How US research cuts are threatening crucial climate data
Over the last few months, and especially the last few weeks, there’s been an explosion of news about proposed budget
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What Spain’s blackout says about the grid
At roughly midday on Monday, April 28, the lights went out in Spain. The grid blackout, which extended into parts
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A long-abandoned US nuclear technology is making a comeback in China
China has once again beat everyone else to a clean energy milestone—its new nuclear reactor is reportedly one of the
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The vibes are shifting for US climate tech
The past few years have been an almost nonstop parade of good news for climate tech in the US. Headlines
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These four charts sum up the state of AI and energy
While it’s rare to look at the news without finding some headline related to AI and energy, a lot of
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Tariffs are bad news for batteries
Update: Since this story was first published in The Spark, our weekly climate newsletter, the White House announced that most
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We should talk more about air-conditioning
Things are starting to warm up here in the New York City area, and it’s got me thinking once again
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How to save a glacier
Glaciers generally move so slowly you can’t see their progress with the naked eye. (Their pace is … glacial.) But
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The elephant in the room for energy tech? Uncertainty.
At a conference dedicated to energy technology that I attended this week, I noticed an outward attitude of optimism and
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