and surprises me, often right in my backyard. This is one of those stories. Dig deeper

Volvo Will Produce Only Electric and Hybrid Vehicles by 2019

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 7, 2017 With China and India increasingly dedicated to pushing greener cars, the Asian market may drive the whole industry in that direction much faster than anyone expected. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oil ‘Is Going to Be a Worthless Commodity,’ and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Knows It

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 26, 2017 Crude oil prices are cratering, down 20 percent this year, in the biggest six-month free fall in years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tesla Is Accused of Fostering a Hostile Work Environment for Women

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2017 A female engineer sues the electric-car company, alleging she faced “pervasive harassment” and a sexist corporate culture. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Questions of Morality and Safety Are Steering the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Thor Benson / Truthdig Aug 18, 2016 The so-called “trolley problem” isn’t the only issue on the horizon as the driverless car rolls toward the nation’s public roads. The so-called “trolley problem” isn’t the only issue on the horizon as the driverless car rolls toward the nation’s public roads. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Juicero: The Pulpy Silicon Valley Parody That Wasn’t

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 3, 2016 Want a shot of wheatgrass with that b.s.? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clean Aviation Will Take Wing, but ETA Is Up in the Air

Thor Benson / Truthdig Mar 4, 2016 With legendary inventor Elon Musk in the vanguard, innovators are racing to design an all-electric aircraft. One fact that spurs them on: Today's aviation-fuel airplanes are a significant part of the pollution crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Future That Didn’t Deliver

By Hal Niedzviecki Oct 21, 2015 Fans of “Back to the Future II” anticipated a world of hoverboards and flying cars, where the only thing warming was the roast in the food replicator. But an apocalyptic 1985 ruled by the eerily Trump-like Biff most resembles our actual present. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

In ‘Ex Machina,’ a Robo Babe Raises Powerful Questions

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 18, 2015 In the spirit of cautionary prophesies such as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Demon Seed,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Her,” Alex Garland’s provocative film raises questions of gender, ethics and existentialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )