The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps
So the demand is there, as is growing support from the federal and state governments. What’s lagging is the workforce—at least temporarily. And the US is nowhere near alone: Wherever …
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Women farmers are often key decision-makers
Rebekah Alstede Modery, left, and Sarah Alstede, sisters and co-owners of Alstede Farms in Chester, New Jersey. Courtesy: Alstede Farms Sisters Rebekah Alstede Modery and Sarah Alstede were raised on …
A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
VanWalleghem said there is room to push costs down as the company gains experience from these first few plants. The storage systems have a projected lifespan of about 50 years, …
Nissan Versa Driver Demonstrates Why You Should Never Drive Into Floodwaters
Whether you believe in climate change or not, you can’t deny that life on Earth has faced increasingly frequent and intense weather anomalies in recent years. More people across the …
China’s ‘unprecedented’ space mission blasts off to the far side of the moon to collect samples
A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang’e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off as it rains at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China’s Hainan Province on May 3, …
States rethink data centers as ‘electricity hogs’ strain the grid
Kevin Hardy | Stateline.org (TNS) State Sen. Norm Needleman championed the 2021 legislation designed to lure major data centers to Connecticut. The Democratic lawmaker hoped to better compete with nearby …
California pensions’ shares in fossil fuels is futile, dangerous
ExxonMobil made headlines again this year for its climate suppression, doubling down on lawsuits against two investors for introducing climate shareholder proposals for pollution cuts. While the resolutions have been withdrawn ahead …
Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer
Three main factors converge to intensify hurricanes. The first is that as the world in general warms, so too do the oceans. Water evaporating off the surface rises, releasing heat …
Is this East Bay refinery-turned-housing-development a model for reclaiming contaminated sites?
HERCULES — On the surface, Victoria by the Bay is a charming neighborhood of 926 homes only a short walk from the shores of San Pablo Bay. But the ground …
Spain’s Deoleo says olive oil sector faces one of its toughest moments
Extreme hot weather and persistent drought conditions have dealt a severe blow to olive oil production in southern Europe, resulting in a significant surge in prices. Anadolu | Anadolu | …