Degerhamn, Sweden As far as the eye can see, the only thing polluting our pristine environment is the gas-guzzling car I’m riding in. It’s a…
GOAL SETTING
Sweden legally commits to reaching net-zero emissions by 2045
Swedish lawmakers, by an overwhelming majority vote (254 against 41), have bound the country to reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2045. Only one out of…
RENEWED DIGGING
The US coal industry’s future could be to mine rare-earth metals for wind turbines
In an era where every country in the world—apart from the US, Syria, and Nicaragua—is bound by commitments to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, it should be…
SYSTEM UPGRADE
The world’s largest wind turbine can power 8,000 homes on its own
The world has never produced more electricity from wind, and each year the records keep tumbling as the technology to create bigger and bigger wind…
LEGAL MESS
Can Brexit be reversed?
Although the UK voted to leave the EU on Jun. 23 last year, it wasn’t until Mar. 29 that it formally began the exit process.…
BYE, BYE
The party that birthed Brexit has sunk into total oblivion
“In politics, you live by the sword and you die by the sword,” said one candidate who suffered a surprising defeat in the British election…
HUNG PARLIAMENT
The UK election results are in and no one has won. What happens next?
Six weeks ago, British prime minister Theresa May bet that she would win a new election by a landslide, so she unexpectedly called a “snap”…
POWER PLAY
Macron’s invitation for US climate scientists to move to France has been officially launched
First it was a strong handshake. Now it is a policy rebuke. France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, is relentless in his efforts to one-up his…
NOW OR NEVER
Exit polls predict a surprise result in UK elections making Brexit an open question
After six weeks of listening to platitudes and promises from UK’s political parties, Brits will vote tomorrow (June 8) to elect a new leader. When…
CLIMATE COUP
After Trump dumped Paris, California went to China to keep fighting climate change
Donald Trump has made sure that, on climate change, the country he leads is the Disunited States of America. In an act of open defiance,…
3, 2, 1.. STOP
Tim Peake’s next trip to space is in doubt thanks to Brexit, the falling pound, and a spat with the European Space Agency
Britain’s fight with Europe has far-reaching implications, stretching all the way into outer space. In January, the UK announced that it would send its star…
A SAD HISTORY
A timeline of deadly terror attacks in the UK since 2005
An attack yesterday (June 3, 2017) in central London has killed at least seven people and injured more than 40 others. Police say that a…
