In five years, as solar installations skyrocketed, prices fell by 2/3 while jobs in the solar industry more than doubled.The exuberant green energy market has been powering along for enough years now that this trend is becoming too clear to be denied: renewable energy adds jobs even as costs come down.
Read MoreDoes it seem like it's raining and snowing and mud-sliding too much? That's because it is. The 12% increase in precipitation means your house may be flooded next. We are living in an anti-science reality - do not accept it! Stand up for NOAA.Gov, the place were true climate information can be found!
Read MoreAll over the world, people are suing their governments for protection against climate change.
Read MoreThis video explores the “forest watch” tool launched by the World Resources Institute (WRI) to track forest health and destruction. Forest Watch is an app you can download to your phone or computer, that uses satellite monitoring data.
Read MoreDamn the melting permafrost and full speed ahead – the Arctic is the richest fossil fuel source on Earth, but it was hard to get at all that oil and natural gas because it lay beneath a whole lot of ice. Climate change to the rescue! The Arctic just had its hottest summer on record. Eighty percent of the summertime ice cover has melted since 1979. Cue the military build-up.
Read MoreWe learn more about these huge holes in the ground of mysterious origin, including a surprising point of view from one Russian scientist exploring the craters.
Read MoreSplitting the Atom was supposed to bring us limitless energy. But when it comes to nuclear power, any mistake can lead to a catastrophe, poisoning the environment for generations.
Read MoreThis is the story of how the Suruí tribe, who live in the deep Amazon Rain Forest, are connecting to the modern world with Google Mapping while preserving their homeland and their culture.
Read MoreGreenland's ice is going dark. A little dust, perhaps some pollutants, and something else the scientist's didn't figure on...
Read MoreWhen a Chevron oil refinery is Goliath and a bunch of climate activists are David - now that's a news event.
Read MoreTurns out that the definition of "species" is harder to pin down than you might have imagined.
Read MoreWomen in Bangladesh are designing village water systems that protect the community in times of flooding and drought.
Read MoreThe difference between meteorology and climatology matters - and it caused a mini-scandal that's still reverberating.
Read MoreThe holy grail of renewable energy is the quest for a better battery, and a form of carbon itself may provide a revolutionary solution.
Read MoreWhat is arguably the most significant event of the Space Age is only tangentially about space. It is a photograph that looks back on the earth, taken in 1968.
Read MoreThe science behind a slipping ice sheet points to a warming sea.
Read MoreWas Dorothy dreaming of wind turbines? Kansas wind generates power at a competitive price, but can this new industry be shut down?
Read MoreChantal Uwingaberi is earning a living while the sun shines, plus helping her neighbors, her family and the world.
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