Chile to become the first country in South America to institute a carbon tax, and the second in Latin America after Mexico.
Chile is poised to adopt South America’s first carbon tax
Renewables provide 99% new US grid capacity in October
Study shows 694 of the 699MW new electricity capacity added in US in October came from renewable sources; 5MW from oil.
Arizona regulators vote to keep solar revolution going
Regulators voted for affordable net metering in Arizona Thursday, letting consumers with rooftop solar panels sell excess power back to the utility.
Say hello to the first-ever all-electric school bus
The US has seen electric sports cars, electric vans, SUVs, and public buses, but 2014 will be the first time for an electric school bus.
A Tesla Model S catches fire after a crash. So what?
More than 194,000 vehicles caught fire on US roads last year. But one fire – in a Tesla EV – last week made headlines everywhere.
Graph of the Day: The climate denier ranks in Congress
Around 90 per cent of the Republican leadership denies climate science. It’s no coincidence that deniers are funded in large part by fossil fuel companies.
