At some future time the dominant mode of generating electricity is renewable, low-carbon sources. This provides power for our homes, gadgets, many of our vehicles. Perhaps some vehicles, such as container ships and aircraft are still powered by oil or some combination of renewables, oil, and sustainably produced biofuels in limited quantities. ... read more >>

The solar industry needs to educate consumers, find a better way to store solar energy and keep improving the technology behind the invention and manufacture of solar products. ... read more >>

The preliminary results of the ice pulled from the largest body of water buried beneath Antarctica has yielded no life. However, this doese not mean that the lake is lifeless. ... read more >>

The long-term drought that is unlocking disaster aid for 40 percent of America's most fertile hillocks and valleys has turned central Georgia into what Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan called in July "the toughest place in the country."
So on those rare afternoons when dark clouds stack up against the heat-seared horizon, farmer Eddie Green allows himself a smile. ... read more >>

Feverishly hot ocean surface waters potentially reaching more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) may have helped cause the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history, researchers say. "We may have found the hottest time the world has ever had," researcher Paul Wignall, a geologist at the University of Leeds in England, told LiveScience. The mass extinction at the end of the Permian ... read more >>

This is, according to David Brooks, the sad history of Washington’s efforts to address climate change. Addressing climate change by pricing carbon — an idea Brooks supported then and supports now — was a bipartisan project in 2003. It became a partisan project because Al Gore thought it was important enough to make a documentary about. Republicans began opposing efforts to price carbon, in part b ... read more >>

The Paraguay electricity is fully generated by renewable energy sources, mainly hydropower. This makes Paraguay number 5 in South America and 25 in the world in renewable energy. ... read more >>

With almost 133 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power, the U.S. currently has the largest installed capacity for non-hydroelectric sources in the world, followed by Germany. In 2035, the energy capacity of non-hydropower renewables in the U.S. is expected to double, according to EIA estimates. ... read more >>

Managing water resources in a changing world was the theme of this year’s UNESCO-IHE PhD Week, held from October 1 until 5. The annual event showcased the ongoing research projects of PhD fellows at the Institute. ... read more >>

Water planning itself has changed over the decades, Galloway said. Engineers used to look ahead, calculate future needs, then design projects to meet them in a somewhat straightforward process. Today, the forecasting process has to take into account a host of possible scenarios and then create flexible plans for multiple outcomes. ... read more >>