The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment report shows that the world is warming faster than expected. This means the negative effects of climate change will get worse faster than forecast as well.
Amazon says it has found a way to use less water than its competitors do when it builds data centers. It urged others in the industry to use similar technology. The problem is that the backlash against data centers is so severe that this may not help
Last month, for the first time in US history, solar provided more electricity that coal. The Trump Administration’s support of the coal industry could change that.
According to the 17th edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos, “the world’s largest banks on balance committed $906 billion to companies conducting business in fossil fuels in 2025.” US banks dominated the top of the list.
A new research paper says that heat-related hospital visits will more than double by 2040 to 237,000. The cost of these visits will rise by $1 billion above today’s figure.
The super rich drive climate change much more than people with average income and assets. Private planes, huge mansions, and big company ownership make their carbon footprints huge.
A new study from energy research firm Rystad Energy says investments in the world’s grids will top $650 billion this year. The 2025 investment “supported by around 400 plants operated by more than 260 manufacturers,” its data show.
Human caused climate change has caused the extinction of several species. A new research paper suggests this could accelerate quickly by 2100
The federal government wanted to auction leases for oil companies to drill on protected land in Alaska. There was very little interest. None of the major oil companies made offers at all? Why, with oil prices high, would major companies rather make huge profits on pumping from existing wells than lose money on new exploration?
According to Climatecrisis247 co-editor-in-chief David Callaway, the oceans represent a huge economy. He writes, “It is the beating heart of the planet’s climate system, a primary source of food for billions, and the foundation of a global blue economy valued at more than $32 trillion, with over $3 trillion in annual output. More than three…
Batteries from Google’s Waymo self-driving cars are being used to power electricity grids. It helps the argument that EVs are not just for drivers.
In May, Hawaii electricity prices rose 22%. Why? Like fossil fuel-poor nations, it has no oil or natural gas of its own.
Flying-car companies have begun raising tens of millions of dollars. Some may even go public. The jury is still out on whether they will save money on gas, even if they are a faster way to get from one place to another — usually.
Airline ticket prices are already higher in Europe and Asia, where most oil is imported. The US is “energy independent.” But that does not mean our refineries are set up to produce a lot of jet fuel. Ticket prices in the US are about to soar.
The F-150 Lightning was Ford’s flagship EV. Last month, it sold barely 1,000 units nationwide and has since been discontinued. Ford has abandoned EVs. The gas-powered F-150 is still the largest-selling vehicle in America.
The Ford F-150 has been the top-selling vehicle in the US for almost half a century. Ford sold almost 300,000 of them in the first five months of the year. High gas prices may not change that. Pick up sales have led the market for decades.
Sales of Ford’s EV flagship, the Mustang Mach-E, were down 44% last month to 2,647. It has gone out of production. It is a sign of the effort American car companies made to launch EVs. It carried the name of a mass market sports car, the Mustang, first produced in 1964. And the gas-powered Mustang…
A new analysis shows how much electricity, land, and water AI data centers will consume by 2030. The area of land for buildings and infrastructure would be about 10 times the size of Mexico City. It is one reason to think that there will be political resistance to their growth
Wildfires threaten cattle herds in the West as their numbers reach historic levels. Additionally, drought has already cut back the grain that feeds these cattle. Meat prices are rising.
EV school bus fleets are going. These are mostly funded locally and by the states. The cost to operate an EV bus is much less than that of a gas-powered one. Electricity is less expensive than gas. And repair costs are much lower.
The high cost of gas is driving people to public transportation because it is increasingly less expensive than driving a car. The question is, will people ever return to their autos?
