A New Type of Geothermal Power Plant Just Made the Internet a Little Greener
Earlier this month, one corner of the internet got a little bit greener, thanks to a first-of-its-kind geothermal operation in…
The First Small-Scale Nuclear Plant in the US Died Before It Could Live
The plan for the first small-scale US nuclear reactor was exciting, ambitious, and unusual from the get-go. In 2015, a…
Artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s New A.R. Work Unleashes a Surreal Interspecies Creature on the Terrace of the Whitney Museum | Artnet News
Yesterday, a new piece went on view at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art, a massive work by Nancy…
Your New Apple Watch Won’t Be Carbon Neutral
Part of the problem is the slipperiness of attempting to tie a carbon credit—an abstract financial instrument—to any particular product…
Big Batteries Are Booming. So Are Fears They’ll Catch Fire
As with any development proposal, community opposition is complex and localized. Though easier to hide than wind turbines or solar…
The Dream of Geothermal Energy Is Alive in Utah
If you haven’t already, go and read the WIRED feature article “A Vast Untapped Green Energy Source Is Hiding Beneath…
Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made—So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces | Artnet News
In 2020, scientists at Purdue University developed a new super-white acrylic paint that reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight. Since then,…
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on mandatory vaccination and the IPCC report
Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss…
Podcast with Michelle Grattan: A reprimand for Christensen and Morrison on climate
As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where…
With the release of a terrifying IPCC report, Australia must face its wilful political blindness on climate
I remember the acute frustration of watching one of the US news feeds on September 11, 2001 — 20 years…
Climate change: What does net zero mean for society and the economy? – BBC Newsnight
Coal needs to be consigned to history to limit global warming, says UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, describing a UN…
Rising seas and melting glaciers: these changes are now irreversible, but we have to act to slow them down
After three years of writing and two weeks of virtual negotiations to approve the final wording, the Sixth Assessment Report…
The Beetaloo drilling program brings potential health and social issues for Aboriginal communities in remote NT
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been repeatedly harmed by policies and decisions that drive systematic dispossession, disempowerment, overincarceration…
Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon
This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show…