The project comes in response to past winter events, but environmental groups say battery storage provides “real reliability.” By Charles Paullin Virginia’s largest utility received approval from its state regulators to construct a liquified natural gas storage facility for two of its gas-fired power stations in the Southside region ofContinue Reading
Ammonia is the most widely produced chemical in the world today, used primarily as a source for nitrogen fertilizer. Its production is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions — the highest in the whole chemical industry. Now, a team of researchers at MIT has developed an innovative wayContinue Reading
In a two-part series, MIT News explores the environmental implications of generative AI. In this article, we look at why this technology is so resource-intensive. A second piece will investigate what experts are doing to reduce genAI’s carbon footprint and other impacts. The excitement surrounding potential benefits of generative AI, from improvingContinue Reading
As part of its Green New Deal, Ithaca pledged to decarbonize all of its buildings by 2030. It hasn’t gone as planned, but the city has lessons for others trying to tackle this key climate challenge.Continue Reading
Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: taste., Read MoreContinue Reading
The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “increasingly rudderless world” at risk from two existential dangers: climate change and unregulated Artificial Intelligence (AI).Continue Reading
As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).Continue Reading
According to the International Energy Agency, aviation accounts for about 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and aviation emissions are expected to double by mid-century as demand for domestic and international air travel rises. To sharply reduce emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s long-term goal to keep globalContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence has become vital in business and financial dealings, medical care, technology development, research, and much more. Without realizing it, consumers rely on AI when they stream a video, do online banking, or perform an online search. Behind these capabilities are more than 10,000 data centers globally, each oneContinue Reading
Buffeted by PFAS-emitting industries, Fayetteville could soon be home to a financially troubled company that wants to turn tons of plastic waste into diesel fuel using a polluting, energy-intensive process called pyrolysis. By Lisa Sorg The company tried educational chatbots and cryptocurrency. Then nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of movies andContinue Reading
Utah’s Inland Port Authority works with local officials to boost development, but residents feel ignored. The post As the Great Salt Lake recedes, industry rises appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
It’s wildflower season in Southern California. What will the lack of rain mean for blooms? Plus a list of March plant events.Continue Reading
An IAEA team of experts said that the Agency for Nuclear Energy of Bolivia, operator of Bolivia’s first nuclear research reactor that is under construction, has developed a management system implementing the IAEA’s safety standards., Read MoreContinue Reading