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Students from four schools in West Virginia got to ride on an electric school bus for the first time yesterday. Mercer County may order more electric buses.

Advanced Transport

West Virginia Students Ride Electric School Bus for First Time

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Want another reason to loathe Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Just look at how it may completely screw up the Paris climate accords — and our planet.

UN: Ukrainian War Fossil Fuel ‘Madness’ Might Destroy The Planet

By Noor Al-Sibai

Crypto miners in Montana revived a dying coal-powered plant in Montana last year and the resulting spike in emissions was staggering.

Crypto Miners Took Over an Entire Power Plant, Spiking CO2 Emissions

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After fifty years of continuous burning, Turkmenistan officials are finally trying to close up a 230-feet wide fiery sinkhole in the Karakum Desert.

Authorities Attempting to Close Fiery “Gates of Hell”

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A Pennsylvania-based holding company called Stronghold Digital Mining bought a coal waste power plant over the summer to power 1,800 mining computers.

Science & Energy

Bitcoin Mining Company Buys Entire Coal Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

Renewables produced more electricity in the U.S. than coal-fired plants in April, possibly signaling a tipping point in the transition to clean energy.

Science & Energy

Renewables Surpass Coal in the US for the First Time

By Kristin Houser

By pumping unfiltered coal dust into the atmosphere, a processing plant in the Russian town of Kiselyovsk has caused black snow to fall on the region.

Horrifying “Black Snow” Blankets Russian Towns

By Kristin Houser

Fossil fuel may comprise a large part of the Texas economy, but new research shows that the state has the natural resources to ditch coal entirely.

New Research: Texas Could Ditch Coal Entirely for Wind and Solar

By Jon Christian

Come January 1, all unprofitable coal mines in the European Union will be shut down. In Spain, that means 26 new closures.

Spain Shuts Down 26 Unprofitable Coal Mines

By Dan Robitzski

A new report finds that almost half of the coal plants in the world are losing money. In the coming years, that number will only grow.

More Than 40 Percent of the World’s Coal Plants Lose Money

By Dan Robitzski

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security

Science & Energy

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security

By Kristin Houser

Green Energy: Good For The Planet, Bad For Fossil Fuel Workers

Green Energy: Good For The Planet, Bad For Fossil Fuel Workers

By Claudia Geib

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

By Dan Robitzski

China Has Built a Huge Floating Solar Farm on Top of a Deserted Coal Mine

China Has Built a Huge Floating Solar Farm on Top of a Deserted Coal Mine

By Chelsea Gohd

New Data Shows Solar Energy Creates More Jobs in America Than Any Other Industry

New Data Shows Solar Energy Creates More Jobs in America Than Any Other Industry

By Chelsea Gohd

Europe Dramatically Accelerates Plans to Create a Coal-Free Continent

Europe Dramatically Accelerates Plans to Create a Coal-Free Continent