The Magazine of The Sierra Club
How Does a Heat Pump Actually Work?
This humble technology reduces home emissions. Here's how it works.
Climate & Energy: Clean Energy
The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2022
The good, the bad, and the inspiring of the year that was
In this story:
climate change, renewable energy, electric vehicles, politics, international climate policy
Can We Have Our Clean Energy and the Environment Too?
Developing the minerals and metals for the clean energy economy will come with trade-offs
In this story:
clean energy
Clean Power at a Steep Price
Extracting the lithium that EVs need could destroy this rare desert ecosystem in Chile
Yes, We Need to Build a Lot More Renewable Energy a Lot Faster. But Scrapping Environmental Laws Isn’t the Way to Do That.
Do we really need “permitting reform”?
In Arizona, the Future of Renewable Energy Is on the Ballot
Inside the heated race for seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission
Many Utilities’ Net-Zero Commitments Amount to a Big Zero for Climate
The new “Dirty Truth” report finds power companies often prefer greenwashing to green energy
In this story:
clean energy, climate change, 100 percent clean energy, utility rates, federal climate policy
The Black Dunes of Detroit
A Downriver childhood
Want to Go Off-Grid? Don’t Buy a Big House.
How our family’s quest to go carbon neutral hit a very big snag
Solar and Wind Poised to Soar After New Climate Law
Transmission bottlenecks remain a key hurdle for faster growth
