Energy and Climate Change

Coal provides 40 percent of the world’s electricity. It produces 39 percent of global CO₂ emissions. It kills thousands a year in mines, many more with polluted air.

"If you’re a utility today, depending on your scale, you’re under attack at this moment."

As the effort to pressure colleges, cities and religious institutions to divest from fossil fuels gains traction, a small but growing number of individual investors are examining their retirement funds and portfolios with an eye toward eliminating their exposure to coal, oil and natural gas.

A Brigham Young University professor has discovered a way to transform natural gas into liquid alcohol fuel, a process that could revolutionize world markets for an abundant natural resource.

"The battery we have installed at our Kalispell campus will be used to run a number of applications to evaluate the benefit of grid scale storage and how it can benefit our end users," states Mark Johnson, FEC’s General Manager.

Though SolarCity and Best Buy may seem like strange bedfellows, the alliance makes sense for both companies, officials and analysts say.

Wait, let me correct myself. I expect that by then, cars will be driving themselves. Our robotic assistants will have all the fun.

An international research team has discovered a potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol, a key ingredient in the production of plastics, adhesives and solvents, and a promising fuel for transportation.

"This looks like a giant cell phone on wheels."

"We also plan to start selling (batteries) for use in homes, commercial sites and utilities," the company said in the filing. "The applications for these battery systems include backup power, peak demand reduction, demand response and wholesale electric market services."