How to jumpstart a market for a product that doesn’t yet exist

What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.

Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar

Biological Evolution and Information Acquisition

A few weeks ago we looked at a simulation of technological evolution by economist Brian Arthur, in which he was able to start with simple building blocks (such as a NAND gate) and evolve surprisingly complex circuits (such as a 12-way AND gate or a 4-bit adder) by randomly combining increasingly useful existing components.

Solar beat coal on the US grid in May — a new milestone

It’s the first time that's happened across an entire month, and it comes despite the Trump administration’s efforts to reinvigorate coal and hamper solar.

Windfarms on this Scottish isle are contentious – renewables must work for local people too

New infrastructure planning is putting the future of community-owned energy at risk.

Clean energy and efficiency spared in Rhode Island budget process

The state legislature rebuked Democratic Gov. Dan McKee’s effort to roll back emissions targets and funding for energy efficiency in the name of…