Environment
How 23-Year-Old Akash Yadav Is Cleaning the Ganga One Ghat at a Time
What can two young people with no funding and no authority achieve? đâ»ïž At just 23, Akash Yadav and a friend decided to stop waiting for someone...
ENVIRONMENT STORIES
The Bengaluru Flood Solution Hidden Since 1923
Every monsoon, Bengaluru floods. But while roads disappeared underwater, Captain Santhosh Kumar noticed something unusualâthe cityâs lakes...
Cosentino introduces new generation of mineral surfaces with Ăclos
Promotion: Spanish brand Cosentino merges beauty, performance and sustainability with its latest mineral surface material, Ăclos, designed to be...
Why Neptune has the fastest winds in he solar system despite receiving 900 times less sunlight than Earth
Neptune, a distant ice giant, experiences remarkably strong winds. These winds exceed 2,000 kilometers per hour, far surpassing Earth's speeds....
Balcony solar is sweeping the US, but who's actually selling it?
A hands-on form of solar power has electrified the U.S. in the past year. Plug-in solar lets anyone hang a few panels in the sunlight and send the...
Connecticutâs new solar law is better than nothing
Earlier this month, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, signed a law with a host of policies meant to boost solar energy: It extends the...
A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer
Researchers discovered a proton-assisted mechanism that greatly improves how triplet energy moves between quantum dots and nearby molecules. The...
Explore 1,300+ Beautiful Wildlife Illustrations from the 19th Century, Now Restored and Available Online
Today, if you want to know about any of the flora or fauna that surround us, you have only to look it up online. After you get your fill of...
New England invested in solar. It saved residents millions in electricity costs during a heat wave this month
A new report found that solar arrays saved $39 million to $54 million in a single day of a recent heat wave.
Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas
Longtime solar developer Cypress Creek Energy has not only broken ground on what could be the largest solar-plus-storage plant in the country, but...
A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Do you live in the U.S. and want balcony solar ? A new initiative could help you get a deal on one of these small but mighty systems that plug...
Solar is having its best summer yet in Europe
This article is part of our ââChart of the Weekâ series . Europe has had a sunny start to its summer. Across both May and June, solar was the...
How Solar Impulse 2 became the first aircraft to complete a 40,000 km fuel-free journey around the world
Solar Impulse 2 completed the first fuel-free flight around the world. The aircraft traveled approximately 40,000 kilometers using only solar...
The Next Wave Of Perovskite Solar Cell Innovation: See-Through Solar Windows
The global solar industry has been taking off like a rocket while relying primarily on silicon, a material first introduced back in 1954. Now a...
From 300 to 3,000: how Australia brought the numbat back
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Great news! The (adorable) numbat is no longer endangered. The IUCN has moved Western Australiaâs animal...
Chinaâs Changâe-6 reveals why solar wind hits the Moonâs two sides differently
Chinaâs Changâe-6 samples have uncovered a surprising difference between the Moonâs two hemispheres. Solar wind particles penetrated deeper into...
New Report Outlines Priorities for a Cybersecure, American-Made Solar & Storage Industry
The Report Comes as U.S. Rises in Global Manufacturing Rankings, Now Tied as Worldâs Second Largest Manufacturer of Inverters WASHINGTON D.C. â...
Massachusetts Senate preserves energy-efficiency funding in new bill
The Massachusetts Senate on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited energy legislation, a wide-ranging bill that touches on dozens of topics from...
who has a right to play?
since 1989, childrenâs play is understood as a fundamental right alongside education, shelter, and care â explore what that means for our built...
Voters Know America Needs More Energy. Solar & Storage Are the Overwhelming Choice.
Skyrocketing energy demand, unpredictable fuel prices, and scorching summer heatwaves are sending U.S. electricity bills through the roof. With...
Chinaâs Tianwen-1 captures interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS near Mars
Chinaâs Tianwen-1 orbiter captured a faint but remarkable view of 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar comet raced past Mars. The images reveal its tail...
Renewables Provide More Than 30% of US Electricity
Washington DC â New data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, reveal growth of...
New Indonesia roadmap aims to protect Indigenous knowledge for biodiversity
Indonesia is developing a roadmap to recognize and protect Indigenous peoplesâ and local communitiesâ traditional knowledge in biodiversity...
A $100M Ohio energy fund lacks transparency â and excludes renewables
Ohio has made $100 million available for new energy projects in the state, but critics are pushing back on the decision to bar renewable energy...
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