Wyoming’s Republican governor is calling this a “first-of-its-kind project.” Full story. Clean Energy On Monday, June 10th, Bill Gates was present in Kemmerer, Wyoming to break ground on a new sodium-cooled nuclear reactor. The co-founder of Microsoft is also the chairman of TerraPower, the start-up company in charge of the project. This new nuclear reactor is meant to be smaller, …
Ironically, the state’s overload of renewable energy (and a decrease in solar panel installations) is now dampening its chances of achieving 100% clean energy by 2045. Most Rooftop Solar Panels in the US California is the king of rooftop installations, with the state boasting over 1.8 million houses, businesses, and other locations having solar panels – all part of its …
Aside from needing insane amounts of energy, data centers also need a lot of water to keep their AI systems running. Is this conducive to climate change? Great and All, But… You don’t have to be a technophile to realize that technology is booming, with new AI achievements springing up seemingly daily. But all those data centers, machines, and programs …
While President Biden claims he didn’t have “any authority” to provide emergency supplies to Texas, scientists are warning Beryl won’t be this year’s last extreme storm… Landing in Texas On Monday, Hurricane Beryl hit Texas (as a category 1 storm) and left over 2 million people without power. This was after the storm caused major chaos in the Caribbean as …
Although electric vehicles are greener than gas cars, other hurdles must be overcome if the US wants to beat global warming. Seeking a Greener World Whether it’s switching to solar panels or buying electric vehicles (EVs), many Americans (including companies) try to do their part to minimize their carbon footprint and fight climate change. But Cars Aren’t Helping And those …
And it seems more and more people are struggling with ‘eco-anxiety’ as our warming world just seems to get… well, warmer. It’s Not Just You If you think the melting ice caps are only affecting a handful of people, think again. According to a recent large-scale global study, nearly 60% of young people between the ages of 16 and 25 …
“Highly confident” Governor Jared Polis aims to make the state 100% renewable “by 2040”. Presenting New Plants Thanks to Colorado’s investment in geothermal energy, a handful of utility-scale hot water electricity plants can be expected within the next few years. This is according to studies released on Monday by Gov. Jared Polis, the 43rd governor of Colorado, and his energy …
Surveys state that denialism is higher in the central- and southern US. Where Have You Been? Although it might sound like a new thing, we have been warned about the dangers of greenhouse gases for over half a century. Back to the 60s In March 1969, Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington State got a letter from a very angry …
If Republicans take the White House in November (and statistics show they very well could), it could mean the end of the US climate policy. Global What? To say that the climate emergency is causing chaos across the US would be an understatement. Runaway wildfires, fatal heatwaves, increasingly intense hurricanes, rising sea levels… But the Republican platform steers clear of …
According to scientists, there is a definite link between fracking (which releases large amounts of methane) and Texas’ earthquake increase. Freaky Friday On Friday morning the 19th, residents near Hermleigh, Texas, (around 54 miles northwest of Abilene) were treated to some rattling beneath their feet – the first of two earthquakes that hit that day, logged as a 5.1 on …
