America Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either.
"The surprising history of cars in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options."
"The surprising history of cars in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options."
"Madrid is hosting a conference with energy and climate ministers ahead of COP28, the UN climate summit, in Dubai. It comes as the European Union races to firm up a plan to cut harmful emissions."
"Hours after becoming the first House speaker in history to be ousted from the job, California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday night he would not try to retake the gavel."
"Highway travel centers are adding amenities like restaurants and dog parks to accommodate the expanded dwell time of electric vehicle owners."
"There’s a stretch of Kim Shade’s ranch in the North Dakota Badlands where he used to look for a peculiar long-billed bird from the seat of his saddle. Now, all he sees there is a road leading to an oil rig."
"More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN's COP28 climate summit, with more expected to join the group before the conference, its president said on Monday."
"The Biden administration has finalized national efficiency rules for residential gas furnaces affecting about a third of all US homes, updating a 36-year-old standard that effectively phases out older furnace models."
"With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam."
"A new report finds that five major global insurers are still backing U.S. coal mines, even when they've promised not to."
"After dodging surprisingly pointed questions about climate change at the first debate Fox News hosted last month, the contenders hoping to take on President Joe Biden next November battled each other over who would do most to ramp up production of the fossil fuels destabilizing the planet’s weather systems."