Quantcast
Channel: EcoWatch
Browsing all 101 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Top Solar Companies: 9 Best Solar Energy Companies of 2021

More and more homeowners are upgrading their properties to clean energy sources, typically with the help of top solar companies. By doing this, you can not only minimize your environmental footprint;...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

First-of-Its-Kind Study Measures Fracking's Impact on Nearby Surface Water...

A new study correlates poorer surface water quality with nearby hydraulic fracturing but finds that the impacts aren't major enough to be considered harmful by federal regulators. However, the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Climate Change Is an Infrastructure Problem – Map of Electric Vehicle...

By Paul N. EdwardsMost of America's 107,000 gas stations can fill several cars every five or 10 minutes at multiple pumps. Not so for electric vehicle chargers – at least not yet. Today the U.S. has...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Renewables Post Strong Growth in Q2, But Stronger Policy Needed to Achieve...

New renewable energy installations are on record pace this year, new industry data shows. The Q2 report from the American Clean Power Association shows more than 2 gigawatts of solar energy were...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Enbridge Line 3 Opponents Camp at Minnesota Capitol to Protest Oil Pipeline

By Jake JohnsonWith Enbridge on the verge of completing its multibillion-dollar Line 3 pipeline, thousands of Indigenous leaders and environmentalists brought their protests against the sprawling tar...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Rock Climbing Legend Alex Honnold Wants You to Stop Funding the Climate Crisis

World-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold, famous for his free ascent of Yosemite's El Capitan's 3,000-foot sheer rock face in Free Solo, has found his next "mountainous" challenge: the climate crisis....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Atmospheric CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: NOAA

By Kenny StancilBolstering the case for meaningful climate action, a major report released Wednesday found that Earth's atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and sea levels both hit record highs...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How the World's First CO2 Pipeline Explosion Turned a Mississippi Town Into...

In February of last year, a CO2 pipeline exploded, engulfing Satartia, Mississippi in a noxious green fog that left residents confused, convulsing, foaming at the mouth and even unconscious — an...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Heat Threatens Louisiana Residents Without Power Following Ida Destruction,...

As the (still life threatening) remnants of Hurricane Ida continue northeast, survivors of the storm in New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana are coming to terms with a different and dangerous...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Wind Energy 101: Everything You Need to Know

What is Wind Energy? Capable of ecological impacts as diverse as the gentle pollination of wheat and corn to devastating wind storms that keel over trees and homes, wind is all around us. But what...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Climate-Fueled Ida Behind Suspected Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

By Jessica CorbettAs Louisiana residents and officials begin the recovery process in the wake of Hurricane Ida, environmental campaigners responded Thursday to reporting of a suspected oil spill in...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Can Burying Power Lines Protect Storm-Wracked Electric Grids? Not Always

By Theodore J. Kury The good news when Hurricane Ida churned into Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021 was that levees held up – especially those that were strengthened after Hurricane Katrina flooded New...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Divers Find Likely Source of Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico After Hurricane Ida

The source of a mysterious oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida has likely been discovered.Divers identified the probable source as a foot-wide pipeline running along...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Solar Could Provide 40% of U.S. Electricity by 2035, DOE Reports

Solar energy can rise from 3% of U.S. power generation today to 40% by 2035, and ultimately 50% by 2050, a new report from the Energy Department and National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows. Falling...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Big Oil’s ‘Wokewashing’ Is the New Climate Science Denialism

By Amy WesterveltThis story originally appeared in The Guardian and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of news outlets strengthening coverage of the climate...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Chinese Solar Panels Banned Due to Forced Labor Concerns, Could Delay Biden’s...

U.S. officials are blocking the import of solar panels from China they believe may have been produced using forced labor. Experts warn the move may slow President Biden's push for more renewable...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

'A Large Domino to Fall' — Harvard to End Fossil Fuels Investments

Harvard University will divest its $41 billion endowment from fossil fuels, citing the financial imprudence of those investments, its leadership announced late last week.The move from the nation's...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Indigenous Resistance Blocked 400 Coal Plants' Worth of Climate Pollution

Indigenous-led resistance to 21 fossil fuel projects in the U.S. and Canada has prevented or delayed the equivalent of one-quarter of those countries' climate warming pollution, a recent report says....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New Coal Projects Declined by 76% Since Paris Agreement

Scientists have warned that coal burning needs to be phased out by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and avoid the worst impacts of the climate...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Rooftop Solar Systems Fared Better Than Big Energy Companies in Surviving...

Hurricane Ida shut down all of Entergy's electricity transmission into New Orleans and left hundreds of thousands across the region to suffer a week — or longer — in the heat and darkness. But the...

View Article
Browsing all 101 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images