Can mirrors boost solar panel output?
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University Falling costs for solar power have led to an…
The moral value of wilderness
By Janna Thompson, La Trobe University Let us imagine that humanity has almost died out and…
The World Bank phases out its support for fossil fuels
By Jason Kirk, Elon University The World Bank, which provides developing countries about US$60 billion…
Is warming in the Arctic behind this year’s crazy winter weather?
By Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University Damage from extreme weather events during 2017 racked up the biggest-ever…
Jet fuel from sugarcane? It’s not a flight of fancy
By Deepak Kumar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Stephen P. Long, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,…
California needs to rethink urban fire risk, starting with where it builds houses
By Max Moritz, University of California, Santa Barbara Wildfires raging across southern California are causing…
Coastal protection on the edge: The challenge of preserving California’s legacy
By Gary Griggs,University of California, Santa Cruz and Charles Lester,University of California, Santa Cruz The…
Environmental Charter Schools: Where Students Drive Change
An Interview with Alison Suffet Diaz Alison Suffet Diaz is the Founder and Executive Director…
A Climate of Care: Educating Green Leaders
An Interview with Tony Knight, Ed.D. Tony Knight has served as a public school teacher…
Schools and Sustainability: A Life Agenda
An Interview with Timothy Baird Timothy Baird, Ed.D. is the superintendent of the Encinitas Union…
Environmental Literacy: Altering Humanity’s Course
An Interview with Will Parish Will Parish is a credentialed public high school science educator…
Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia
By Caleb Finch, University of Southern California and Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California Alzheimer’s disease…
Dreaming the Future: How Zero Net Energy Design Can Transform the School Environment
By Reilly Loveland [otw_shortcode_divider margin_top_bottom=”30″ text_position=”otw-text-left”][/otw_shortcode_divider] [Editor’s note: Reilly Loveland will be a presenter at…
Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and segregated cities
Joan A. Casey, University of California, Berkeley Peter James, Harvard Medical School Rachel Morello-Frosch, University of…
Open Building: Creating Resilient, Adaptive Learning Environments
A conversation with Stephen Kendall (left) and John Dale Stephen Kendall, PhD, is Emeritus Professor…
We cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change
By Brendan F.D. Barrett, RMIT University and Andrew DeWit, Rikkyo University A lot of faith is…
Study: Even in storage, coal threatens human health
By Akshaya Jha, Carnegie Mellon University President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what…
As nuclear power plants close, states need to bet big on energy storage
By Eric Daniel Fournier, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Ricklefs, University of California, Los…
One way to promote green infrastructure in your city
By Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota and Madeline Goldkamp, University of Minnesota Natural assets – “green…
Cities need more than air conditioning to get through heat waves
By Nicholas Rajkovich, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York In May of this…
Why power companies should be investing now in carbon-free electricity
By Jennifer Morris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology When utility executives make decisions about building new power…
Red team-blue team? Debating climate science should not be a cage match
Richard B. Rood, University of Michigan Scott Pruitt, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,…
Rejection of national climate report would do more damage than exiting the Paris Agreement
By Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University A scientific report done every four years has been thrust…
Climate gloom and doom? Bring it on. But we need stories about taking action, too
By Jon Christensen, University of California, Los Angeles There’s been no shortage of pessimistic news on…