Missed Connections: Modernizing Our Multiple Grids

April 21, 2023

Thousands of renewable energy projects are ready to be built and start producing fossil-free power, but they’re stuck in a long limbo for one...

Patti Poppe: Reinventing Utilities During a Climate Emergency

July 29, 2022

In 2006, PG&E was perceived to be one of the most progressive utilities in the country. They supported California’s landmark climate law AB 32, and a...

Solar Flare-ups

April 1, 2022

Solar power has become one of the cheapest sources of electricity and is viewed as a cornerstone of our clean energy future. But it wasn’t always that...

This Moment in Climate with Michael Mann & Leah Stokes

February 5, 2021

With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than ever...

Blackout

December 20, 2019

The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise. Dry...

How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility

April 19, 2019

PG&E has had a bad few years. A series of record-breaking wildfires culminating with 2018’s devastating Camp Fire propelled the California utility...

Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?

February 14, 2018

After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are introducing...

C1 Revue: Can Our Connected Lives Be Green and Safe?

April 4, 2017

California has committed to getting one-half of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030. But clean energy advocates say the state...

C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power

January 1, 2017

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a hoax...

Can California Get to 100% Clean Power?

September 15, 2016

California is on track to reach 50% renewable energy by the year 2030. But can we do better? What would it take to get us to 100% clean power by 2050...