Climate Change

Australia’s wildfires—which, since September, have burned 17.9 million acres of the continent—have not only turned skies vermillion and made breathing the air a health hazard, they have also claimed the lives of an estimated 27 people and 1 billion animals. T…

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravage large swathes of the country, incinerating wildlife and polluting the air. The bushfire crisis has added …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to speed permitting for major infrastructure projects like oil pipelines, including by dropping consideration of their potential impact on climate change. The plan, released by the …

According to the company, the Compact Cooler reduces electricity use by up to 80 percent compared to AC units of similar capacity. Supposedly, it delivers 50 percent more effective cooling than conventional evaporative coolers. The secret is in the Compact Co…

Rocean hopes its product will encourage people to drink tap water rather than buy water in plastic bottles shipped from around the world. Angela Lang/CNET This story is part of CES 2020, our complete coverage of the showroom floor and the hottest new tech g…

I know it's fake. Trump, Alex Jones, and my gun-worshiping, Christian buddies told me so. Plus, I'm a computer software engineer, so I I'm smart and I can figure anything out. That majority of scientists who say global warming is real and caused by humans hav…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: A group of Amazon employees say the company has threatened to fire two workers for speaking out against the company's environmental policies. In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Amazon Employees for Cli…

Denmark hit a major renewable energy milestone in 2019, producing nearly half of its electricity from wind wind alone. State-run energy operator Energinet announced its new wind record on Twitter Thursday. The renewable energy source now makes up 47 percent…

ExxonMobil sent out a heartwarming tweet yesterday, wishing the good people of Australia a safe and fun New Year. Well, maybe heartwarming isnt the right word. Perhaps idiotic is more appropriate, given the fact that large parts of Australia are currently on …

As far as we can tell, the 2010s were nothing close to what most of us expected. Instead of flying cars, we got half-baked semi-autonomous vehicles. Instead of social media birthing kumbaya, it fueled genocide and helped erode the foundations of democracy and…