Climate & Energy
Climate feedback loops, the energy transition, and the cascading consequences of a warming world.
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Climate & Energy
Georgia Farmers Hit by Helene Finally See Relief — But the System Is Still Catching Up
Georgia's farmers are finally receiving Helene disaster relief — but the months-long wait reveals a federal system struggling to match the pace of climate risk.
Climate & Energy
Tesla Bets on Energy Storage as Its Next Growth Engine
Tesla's energy division is no longer a side project — it's quietly reshaping grid economics in ways the automotive headlines keep missing.
Climate & Energy
Ann Arbor Is Building Its Own Clean Energy Utility to Outrun the Grid
Ann Arbor is building its own clean energy utility rather than wait for its investor-owned provider to decarbonize, and other cities are paying close attention.
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20 Mar 2026
Tropical Peatland Fires Have Reached a 2,000-Year Peak — and the Trend Is Accelerating
New charcoal evidence shows tropical peatland fires have hit a 2,000-year high — and the feedback loops driving them are only tightening.
20 Mar 2026
Big Oil Dropped the Green Mask. What Replaced It Is More Dangerous.
Oil giants have stopped pretending to go green. The new strategy is more honest, more sophisticated, and potentially more damaging.
20 Mar 2026
The Home Insurance Collapse Is a Climate Crisis in Slow Motion
Private insurers are quietly redrawing the map of where it is financially viable to own a home in America, and the feedback loops are just beginning.
20 Mar 2026
A Rural Virginia County Approved a Gas Plant. The Fault Lines Run Deeper Than the Vote.
Fluvanna County approved a gas plant for the tax revenue. The real story is what that bet costs if the energy landscape shifts faster than expected.
20 Mar 2026
Greenland Ice Reveals Volcanic Truth Behind a 12,800-Year Climate Freeze
A platinum spike in Greenland ice once pointed to a cosmic impact 12,800 years ago. New research says the real culprit was far closer to home.
20 Mar 2026
The $4 Threshold: Why Gas Prices Are Quietly Reshaping the EV Market
At $4 a gallon, the EV math becomes undeniable — but infrastructure gaps, dealer friction, and grid stress could complicate the transition.
20 Mar 2026
Arizona's 110°F March Record Reveals a Desert Climate Rewriting Its Own Rules
Martinez Lake hit 110°F in March, a record that exposes how the Southwest's climate calendar is being rewritten faster than its infrastructure can follow.
20 Mar 2026
Australia's Fossil Fuel Dependency Is a National Security Problem, Not Just a Climate One
Australia exports vast amounts of gas yet holds fewer than 30 days of liquid fuel reserves. That is not just a climate problem. It is a security one.
20 Mar 2026
A Pennsylvania Town of 7,000 Is Being Reshaped by the AI Data Center Boom
A data center set to consume 14 percent of Archbald, PA is forcing a reckoning over who pays the real price for the AI infrastructure boom.
20 Mar 2026
Climate Guilt Is Reshaping How Americans Think About Travel
Climate guilt is hitting travelers hard, but shame without agency may be doing more for the airline industry than the planet.
