Texas’ Screwed-Up Power Grid Is on the Ballot
Texas will vote on whether to give the oil and gas industry billions to make its barely-working power grid more reliable while ignoring the benefits of renewable energy. This comes…
How to Build a Heat-Resilient City
This story is co-published with Grist, and is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how—and where—we live. Totally Killer Exclusive Clip Off…
Texas Power Use Breaks Record as Heat Wave Continues to Roast the South
Businesses and homes throughout Texas cranked up their air conditioning this week during the ongoing heat dome, pushing the grid into record-breaking energy usage. This Summer’s Hottest Umbrella Off English…
Harnessing darkness: The race to solve solar power’s greatest problem
Solar panels can’t produce energy when the sun isn’t shining. But what if they could? As it turns out, scientists all over the globe are working on the problem.