Climate Progress Can Be “Made in the USA”

Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) says Congress needs to look into the use of cat litter to capture greenhouse gases.

Cleanup is underway for the US’s second-largest tar sands oil spill. Experts say it’ll be harder than past leaks.

The second-largest tar sands oil spill in the country — which left a black pockmark on Kansas grasslands a few weeks ago — will be harder to clean …

Trump Family Legal Woes Are Now an International Problem

The Trump family's legal problems are going international as a result of a new lawsuit filed by environmentalists in Ireland. Friends of the Irish …

Buttigieg welcomes GOP investigations

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has a simple message for Republican investigators lining up to grill him on climate change and electric …

California cuts payments to homeowners for solar panels feeding energy back to the grid

The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday passed a proposal that will reduce compensation provided to households for the surplus …

Nuclear fusion will be a gamechanger—in the future. Wind and solar are critical right now

The nuclear fusion breakthrough was an exciting development, but it’s still decades from being operational. On December 5, inside a sprawling national lab in the Bay Area called the National Ignition Facility, scientists aimed 192 lasers at a tiny, peppercorn-size pellet and achieved a milestone in …

Tesla launches 'Tesla Electric' to become an electricity retailer

Tesla has launched “Tesla Electric” to become an electricity retailer through its Powerwall owners – starting with some markets in Texas. After gaining experience through its virtual power plants (VPPs), Tesla is taking things a step further with the launch of “Tesla Electric.” Instead of reacting to …

Scientists achieve historic nuclear fusion breakthrough to produce ‘near-limitless’ clean energy

Scientists in the United States have announced that they have achieved a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy in a $3.5bn (£2.85bn) experiment. In an historic step towards the promise of “near-limitless” clean energy, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California used lasers to achieve a “net energy gain”, producing more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to drive it. Nuclear fusion imitates the natural reactions that occur in the Sun. The breakthrough “enables the next steps toward clean fusion energy for the future,” LLNL said. Click here to sign up to our newsletters. Read More Snow blankets the Cotswolds as cold snap sends temperatures plummeting Sirens ring out as Zelensky interviewed for Netflix special in Kyiv subway station Moment ‘sadistic’ lab technician arrested for kidnapping girlfriend who he murdered