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Home comforts: can remote work be better for the environment?
Research shows working from home can cut emissions up to 54% for full-time remote workers and 1.2-5.8 million tonnes nationally if Australian capital-city employees work remotely 1.5 to 4 days a week.
How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con
Architect Marion Baeli's 1960s south London home, retrofitted to Passivhaus standard for ~£80,000, stayed 10°C cooler than outside on a 35°C heatwave day, though she says occasional air-conditioning m
Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Drop Public Comment Rule
Texas's three elected oil and gas regulators will no longer be required to accept public comment at their monthly open meetings in Austin, where the public currently gets up to three minutes to speak
Suspected palm oil on Wirral beach sparks dog warning
Suspected palm oil has washed up on a Merseyside beach, prompting coastguard warnings that dogs could suffer fatal reactions if they eat the waxy substance.
Walmart Hits 100 EV Fast-Charging Stores in 20 States
Walmart has opened its 100th company-owned EV fast-charging station in Monument, Colorado, spanning 20 states and powered by 400-kW ABB and Alpitronic hardware controlled by Walmart's in-house softwar
Anthro breaks ground on first US electrolyte plant
Anthro Energy has broken ground on the first large-scale, US-owned plant for advanced polymer electrolytes in Louisville, Kentucky — a $42M+ facility designed to make grid-scale lithium-ion batteries
Hyundai, Genesis EV drivers get 20% off IONNA charging
Hyundai is partnering with IONNA to stack a 10% automaker discount with a matching 10% network bonus, giving eligible Hyundai and Genesis EV drivers a total 20% off charging through September 30.
US Declares Drought Disaster in US Virgin Islands
The U.S. government has declared a federal drought disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands, where St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix are all under extreme drought conditions with no relief in sight, unl
Canada's Oil Expansion Bet Risks Value Destruction
Canada's federal government is fast-tracking oil and gas expansion as 'nation-building,' but new analysis warns the long-duration bets expose banks, taxpayers, and provinces to massive value destructi
Super El Niño Fuels Indonesia Wildfire Emissions
The UK Met Office forecasts a potentially record-smashing Super El Niño, while Indonesian wildfire emissions already match levels seen in the worst El Niño years on record — and fire season is just be
PJM eyes hybrid fix to jumpstart surplus interconnection
PJM Interconnection is exploring new rule changes to make its Surplus Interconnection Service pathway functional, after its early-2025 reforms yielded just two approvals out of eight applications sinc
England Losing Ancient Oaks to Heat and Drought
England's ancient oaks — some more than 1,000 years old — are dying amid extreme heat and consecutive years of drought, underscored by the June death of the iconic Major Oak in Sherwood Forest.
London datacentre plan 'incompatible' with net zero
Planning documents for a proposed £14.7bn hyperscale datacentre in outer London reveal it would emit 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 annually — the highest projected emissions of any UK datacentre — with th
Greenpeace defends Burnham wildfire mural as locals scrape it off
Greenpeace painted a 1,120-sq-m anti-fossil fuel mural of Andy Burnham on a Welsh mountainside scorched by July wildfires, prompting evacuated residents to hike up and scrape the paint off with rakes,
Europe Heatwave Turns Political as Leaders Grilled
European elected leaders are facing mounting scrutiny over their lackluster response to deadly climate extremes as a summer-long series of heatwaves has blistered the continent since June.
Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
Europe's record-breaking summer heat waves and drought crippled wind, gas, and nuclear generation while boosting solar output 17%, exposing how vulnerable the continent's thermal fleet has become to a
Solar buoyed Europe’s grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
Solar power was the only major energy source that outperformed during Europe's hottest June on record, producing 17% more electricity than normal during heat waves as wind, hydro, nuclear, and gas all
Thinktank: Solar Bonds Would Halve UK Panel Loan Rates
Thinktank Common Wealth is urging the UK government to launch state-backed "solar bonds" that would offer households roughly half-current-rate loans for rooftop solar, cutting energy bills by an estim
Gull Survives Miles Wedged in Motorway Car Grille
A gull in the UK survived being hit by a car on a motorway and travelled several miles wedged in the vehicle's grille, dangling from the front bumper along the A1(M) in County Durham.
Driest July on Record Leaves UK Reservoirs Critically Low
After England and Wales recorded their driest July since records began, rain has finally arrived — but with reservoirs at exceptionally low levels, hydrologists warn it may not be enough to secure sto
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