John was the founding editor of Climatewire. He's now a reporter working on special projects, based in Denver, Colo. He's a former reporter with The Wall Street Journal, where he covered a wide variety of issues for the Washington bureau. He also served abroad as the lead reporter for the Journal in the first Gulf War and in the London bureau, during the waning days of the Cold War. He has written four books and is the co-founder of SOAR!, a group that has raised more than $10 million to help retired Catholic sisters and brothers.
A group of wind power experts from 15 countries released plans yesterday for their "grand vision" of the future resource. They posed a number of scientific, technological and economic challenges that, if met, could harvest enough wind to produce 50% of the Earth's electricity needs by 2050.
A group of wind power experts from 15 countries released plans yesterday for their "grand vision" of the future resource. They posed a number of scientific, technological and economic challenges that, if met, could harvest enough wind to produce 50% of the Earth's electricity needs by 2050.
The Department of Energy and the nation's utilities are exploring ways to make cities more resilient in the face of mounting and costly blackouts from severe storms and heat waves that are increasing with climate change. In Austin, Texas, officials are stringing rooftop solar panels to a big battery.
GOLDEN, Colo. — The Department of Energy has begun to sort out the nation's next big recycling problem: what to do with batteries used by electric cars.
GOLDEN, Colo. — The Department of Energy has begun to sort out the nation's next big recycling problem: what to do with batteries used by electric cars.