Image of the Day: Saudi Arabia Eyes Going Solar
A sunset over the Saudi city of Hail. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, now wants to become a leader in renewable energy. According to Bloomberg, the country aims to have 41,000 megawatts of solar capacity within two decades, a shift that could potentially save 523,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, in an attempt to pare back on oil… Read More
Image of the Day: Solar Ship Circumnavigates the Globe
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has become to first solely solar-powered watercraft to circumnavigate the globe. According to Popular Sci, the 115-foot-long ship is of course not ordinary, costing upwards of $16 million and housing 38,000 individual photovoltaic cells taking up 500 square meters of deck space. Click here to watch videos of the historic … Read More
Tree-Hugging, Organic-Buying Spoof Hits Sunny Spot
We're suckers for humor. And Heaven knows, there's very little about climate change that is funny. But if you're trying to make a case for people to take advantage of solar power, a little humor might just go a long way. That's what a company called SunRun is hoping for in unveiling a hilarious new ad campaign. The message behind it is that solar … Read More
Image of the Day: Here Comes the Sun—and Energy
The Gujarat Solar Park takes up 3,000 acres of desert in India, which makes it the largest solar farm in the world. The solar park will hopefully push India in the right direction and wean it from its coal reliance, which accounts for 55 percent of the country’s energy. Gujarat also has budgeted $400 million to develop renewable energy with plans t… Read More
Buy an Electric Car, Keep Your Food from Spoiling
Fans of electric automobiles love the fact that they’re quiet, zippy and take far less maintenance than gasoline-powered cars (no oil changes, no ignition system, no radiator fluid¦). In principle, electrics are also more climate-friendly — although until coal-fired power plants start capturing and storing CO2 to keep it out of the air, the climate… Read More
Image of the Day: Wind Farm Study Stirs Up False Claims
A study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change found that large wind farms can raise local nighttime temperatures a bit by mixing the surface air with air higher up. This led to many reports that wind farms can cause climate change, according to the Knight Science Journalism Tracker. … Read More
Image of the Day: Mexico Passes Climate Change Law
As Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano is spewing ash and greenhouse gases into the air, the legislature passed a law that will reduce carbon emissions by 30 percent below usual levels by 2020, and 50 percent below 2000 levels by 2050, according to Nature. … Read More
Image of the Day: It’s a Jungle out There
A crocodile and turtle face off at the Cano Negro Wildlife Reserve in Costa Rica. Twenty-five percent of the country’s land been turned into protected reserves and parks to protect the animals and habitats from deforestation. … Read More
