Belgian firefighters battle worst recent wildfire tearing through major nature reserve
The fire burning through the major park was described as the country's worst in recent years.
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Climate Action Reserve publishes insurance criteria for CORSIA carbon credits under voluntary carbon market standard
Climate Action Reserve (CAR) published on Friday criteria for insuring carbon credits issued under the voluntary carbon market (VCM) standard for use under CORSIA, advancing its framework for the UN aviation offsetting scheme.
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Royal estates rent out homes that fail to meet legal energy efficiency standards
Exclusive: More than 100 homes on King Charles and Prince William’s inherited estates have EPC ratings of F or G • ‘It’s archaic’: the struggle to heat poorly insulated homes let by royal estates More than 100 homes on the inherited royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail to meet the…
Russia’s crude output fell further in second half of 2026 after tighter sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on refineries, ports, and tankers
Following a year of tighter sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on refineries, ports and tankers, Russia’s crude output has fallen further in the second half of 2026, severely affecting the nation’s crude production outlook.
UK issues “severe” emergency alert for wildfires, sparking public backlash over loud tone and perceived lack of decarbonisation action
Many complained online that piercingly loud tone was ‘overreach’ while others lamented lack of action on decarbonisation On Friday at 7pm, Thérèse Coffey was nine miles away from a nuclear power station when her phone made a loud, piercing and very worrying sound: it was a “severe” emergency alert.
Scottish wind farm boosts output as 21 turbines tilt slightly backward, increasing wind flow to turbines behind them
A Scottish wind farm boosted its total power output simply by tilting some turbines.
Tesla recalls 20,349 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles from 2017-2024 for low-beam headlights exceeding 125 candela brightness limit, reaching up to 230.1 candela
If you’ve ever been driving at night and felt like the car behind you had too-bright headlights, that car might have been a Tesla, and it might have felt that way because its lights broke the rules.
Storm-hit Wisconsin neighborhoods report unsolicited contractors, price gouging fears
An unexpected visit from a contractor can itself be a significant warning sign.
Piped from the Permian and chilled to minus 260 degrees, a $30 billion shortcut to Asia cuts straight through the one corner of ocean where fewer than 10 of something still swim
The Permian Basin sits roughly 1,200 miles from the nearest Pacific shoreline.
WETOX earns world’s first Next-Gen V2X certification from SGS, enabling millions of Teslas and Mach-Es to serve as vehicle-to-load power stations during outages
The ability to tap into the energy locked inside your car’s battery to power tools, lights, campground gear, and essential home appliances during an outage has quickly become one of the most desirable EV features.
'It's never been this way': Indiana flash flooding collapses roads, forces evacuations
In one flood-ruined building, furniture is jumbled together in a broken pile.
Scientists discover new coral species off Costa Rica, genetically distinct enough to establish a new coral family from deep-sea seamounts
Scientists exploring seamounts off the coast of Costa Rica have discovered a new coral so genetically and morphologically distinct that it required the creation of an entirely new family for its classification.
Scientists detect measurable shifts in human blood chemistry linked to rising atmospheric CO2 levels
Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body.
Rooftop solar owner reports winter as critical test for panels, batteries, and heat pumps to meet heating demand and sustain power through evenings
They found the colder months more telling, particularly when the heat pump is carrying the heating load.
Study presents full-cycle economics framework for U.S. horizontal oil wells, showing drilling and completion costs dominate but don’t capture total returns
A complete framework for evaluating an unconventional oil well — from the cost stack through full-cycle returns Why “well cost” is the wrong question The headline cost of an oil well is the drilling and completion (D&C) invoice, and it is almost always the largest single check an operator writes to…
Greenland solar-powered stations buried in ice sheet detect solar flares instead of neutrinos, using antennas in frozen darkness
Small solar panels power stations, with antennas that dip into frozen darkness across Greenland’s ice sheet.
Florida Keys restoration teams relocate vulnerable elkhorn and staghorn corals to deeper, cooler waters to prevent bleaching amid rising ocean temperatures after 2023 heat wave
"Keeping them alive is our main focus right now."
The Solutions Project launches website showcasing community-led climate resilience hubs and solar generator programs across US states and Northern Mariana Islands
The Solutions Project has launched a new website that showcases their grantees’ community-led climate resilience projects.
Dodge unveils new Law Charger PPV police car concept with combustion engine, bypassing 670 hp electric and 550 hp turbo Sixpack models for pursuit use
If the Mopar faithful won’t embrace the 670 hp electric Charger because it’s powered by batteries, and won’t accept the 550 hp Sixpack Charger because it’s powered by turbos.
Hawaii declares state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lala approaches Big Island with hurricane-force winds and life-threatening flood risk
Storm expected to strengthen to hurricane as state of emergency declared amid danger of ‘life-threatening’ floods Tropical Storm Lala is set to hit Hawaii’s Big Island with hurricane force in a matter of hours, bringing dangerous winds, heavy rainfall and high surf in a sign of what a strengthening…
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