The Case For and Against Nuclear Energy As global electricity demand surges due to electrification, economic growth, and population...

By Paul Hawken It is appropriate that a growing number of companies ask themselves, how do we conduct business honorably in the latter...

What nature can teach us about designing resilient energy systems In nature, survival often depends on finding creative ways to store...

How it works, different methods, and do we need it? Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS, is a technology designed to capture carbon dioxide...

...to make the oxygen you breathe and store the carbon you produce? Trees make oxygen, and humans need oxygen to breathe. Have you ever...

7 interconnected problems worth solving The environment is everything that surrounds us—air, water, land, plants, animals, and other...

When more from less leads to more from more. The Jevons Paradox is an economic theory that describes a counterintuitive phenomenon:...

When shared resource use leads to collective loss. Garrett Hardin popularized the "tragedy of the commons" in his 1968 article of the...

Exploring the complexities in the life of trees and their importance. In a previous article, we covered the basics of trees, such as what...

A way to reduce waste and upgrade your home's thermal performance. The best thing to do with a material, both economically and...

Defining a critical concept and its implications. It's unfortunate that the term "sustainability" connotes liberal environmentalists...

How it's defined by the United Nations. Sustainable development serves as a guiding principle with the dual objectives of achieving human...

Defining the usefulness of energy and resources. In order to understand exergy, we must first understand energy. Energy is all around...

The staggering harm ducts in attics are causing your home, wallet, comfort, and America's energy resources. In our collective quest to...