Iberdrola announced a $8.3 billion deal including debt to add energy company PNM Resources to its North American Avangrid arm. With a combined market value topping $20 billion, the merged company is
A bevy of news this week illustrates the degree to which the nationwide transition to clean energy and away from fossil fuels, especially coal, is well on its way. In the Southeast,
Record heat across California last weekend spurred Golden Staters to blast their air conditioners. The strain on the power grid was so great that California’s grid operator started rationing electricity. For the
Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine reversed his position and called for the repeal of the state's controversial and newly tainted bailout of FirstEnergy Corp. nuclear plants. FirstEnergy stock prices also plummeted Wednesday and
Scientist Aaswath Raman long has been keen on discovering new sources of clean energy by creating novel materials that can make use of heat and light. And lately, he has focused on
Thanks to a new law, Ohioans will soon start seeing an extra tax on their electric bills. The monthly price hike will range from 85 cents for private consumers up to around
When the conversation turns to clean, renewable energy, the talk almost always is about sun and wind. No one ever brings up another natural power source, as yet untapped — snow. Incredible as it
At the start of 2017, just 22 cities had committed to sourcing all of their power from clean energy by 2050. As of this week, that number is 72. Since President Trump
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Like many researchers, Phil De Luna finds inspiration in nature — in this case, the way plants use photosynthesis to make food from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight. He envisions a day when science
Egg whites — they’re not just (a cholesterol-free) breakfast anymore. A Japanese researcher has found a way to use molecules from a protein-based chemical found in egg whites to generate hydrogen more efficiently, putting
The semester kicked off with a one-question pop quiz — hot or not? Psychologists at the University of Texas asked students in a small class to rate the desirability of their peers. At the
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In a town hall earlier this year, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada needs to phase out tar sands development. Trudeau’s comment angered politicians from Alberta, which is home to
Some cities were hit hard by the Great Recession. Lancaster, California was positively clobbered. In the summer of 2009, the unemployment rate reached 17 percent, housing prices bottomed out, and foreclosures were
Despite opposition from dozens of CEOs, the majority of the Americans and nearly every country on Earth, President Trump announced last week that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate
For two years, Amy Mays lived without electricity, storing food in an ice chest during Arizona’s scorching hot summers. When Mays opened a beauty shop with her daughter in 1994, she didn’t
Last week, EPA chief Scott Pruitt called the Paris Agreement a “bad deal.” He claimed China has made no significant efforts to curb carbon pollution, while the United States has sacrificed jobs to meet
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
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) recently took a shot at Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, a former Republican governor of Texas. Remarking on Perry’s view of Texas as an energy powerhouse, Brown
New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans this week to close the Indian Point nuclear power plant, which supplies electricity to New York City and surrounding areas. The plant’s two working reactors — which
Global investment in clean energy fell by 18 percent last year, according to new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investment still lags behind the level needed to meet the goals laid