How Many Peanut Butter Sandwiches Does It Take to Fuel a Hulk?
[ad_1] Superheroes do superhero things: They jump, punch stuff, run fast, and sometimes shoot beams out of their eyes. These activities require energy, just like normal human activities. When you…
Europe’s Plan to Wean Itself off Russian Gas Just Might Work
[ad_1] In 1970, West German politicians and gas executives signed a landmark deal with the Soviet Union that would shape the next half-century of European energy policy. West Germany promised…
How the Huge New US Climate Bill Will Save You Money
[ad_1] Today President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a massive bill that represents the biggest investment in climate action in US history. It puts nearly $400 billion toward…
The New Climate Bill Demands All-American EV Batteries
[ad_1] The lack of a US supply chain for electric vehicle battery materials is often spun as a tale of inconvenient geography. In many ways, this is true. There’s cobalt…
How Clean is ‘Clean’ Hydrogen?
[ad_1] The Democrats’ new climate bill, which was passed by the US Senate on Sunday, has been described as “transformative” and “game-changing.” But perhaps the most apt word is “shocking”—in…
Data Centers Are Facing a Climate Crisis
[ad_1] When record temperatures wracked the UK in late July, Google Cloud’s data centers in London went offline for a day, due to cooling failures. The impact wasn’t limited to…
After Going Solar, I Felt the Bliss of Sudden Abundance
[ad_1] Yet when I talked to other folks who’d put solar on their roofs, most had precisely the same epiphany I’d had: They realized they had way more juice than…
Nuclear Power Plants Are Struggling to Stay Cool
[ad_1] From its humble start as a glacial trickle in the Swiss Alps, the Rhône River quickly transforms into one of the world’s most industrialized waterways. As it winds through…
Crypto Is Straining the Power Grid. Congress Wants to Rein It In
[ad_1] All of the companies included in the investigation were asked to explain “the impacts of your facilities on energy costs to local families and businesses,” but none could describe…
`Peak inflation will have to wait’: traders see three more 8%-plus U.S. CPI readings despite falling gas prices
[ad_1] “Staggering.” “Ugly.” “Brutal.” And …. “out-of-date.” Those are some of the words that investors, analysts, and even President Joe Biden, used to sum up the U.S. June consumer price…