ENERGY TRANSITIONS
The next low-carbon energy source? It might be trash
Climate change is renewing interest in an electricity source often considered "dirty" but now seen as a way to slash both methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
Climate change is renewing interest in an electricity source often considered "dirty" but now seen as a way to slash both methane and carbon dioxide emissions.
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos yesterday pledged to spend at least $10 billion of his own fortune on climate change research and advocacy.
Three states are battling some of the biggest challenges facing the U.S. oil and gas industry in their legislatures this month, including how to cope with a drilling surge, wastewater and pipelines.
USDA chief Sonny Perdue will allow agency scientists to study how farmers are responding to climate change in a shift for a department that has been accused of suppressing scientific reports.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told a Brazilian newspaper that a severe climate scenario used regularly in scientific assessments is responsible for "fear propaganda."
Climate change will test the world's energy systems and must be factored into their future design, according to a new study that considered over a dozen scenarios to understand the limitations of integrating renewable energy because of warming.
The next National Climate Assessment is beginning to take shape at a time when President Trump warned world leaders to reject "alarmists" and as his conservative allies make plans to intervene in the report's preparation to question the findings of mainstream scientists.
Opponents are pulling out all the stops to thwart Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's ambition to have this fossil fuel-producing state join a regional scheme to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. funding for a multibillion-dollar nuclear fusion project in southern France has been sharply reduced in President Trump's proposed fiscal 2021 budget, leaving supporters looking to Congress to deliver the full U.S. share.
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