CNBCCopper Goldman says copper is the new oil, raises price forecast to $11,000 per metric ton verified_publisherCNBC - Pippa Stevens Copper prices are expected to rise, as the transition to green energy accelerates and the supply of the metal tightens, says Goldman Sachs. Based on …
MashableElectric Vehicles This EV charger turns electric cars into back-up power sources verified_publisherMashable - Sasha LekachYou could go the Tesla route to build out a complete energy system with an electric car, Powerwall battery for energy storage, and solar tiles to gather power from the sun. You can then charge your Tesla...
VoxNew Zealand What a 1,600-year-old New Zealand tree can tell us about climate change verified_publisherVox - Kate EvansThis story is part of Down to Earth, a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis. In February 2019, Mark Magee was scraping the bucket of his 45-ton...
Popular ScienceEnergy This century-old technology could be the key to unlocking America’s renewable energy future verified_publisherPopular Science - James DineenPumped storage hydro once propped up coal and nuclear power. Now it's essential for a clean, growing grid. Along the golden hills of the eastern Columbia River Gorge, the 338 turbines of the Shepherd’s...
NPREnvironment Carbon Emissions Could Plummet. The Atmosphere Will Lag Behind verified_publisherNPR - Rebecca HersherIn the next several days, the Biden administration is expected to announce plans across the economy to reduce America's greenhouse gas emissions dramatically by 2030. The Biden administration's goal is...
Uruguay Uruguay’s Remarkable Shift to Renewables Offers a Blueprint for Energy Progress earthisland.org - Andy McDonough Off-grid, thatched-roofed cabins in Punta del Diablo. Photo by Ana Lisa Alperovich for Inhabitat. In 2005, Uruguayan leaders laid out a plan for the …