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California's grid flipped: solar beats gas 82% of days
California's grid just flipped. Utility-scale solar outproduced natural gas on 82% of days in the first five months of 2026, up from 21% in 2024 and 2025, per EIA — with gas generation down 60% versus
NECEC Underwhelms After Six Months of Operation
Six months after the NECEC transmission line began carrying Canadian hydropower into Maine, early data suggests the project may be reshuffling existing power flows rather than meaningfully expanding N
Gillespie moth adaptation show opens at Kestle Barton
An exhibition of mezzotint prints by artist Sarah Gillespie exploring how moths have adapted to human-driven environmental change has opened at Kestle Barton gallery in Cornwall, running from 20 June
Malaysia locks in 20 years of Russian oil, gas supply
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim announced that Russia has guaranteed 20 years of oil, gas, and diesel supply, while state firm Petronas signed new production-sharing agreements with Turkmenistan for two Ca
From coal to cabernet: the wine seller using a flooded mine to cut heating bills
Lanchester Wines draws heat from a flooded coalmine to maintain storage temperatures at its Gateshead warehouses, cutting heating bills roughly 35% under a new licensing deal that now serves as a temp
Montana Commissioner Ousted After Coal Revenue Safeguards Push
Musselshell County Commissioner Robert Pancratz lost his Republican primary by 26 points after Signal Peak Energy, operator of Montana's only longwall coal mine, branded his fiscal contingency plannin
NOAA Declares 2026 El Niño Underway, Super Event Likely
NOAA has declared a 2026 El Niño underway with over 50% odds of becoming a 'super' El Niño, and atmospheric scientist Kevin Trenberth warns the warming event will reshape weather patterns worldwide th
‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions
The European Commission is preparing to revise the EU's flagship water protection law to accelerate 33 designated "strategic" critical minerals mines, more than half of which sit in areas NASA satelli
Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
Turkey and Australia, co-presidents of the upcoming Cop31 climate summit, proposed a target of 35% of final energy to come from electricity by 2035 at Bonn preparatory talks, elevating electrification
BYD’s luxury SUV received a record 150,000 orders, and now it’s headed overseas
BYD's flagship full-size electric SUV, the Great Tang, racked up a record 150,000 orders ahead of its Chinese launch and will expand to Europe and Asia-Pacific by the end of 2026.
One giant US power line, enough wind power for 1 million homes
The SunZia 550-mile high-voltage transmission line, one of the largest clean energy transmission projects in US history, is now fully operational, moving up to 3,000 MW of New Mexico wind power to the
Hyundai's Next-Gen Kona Skips Refresh, Debuts Boxier
Hyundai is skipping a mid-cycle refresh and launching an entirely new third-generation Kona, with camouflaged prototypes already spotted testing globally ahead of an expected late-2026 debut.
BMW Opens i3 Orders Months Early
BMW opened orders for the new i3 electric sedan on June 18, 2026 in Germany and the UK — months ahead of its planned fall launch — after sales boss Jochen Goller said early interest was so high the au
Single-hose portable ACs waste energy — a second hose
Single-hose portable air conditioners waste enormous amounts of energy by continuously sucking hot outside air into the room — but most are really dual-hose units sold with only one hose, and adding a
Meet Honda’s new $25,000 electric hot hatch
Honda has launched the Super-N, a lightweight electric hot hatch in the UK starting at £18,995 (~$25,000), based on its Japanese-market N-One E kei car and featuring a Boost Mode that bumps output to
Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds
A study by the Universities of Sussex and Exeter found microplastics in more than three-quarters of pet food products tested, prompting researchers to call for new regulations requiring manufacturers
Portable power: new Mitsubishi eK Cross pairs 1500 W plug with sub-$12K price
Mitsubishi has refreshed its tiny eK Cross EV for the 2027 model year, adding a 1500-watt AC outlet that turns the car's 20 kWh battery into a portable power station — all for under $12,000.
Ukrainian Drones Knock Out Moscow Refinery's Two Core Units
Ukrainian drones breached Moscow's air defenses on June 16 and 18, 2026, knocking out both primary oil distillation units at Gazprom Neft's Moscow refinery in a strike that Russia called a 'record' bu
Colombia announces 750 mile electric truck corridor linking Bogotá to Cartagena
Colombia's Ministry of Transport and US-based nonprofit CALSTART are launching Ruta-E, the country's first zero-emission freight corridor — a 750-mile route from Bogotá to Cartagena with charging infr
Top scientists warn of 'termination shock' in
Four leading climate scientists jointly argue that solar geoengineering would not buy time for decarbonization but instead create dangerous dependency on perpetual maintenance, with abrupt cessation u
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