October 19th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Pope Francis has been a relatively progressive pope — at least when it comes to matters of the environment. I've been a fan since Pope Francis traded a Ford Focus for a 1984 Renault
October 12th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
Tesla is continuing to keep its promise to plant more trees. Tesla decided, on the other hand, to plant not just pine trees, but deciduous trees, which provide more environmental value
October 5th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Frattelli Tutti, Pope Francis' third encyclical, focuses on the idea that All Lives Matter. He says the challenges of an overheating planet can only be met if we work together as a global community.
June 11th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
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?
February 7th, 2018 | by Derek Markham
We’ve got stories about emissions-sniffing drones, the new Formula E race car, Volvo's carbon neutral engine plant, a dual-motor AWD Tesla Model 3, Shell's investment in solar, lower-carbon aluminum production, Indian solar news, DIY shaving cream, natural hangover remedies, and more in today’s cleantech news roundup.
December 23rd, 2017 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Divestment has reached an all-time peak in 2017, with religious, higher education, wealth fund, and other institutions joining in to end the fossil fuel infrastructure and transition to 100% renewable energy for all
November 18th, 2017 | by James Ayre
Indifference to the effects of anthropogenic climate change, and also the outright denial of growing climate warming and instability, are "perverse attitudes," Pope Francis stated in a message to some of the ministers meeting at the ongoing climate talks in Bonn
September 12th, 2017 | by James Ayre
On the way back from Colombia, Pope Francis gave a press conference on a plane that included some interesting comments. Amongst them was the statement that humanity will "go down" if strong action to address climate change isn't taken
June 7th, 2017 | by James Ayre
Pope Francis was presented with his all-new Opel Ampera-e — a rebranded Chevy Bolt EV — at the recent Laudato Si sustainability conference by Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann, as revealed in a recent press release
March 2nd, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Pope Francis has been very outspoken about the dangers of global warming, the importance of environmental stewardship, and the corruption of greed — with what seemed like a particular focus on Donald Trump and the USA last year
December 18th, 2016 | by Robyn Purchia
Pope Francis had strong words for world leaders’ priorities, including United States president-elect Donald Trump last week. During a speech the pontiff decried politicians who promote corporate profits above the common good
October 21st, 2016 | by Robyn Purchia
I approached Leonardo DiCaprio and Fisher Stevens’s new film, Before the Flood, with trepidation. The last climate change documentary I watched (Josh Fox’s How [&hellip
January 4th, 2016 | by Sponsored Content
People will definitely achieve some success in decarbonization by 2030—but how much, asks the 2016 Masdar Engage blogging competition? Globally [&hellip
October 3rd, 2015 | by Tina Casey
G20 energy ministers wrapped up their first ever conference with a bang, endorsing renewable energy as the path to reducing "energy poverty."
September 28th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert
A FOUR-PART SERIES ON THE POPE’S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES The Catholic leader moved to a wider venue than [&hellip
September 28th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert
A FOUR-PART SERIES ON THE POPE’S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES During the past week, Pope Francis has brought a [&hellip
September 28th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert
A FOUR-PART SERIES ON THE POPE’S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES On Thursday, Pope Francis came to the real political [&hellip
