Discussion about climate change by mainstream media outlets and elected officials has gained a lot of momentum in the United States (and abroad) due in large part to the work of youth climate justice activists in organizations like Zero Hour.
Voices have been raised in the past few days about the urgent need to address fossil fuel use and climate change by Bill McKibben, the Poor People’s Campaign, and Pope Francis. Their message is clear and strong. But is anyone listening?
In this third and final installment, we examine a series of positive ways that women in tech can rise up against an institutional climate of separation.
How can we bring racial and social justice to the energy conversation? In this interview, CleanTechnica talks with Professor Shalanda Baker from the University of Hawaii at Manoa about how we have the opportunity to bring more justice and equality into the cleantech transition.
Just one day after Trump kicks off his 2020 campaign in Florida to an adoring crowd, scientists flex their muscles in a rally against Trump in Boston.
When you build a campaign on hate, on racism, on xenophobia, on bullying, on slander, and on shockingly absurd lies, the backlash is going to build on that energy. I think Trump must have seen this coming.
NREL Led PR100 Study That Modeled Possible Scenarios Built on Stakeholder Priorities of Energy Affordability, Resilience and Reliability, Land Use, and Economic Benefits Frequent and extreme weather events. Record-setting power outages. High energy costs. These are some of the galvanizing forces that unite the people of Puerto Rico in their … [continued]
Renewables are the latest technology humans use to power their lives. Human muscles, no matter how strong, can only do so much work. But the human brain long ago figured out how to leverage other sources of power to clear the land, harvest crops, and move long distances faster than … [continued]
Government oppression is rampant in many countries, as corporations flex their muscles to punish climate protesters.
Humans have a primal attraction to a crackling flame and the ambience of a cozy fireplace. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright called the hearth the “the psychological center of the home,” and designed all his residences around a central fireplace. For the majority of humans who now live in urban areas, … [continued]
