Play4min 24secSolar is now the 'cheapest energy in history'June 3, 2022 5:47 PMBy Paul HuttnerSolar projects are now roughly half the price of coal and natural gas projects.
Deaths of 3 women in early Chicago heat wave raise questions, fearsMay 28, 2022 10:27 AMBy The Associated PressWhat happened this month is a reminder that the safeguards in place to make sure people don't freeze to death because they have not paid their heating bills often do not exist to prevent people from overheating in their homes.
Play4min 52secThe 'zero landfill' promise often means burning waste — which is better?May 27, 2022 5:37 PMBy Paul HuttnerAmazon, American Airlines, Subaru and other companies say they don’t send any waste to landfills. Dig deeper and you’ll learn that’s because they send waste to incinerators.
Minnesota moves to regulate carbon dioxide pipelinesMay 19, 2022 5:50 PMBy Dan GundersonThe move comes as two companies are planning to construct pipelines to collect carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol plants in Minnesota and surrounding states and store the CO2 underground in North Dakota and Illinois.
Play4min 01secA clean energy leader, University of Minnesota Morris now wants to be an innovator in storing itMay 19, 2022 2:28 PMBy Paul HuttnerThe University of Minnesota Morris and West Central Research and Outreach Center have launched a new center for battery technology.
Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds May 17, 2022 4:15 PMBy Rebecca Hersher Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year.
Play3min 42secIs your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell youMay 16, 2022 5:17 AMBy Lauren Sommer Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.
Play3min 55secThe U.S. pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine warMay 14, 2022 8:51 AMBy Rebecca Hersher The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.
Play4min 38secBeyond the compost bin: How companies are reducing food wasteMay 12, 2022 1:43 PMBy Paul HuttnerAn estimated 35 percent — or $408 billion worth — of food in the United States goes to waste, emitting methane and creating inefficiencies in carbon-heavy supply chains.
Australia says most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleachedMay 11, 2022 12:10 AMBy The Associated Press Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.