Global investment in clean energy is rising and is now set to outpace spending on fossil fuels for the first time ever.
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Recently, Geoffrey Hinton, the visionary expert who was at the heart of so much innovation in artificial intelligence and machine learning, le…
The Kremlin is pressuring governments, including India's, behind the scenes to get relief from economic sanctions, according to people familia…
Russian officials are claiming that Ukrainian military saboteurs have launched an attack across the border, wounding three people in a small town. Kyiv officials denied any link with the group and blamed the fighting on a revolt by disgruntled Russians against the Kremlin.
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Atlantic hurricane season in the United States starts June 1, and some dangers might not be immediately obvious: carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and electric shock.
In Indonesia's far-east island of Sumba, off-grid solar is lighting up lives for residents still living out of reach of the country's national electricity provider.
WASHINGTON — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of mil…
Arresting climate change requires, among other things, the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. But managing the transition from gas-powe…
Arresting climate change requires, among other things, the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. But managing the transition from gas-powe…
"American Childhood: A Photographic History" by Todd Brewster; Scribner (320 pages, $36) ——— Of all the things America invented, the greatest might have been childhood. The nation’s Child Labor Act of 1916 finally freed youngsters from toiling in factories or laboring in coal mines. The post-war prosperity of the ‘50s gave tweens and teens pocket money, social lives and freedom. After years of ...
RETAIL SPENDING:Americans picked up spending by 0.4% in April compared with March, spending money online and dining out, buoyed by a solid job…
Stocks sank Tuesday after Home Depot warned of flagging sales, the latest discouraging signal of an economy under pressure.
Floating solar is already going strong in Asia, from India to China. Now developers are taking inspiration from that and the technology is starting to spread more quickly in the United States.
When Joe Seaman-Graves, the city planner for the working class town of Cohoes, New York, Googled the term "floating solar," he didn't even kno…
This might be the most important column I’ ve written in my 30 years as a syndicated columnist. There’ s a very high probability you have lithium-ion batteries in your home. Early in my investigation, I reached out to the public relations person of a major power tool company here in the USA.
Coffee and tea are an essential part of most people's morning routines, some can’t even function without them.
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A key index of underlying inflation that is closely followed by the Federal Reserve remained elevated last month, keeping the Fed on track to …
Washington lawmakers budgeted about $2 billion to boost the adoption of electric bikes, cars and heat pumps, build solar power projects, turn …
A year ago, when thrown an unexpected curveball by the state Supreme Court, legislators barely fouled it off to give themselves another swing.…
On Sept. 21, 2018, the Associated Press distributed a story with this headline: “Oregon House Speaker spurs talks on Interstate Bridge.” The O…
Saturday is Earth Day, an annual designation that promotes “a partnership for the planet.” While several local events are scheduled and while …
The U.S. Department of Energy hopes to use nearly $15 million in federal grants to boost clean energy development at tribal colleges and universities around the country.
A proposal to open a cryptocurrency mining center in the Mint Farm Industrial Park appears dead, and Longview may take steps to prevent simila…
A coal plant in Montana is turning to wind power to fuel the West Coast, while also taking leftover coal power from states ditching carbon to fuel areas to the east.