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How Western North Carolina communities are turning what they learned into solar microgrids, practical skills, and accessible spaces designed to help them weather the next disaster. Source: Grist.

Practically every history book records 1961 as the year man first reached space, an achievement that placed the Soviet Union at the center of the space race. What not everyone knows is that Yuri…

Decades of research have shown how to prevent and treat heat illness, but uneven policy adoption and implementation leaves players at risk. Source: Grist.

New York City is running out of places to dump its trash. In the latest draft of the city’s once-a-decade solid waste management plan, the sanitation department warns that the landfills receiving much of…

My colleague José Pontes did a masterful report on the status of electric car sales in Europe last week. The news was all good, but I wanted to focus on one country where the…

A growing proportion of Toyota and Lexus sales are EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids. And the company isn’t slowing down any time soon. Source: InsideEVs.

On a recent trip to Sardinia with my wife, I rented a Peugeot E-208. I always try to sample new EVs while traveling, and islands like Sardinia seem like a perfect place for EVs.

Located in the heart of Central Asia, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, “Collab Cafe & Concept Store” repurposes the ground floor and basement of an old Soviet-era residential building into a welcoming, modern establishment that seamlessly…