Climate & Energy

Free Fuel Forever

By Michael Brune July 30, 2014

In this story: clean energy, coal, climate change, technology, activism

Sunlight and Pixels

Arthur Scott IV, User Experience Designer, Sungevity, Oakland, California

By Reed McManus August 6, 2014

In this story: solar, clean energy, activism

World's Worst Climate Denier?

By Paul Rauber July 30, 2014

In this story: climate change

Financial Statement

Universities divest from fossil fuel stocks—with varying degrees of commitment.

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: cool schools, coal, climate change, activism

Stanford’s decision to divest its $18.7 billion endowment of coal stocks is a narrow response to the Fossil Free movement, but it carries a lot of clout.

Falling Stock

As renewables get cheaper and climate risks grow, Wall Street sours on the coal industry

By Richard Martin July 25, 2014

In this story: coal, climate change, activism

The 500-foot exhaust stack of the Mohave Generating Station in Laughlin, Nevada, was felled by explosives on March 11, 2011.

On the One Hand: Salmon

By Dashka Slater July 25, 2014

In this story: salmon, climate change

Sunlight to Spare

By Reed McManus July 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, dirty energy

Up to Speed

Two Months, One Page

By Paul Rauber July 25, 2014

In this story: climate change, wildlife, activism

The Baird's sparrow, a favorite of U.S. birdwatchers, is being pushed out of North Dakota and Montana and into Canada by climate change.

Waiting for Light

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Text and photographs by Jake Abrahamson July 25, 2014

In this story: solar, international climate policy, activism

Will off-grid solar fix India's energy problem?

Senior Project

How two college students are turning a coal-era relic into a cultural center

By Andrew Nemethy August 25, 2014

In this story: activism, clean energy, cool schools

The carcass of the abandoned Moran Municipal Generation Station, on Burlington's lakefront, inspired Tad Cooke (left) and Erick Crockenberg. Their charge: Turn the cavernous interior into an "innovation space."