Cool Clean Tech

January 25, 2019

Over a century ago, the industrial revolution brought wealth and opportunity to a generation of American innovators. It also brought us dirty coal...

Making Cents Out of Watts: What’s Driving Up Your Energy Bills?

March 14, 2025

Across the country, people are seeing their electric bills go up, sometimes painfully so. “A third of Americans say that they've skipped food,...

Solar Power to the People

February 14, 2025

At this moment, the cheapest way to create electricity is by pointing a solar panel at the sun. That’s good news for the climate. It’s also...

Transfer of Power: Life After Coal

December 13, 2024

For more than a century, coal powered much of the U.S. Now it's on its way out. That means all across the country, the communities that were built...

Climate Policy Wonk Turned Indie Pop Star: AJR’s Adam Met

June 21, 2024

Adam Met is a member of the indie pop group AJR. He is also a climate activist and holds a Phd in international human rights law, which he says...

SF Climate Week 2024: Is California on Track for an Affordable and Just Energy Transition?

April 24, 2024

The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders often touting its role on the leading edge of...

Nearly 2 Years In… Is the Inflation Reduction Act Delivering Yet?

April 12, 2024

Almost two years ago, Congress passed the biggest piece of climate legislation in our nation’s history: The Inflation Reduction Act, which put...

Geothermal: So Hot Right Now

February 23, 2024

When most people hear the phrase renewable energy, they imagine fields full of solar panels or giant spinning wind turbines. But another source is...

Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters

February 9, 2024

A settlement for the largest civil penalty resulting from the Clean Air Act has just been reached. The EPA, DOJ and the State of California have...

Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?

January 26, 2024

We often talk about a “just transition” from dirty to clean energy as if the term means the same thing to everyone. Indigenous people have...