Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Weatherization Saves You Money, Warms You This Winter and Cools You Next Summer

The Energy Star house illustrates where the most common air leaks are. Addressing them will improve your heating and cooling efforts, saving you money while increasing your comfort level at home. (Energy Star)

Insulating, weatherstripping, and sealing your home could make it much more energy efficient, keeping you comfy for less money while […]

Are We Headed for an Insurance Crash?

Some analysts believe a widespread real estate insurance crash could be in the making.

George Harvey

If a house is sufficiently threatened by natural disaster, insurance underwriters calculate that it is too likely to lose them money, and they will not insure it. Without insurance, it will almost certainly not get a mortgage, […]

Unusually Hot Summer May Be in Store for Much of the U.S.

Seasonal Temperature Outlook from National Weather Service, Climate Prediction Center, May 16, 2024

Alan Betts

Forecasting the weather has become very difficult as summer heat waves approach along with the hurricane season. There are many new factors involved, and society is unaware of some of them. So, I will frame some of the […]

Jane Fonda and the Governors Take on Big Oil

As pump jacks operated in the background, right next to the park, playgrounds and homes, Fonda, and Newsom, Schwarzenegger discussed Senate Bill 1137, against the health impacts from oil and gas wells. (Photo by Frank Fastner, California State Archives)

Martin Wahl

At a March 22 press conference, Jane Fonda, joined by […]

Three Greenhouse Gases Reached Record Highs Last Year

A coal-fired power station silhouetted at sunset, Pocerady, Czech Republic. (AdobeStock_192828957)

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch

Levels of the three most important greenhouse gases — methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide — in the atmosphere reached record highs again in 2023, according to research conducted by scientists with the National Oceanic and […]

Gas-powered Cars are Losing Market Share to EVs and Hybrids

CanaryMedia CarMarketShare

Electric vehicle sales hit record heights last year. Sales of hybrids also soared. The trend is eating away at the market share of conventional cars.

Dan McCarthy

It’s been a messy few months for the U.S. electric vehicle market, but take a step back and the trend is […]

Recycling Creates a Circular Economy for Solar Panels

Parts of panel (Royal Society of Chemistry)

Michael J. Daley

With the expansion of its Yuma, Arizona processing facility, We Recycle Solar (WRS) is doing its part to help stave off a major rise of solar panel waste headed for landfilling or incineration as the first generation of large-scale solar projects […]

Gasoline is Cheap — but Charging an EV is Still Cheaper

The average price of home charging an electric vehicle in the U.S., is equivalent to $1.41 per gal.

Karin Kirk

It was easy to make the case for the low cost of electric vehicle charging way back in 2022 when gasoline prices were high and charging an EV was about 70% cheaper than filling up […]

The World Is Burning Around Us, Elmo

Elmo’s posting on X got our attention when one reply said, “The world is burning around us, Elmo”. (USAID Indonesia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Martin Wahl

… is how YouTuber Steven McInerney famously responded to Elmo’s January 29 post on X (formerly Twitter) asking “How is everybody doing?” Well, Mr. McInerney […]

The Power of Solar in Your Community

Lowering your town, county and school taxes and additional benefits

G. Harvey and N.R. Mallery

Berne, New York is a small rural community near Albany, the state capital. It is in some ways similar to many other towns across the United States. Its population was 2,695, at last count, and its character is mostly rural […]