Tar Heel Power Play
Alongside Highway 401 in northern North Carolina is a 21st-century twist on a classic rural scene. A few miles outside of Roxboro, sheep graze among 5,000 panels at the Person County Solar
Laura Shepard
Laura Shepard
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What’s Really Driving Sea-Level Rise?
Most people understand that melting ice will mean rising seas, but when scientists look closely, they’re finding the reality is more complex. In many places, local observations and measurements contradict global trends.
The World’s Glaciers are Melting
Someday, Americans may be hard pressed to find a glacier in Montana’s Glacier National Park. Twila Moon, a glaciologist at the University of Colorado Boulder, said that many of the park’s smaller
Indiana Kneecaps State Solar Industry
In Indiana, solar employs nearly three times as many people as natural gas, according to the Department of Energy. You might think, given the numbers, that legislators would want to protect the
Bronx Students Learn to Grow Their Lunch
Most school kids get lectured about healthy eating. But students at AmPark Neighborhood School learn how to cook nutritious food themselves. Several times a year, the kids participate in hands-on cooking classes
Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Scientists
As a Harvard graduate student, Sarah Fankhauser judged a science fair at a local high school. She was thrilled to see the students’ work, but when she walked outside, she noticed that
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The Legacy of Ohio’s Abandoned Mines
Today, there are few working mines left in southeastern Ohio, but the region still bears the scar from years of extraction. Thousands of mines were opened and closed before there were any
Frustrated by High Power Bills, Colorado City Turns to Clean Energy
Working-class homeowners in Pueblo, Colorado have struggled to keep up with their sky-high electric bills. Locals said rampant shutoffs have plunged entire city blocks into darkness and sent power-starved families to motels
Hoosiers Fight to Protect Indiana’s Forests
When Todd Stewart, a resident of Scottsburg, Indiana, went hiking on the Knobstone Trail in Washington-Jackson State Forest last spring, he expected to find a lush canopy deep in the woods. Instead,
Clean Power in Trumpland
Angel Garcia, a 41-year-old attorney from the south side of Chicago, is as passionate about clean energy as he is about deep-dish pizza and the Chicago Bears. He fostered a love for
Football Goes Green at Super Bowl LI
This weekend, Houston’s NRG Stadium will light up with the spectacle of Super Bowl LI, and millions across the country will be tuning in to watch the Patriots play the Falcons. Typically,
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How to Turn Plastic Trash Into Art and Cash (VIDEO)
Tinkerers like Anthony Wheeler love finding solutions to the problems they see in the world, like plastic waste on the ground and in waterways — waste that will probably never make it to a
These Mayors are Taking a Stand on Climate Change
Climate change is a global issue, but its impacts hit people at the most local levels. That’s why mayors from all over the nation recently gathered in Washington D.C. to voice their
Climate on the Menu?
Unlike many other trappings of consumer society, food is necessary for survival. Food is also cultural, and every year, cooks and chefs come up with new ways to make food tastier, healthier
New York Is Driving the Growth of Community Solar
Americans love, love solar energy, but not everyone can wrangle a set of rooftop solar panels. Some roofs are too small or too shady, or they face the wrong direction. Some people
What Is the Right Vehicle for Change?
Most people want cleaner air and lower fuel costs, even if it means paying extra for a car. A recent study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, for instance, found that more
A Sustainable Tradition
We celebrate Thanksgiving with a bountiful feast, an expression of gratitude shared among family and friends. It’s a time when our values take center stage (or center table, as it were). As
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Behold the Power of the Porcelain Throne
Picture a giant toilet bowl looming larger than life outside the UN headquarters in New York. It sounds like an absurd scene, but the stunt three years ago was not a childish
What’s In Your Wallet?
When Americans plan for retirement, they think about their dreams for the future and invest accordingly — often spending their entire careers contributing to 401K plans and other long-term investments. But the money isn’t
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Crafting Solutions for Survival
The Sani Isla people, indigenous to the Ecuadorian rainforest, took their name from a plant that grows on their land. They take pride in this symbolic connection between their land and their
The Wisdom of the Aged
With age comes wisdom. Ask any politician. They listen closely to what older Americans think and say for a simple reason: older people vote. There’s an even simpler reason why politicians (and
Florida Weathercaster Calls for Colleagues to Report on Climate Change
John Morales is not afraid to discuss climate change and its present and future impacts with viewers, a rare quality among TV weathercasters. Morales, the chief meteorologist at Miami’s NBC 6, is
On the Front Lines of Fighting Fires
Scenic mountains, fields of flowers and verdant forests are burning more frequently and intensely than ever before. The number of wildfires on public lands is up 500 percent since the late 1970s.
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Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film
There’s a moment in Maya Burhanpurkar’s documentary where she stands next to an ice fjord in Ilulissat, Greenland, realizing what climate change means for the people who live there. After listening to