Solar energy has reached an “irreversible tipping point” that will see it become the world’s main source of energy by 2050, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Exeter and University College London analysed recent technological and economic advances to determine that the transition to clean […] Click here to view original […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address climate change and could pose a […] Click here to view original

Lowman S. Henry When you flip the switch to turn on a light how often do you think about how the electricity got to that light? Chances are you do not; dependable electric power is something most Americans take for granted. But that could be about to change. The […] Click here to view original

The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can be difficult to understand. TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straightforward explanations. Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers: Advertisement The United Nations says to keep temperatures from exceeding […] Click here to view original

Even as technologies like wind, solar and electric cars spread, nations are falling far behind in building the power lines needed to support them. A an orange sky is crisscrossed with black electric transmission lines strung between towers. Even as clean energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines and […] Click here to view original

INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA – NOVEMBER 03: A Chinese labourer loads coal into a furnace as smoke and steam rises from an unauthorized steel factory on November 3, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. To meet China’s targets to slash emissions of carbon dioxide, authorities are pushing to shut down privately […] Click here to view original