Solar Flare-ups
April 1, 2022
Solar power has become one of the cheapest sources of electricity and is viewed as a cornerstone of our clean energy future. But it wasn’t...
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Mark Carney, Fatih Birol and the Narrow Path to Net Zero
July 9, 2021
Five years ago, most of the world’s nations entered into an agreement to dramatically ratchet down their carbon dioxide emissions with the goal...
Daniel Yergin: Energy, Markets and the Clash of Nations
September 18, 2020
The world economy is moving away from oil, and many world leaders think that transition needs to happen faster than the fossil fuel industry...
COVID-19 and Climate: The Future of Energy
May 22, 2020
If you lived through the oil crisis of the 1970’s, you remember lines of cars at the gas stations, waiting to fill up on “alternate days.”...
Net Zero Living
January 4, 2018
Conservation begins at home – literally. Designing and operating a home that generates as much power as it uses is rapidly becoming a reality....
California's Climate Crusade
August 30, 2017
Some environmentalists said the law extending California’s cap and trade system to 2030 is a sellout to the oil industry and it shortchanges...
Trumping the Climate: Coming in Hot
June 2, 2017
The Trump administration’s determination to revive coal mining and domestic oil drilling is causing concern that international efforts to combat...
C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power
January 1, 2017
2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...
Will Closing Diablo Canyon Increase Carbon Pollution?
August 10, 2016
PG&E recently announced plans to close the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025 and replace it with renewable energy. What does this mean for...
Old Nukes, New Nukes
March 15, 2016
A two-part conversation about the present and future of atomic power in a hot and crowded world.David R. Baker, Energy Reporter, San Francisco...