solar power

As President, he told us that we needed to shift to solar power. We should have listened to him then.

Climate activists are no fans of electric utilities. But the alternatives that they often prefer will not deliver infrastructural change at the scale we need.

Obama’s official oral history contains new evidence of his indifference and foot-dragging on the most important issue of our time.

Carter’s austerity was part of a bigger project. It didn’t really have much to do with environmentalism.

In 1978, Carter protected 56M Alaskan acres, tripled wilderness lands, championed conservation, and foresaw climate risks, leaving a lasting green legacy.

Catastrophic accidents at power plants have heightened fears about the safety of nuclear energy, but it's getting renewed attention as a way to fight global warming.

Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today.

The U.S. needs another innovation dream team.

Gains made under Carter’s presidential leadership in the early 1980s might have bought the planet precious time.

Three new books examine how the rise of coal, oil, and gas have permanently remade our world.

Representative Mo Udall's ambitious strategy to wean the United States off fossil fuels by the year 2000.