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Green hydrogen can be stored in a liquid form.

Green Hydrogen: Could It Be Key to a Carbon-Free Economy?

By Jim Robbins

Floating turbines at the Hywind Scotland project in the North Sea.

Will Floating Turbines Usher in a New Wave of Offshore Wind?

By Paul Hockenos

Former tar sands workers install solar panels on a childcare center near Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

As Oil Industry Swoons, Tar Sands Workers Look to Renewables for Jobs

By Chloe Williams

Workers install solar panels on a home in San Francisco, which has placed restrictions on the use of natural gas in new construction.

To Cut Carbon Emissions, a Movement Grows to ‘Electrify Everything’

By Jonathan Mingle

The simulator control room at NuScale Power's small modular reactor design facility in Oregon.

When It Comes to Nuclear Power, Could Smaller Be Better?

By Lois Parshley

A maintenance worker at solar farm in Zacoalco de Torres, Mexico.

Opinion

Deep Decarbonization: A Realistic Way Forward on Climate Change

By David G. Victor

A 5.5 megawatt geothermal plant in Traunreut in southeastern Bavaria.

Aiming for Climate Targets, Germany Taps Its Geothermal Potential

By Paul Hockenos

The Lower Granite Dam on the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington.

Opinion

On the Northwest’s Snake River, the Case for Dam Removal Grows

By Jacques Leslie

An electric bus in service on the streets of Medellín, Colombia.

An Increasingly Urbanized Latin America Turns to Electric Buses

By Maria Gallucci

A manure and food waste-to-energy facility at Bar-Way Farm in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Could Renewable Natural Gas Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy?

By Jonathan Mingle

A 204-kilowatt community solar array being installed on the roof of the Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis.

Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities

By Maria Gallucci

Data centers, such as Google's facility in Dalles, Oregon, generate huge amounts of waste heat.

Waste Heat: Innovators Turn to an Overlooked Renewable Resource

By Nicola Jones

Workers install rooftop solar in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has joined with cities across the globe to fight climate change.

To Move Paris Accord Forward, Bring Cities and Companies On Board

By Daniel C. Esty and Peter Boyd

Governor Jerry Brown recently pushed through an extension of California’s cap-and-trade program.

As Trump Retreats, States Are Joining Forces on Climate Action

By Elizabeth Shogren

Charcoal dealers in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province, where much of the charcoal is produced from trees in Virunga National Park.

Forests

In Africa’s Oldest Park, Seeking Solutions to a Destructive Charcoal Trade

By Amy Yee

Interview

Paul Hawken on One Hundred Solutions to the Climate Crisis

By Diane Toomey

A plume of exhaust extends from the Mitchell Power Station, a coal-fired power plant built along the Monongahela River, 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, in New Eagle, Pennsylvania.

Analysis

How Far Can Technology Go to Stave Off Climate Change?

By David Biello

Why We Need a Carbon Tax, And Why It Won’t Be Enough

By Bill McKibben

Clinton vs. Trump: A Sharp Divide Over Energy and the Environment

Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other

Ecologist Suzanne Simard has shown how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. Now she’s warning that threats like clear-cutting and climate change could disrupt these critical networks.

By Diane Toomey

Wildlife Farming: Does It Help Or Hurt Threatened Species?

Wildlife farming is being touted as a way to protect endangered species while providing food and boosting incomes in rural areas. But some conservation scientists argue that such practices fail to benefit beleaguered wildlife.

By Richard Conniff