Archive for February 2024
Free-solo climber Alex Honnold has another mission: Energy equity
Alex Honnold is no stranger to challenges. Most famously, in 2017, he became the only person to have climbed Yosemite National Park’s 3,000-foot vertical rock formation, El Capitan, without ropes or harnesses, a feat chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo . Last summer, Honnold completed another…
Read MoreAfrica’s Tropical Glaciers Have Shrunk by 90 Percent, Research Shows
Glaciers atop Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Rwenzori Mountains in East Africa are shrinking at an alarming rate as the region heats up.
Read MoreTexas will add more grid batteries than any other state in 2024
California and Texas have a new clean-energy superlative to compete over: who’s got the most grid batteries. Last year, Texas overtook California in large-scale solar power capacity . When huge amounts of solar power rush onto the grid, batteries tend to follow. Now, Texas is building more grid batteries than…
Read MoreThis Colorado community is already living in the all-electric future
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. ARVADA, Colorado — On a gray Saturday, I pull up to the curb of the Geos neighborhood during a snowstorm. Through the fat falling flakes, I…
Read MoreAfter Two Years of War, Ukraine Sees Deepening Environmental Wound
In the two years since Russia launched its invasion, Ukraine has seen its forests burned, its rivers polluted, and its wildlife decimated, all of which “reverses many years of efforts towards sustainable development,” said Ukrainian environment minister Ruslan Strilets.
Read MoreCharging Up: This Birkenstock-wearing venture capitalist means business
Canary Media’s Charging Up column chronicles gender diversity and notable career moves in the climatetech sector. Got a person or event you’d like to see us cover or a hot job tip? Let us know ! Victoria Beasley: A nature-loving venture capitalist Victoria Beasley is a partner at Gigascale Capital . This…
Read MoreChart: Nearly all new US power plants built in 2024 will be clean energy
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. Not long ago, people called wind, solar and batteries “alternative energy.” That old moniker has now lost its meaning: In 2024, the U.S. power industry is choosing clean energy for almost all its new…
Read MoreIlluminating coastal seas: A new paradigm for ocean observing
By Christopher Cusack (EDF) and Cooper Van Vranken (Ocean Data Network) In the early hours of October 25, 2023, Hurricane Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, with peak winds of 165 mph wreaking havoc on communities in its path. Normally, people would have had a chance to prepare but just the day before, the consensus […]
Read MoreWhat Will It Take to Save Our Cities from a Scorching Future?
The U.N. named Eleni Myrivili its first-ever global chief heat officer based on her record as a city official in Athens. In an e360 interview, she talks about why extreme heat is a health crisis and what cities must do to protect the most vulnerable from rising temperatures.
Read MoreSmart tech could help fix the biggest barrier to building clean energy
Over the past decade or so, study after study has shown the potential for “ grid-enhancing technologies ” to improve the capacity and reliability of existing transmission grids without needing to deal with the difficult task of building new power lines. Now, a new report shows how these technologies — called “GETs”…
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