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Busting three renewable energy and grid myths

Renewable energy skeptics argue that because of their variability, wind and solar cannot be the foundation of a dependable electricity grid. But the expansion of renewables and new methods of energy management and storage can lead to a grid that is reliable and clean.

Opinion Race to a Safer World

By Amory B. Lovins & M. V. Ramana | Opinion | December 21st 2021

How to reform Big Oil from the inside out

Mark van Baal, the man behind a series of climate-friendly shareholder rebellions, shows how it’s done.

Race to a Safer World

By Piper McDaniel | News | October 13th 2021

Pinky, who asked to be identified only by her first name, wipes her face after cooling off in the water at a temporary misting station in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, BC, on June 28, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Human Rights Watch says B.C. failed to protect vulnerable people during heat wave

The British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and those who are older, says an independent international human rights group.

Race to a Safer World

By Dirk Meissner | News, Politics | October 6th 2021

Little girl in rural Kenya. Photo by Tucker Tangeman / Unsplash

Study finds children will face more climate disasters than their grandparents

Climate crisis brings stark intergenerational injustice, but rapid emission cuts can limit the damage.

Race to a Safer World

By Damian Carrington | News | October 4th 2021

In the aftermath of hurricane Ida people line up for food and ice at a distribution center Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Biden administration launches plan to protect workers, communities from extreme heat

The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana.

By Matthew Daly | News | September 20th 2021

Why investing in libraries is a climate justice issue

For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.

Race to a Safer World

By Sarah Sax | News | September 16th 2021

In this Sept. 1, 2021, file photo, a firefighter lights a backfire to stop the Caldor Fire from spreading near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. File photo by The Associated Press/Jae C. Hong

Fear of yet more California wildfires as winds pick up

A weather system affecting northwest California was expected to bring dry lightning and blustery winds through early Friday, September 10, 2021, unleashing a risk of new wildfires as thousands of firefighters have been making headway against existing blazes.

Wildfires

By Associated Press | News, US News | September 10th 2021

In this Aug. 29, 2021, file photo, seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns as a chairlift sits motionless at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort in Eldorado National Forest, Calif. File photo by The Associated Press/Noah Berger

UN: Weather disasters increase in numbers, cost, but deaths fall

Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.

Race to a Safer World

By Seth Borenstein & Jamey Keaten | News | September 1st 2021

Ghostly satellite image captures the Arctic ‘losing its soul’

In the aftermath of an extreme melt event, what do scientists see in the Greenland Ice Sheet’s swirls of white, blue, and ominous grey?

Race to a Safer World

By Gemma Tarlach | News | August 30th 2021

If we ignore climate change, it will be hell on outdoor workers

A new analysis forecasts the number of U.S. outdoor sector workdays and annual earnings that could be lost if the world fails to slow global warming.

Race to a Safer World

By Chris D'Angelo | News | August 24th 2021

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