It seems like everything in the modern world is getting smarter – from watches to gym equipment. The buildings we live and work in are also becoming intelligent. The office block of today sounds a lot like the Star Trek Read more…
Total housing starts decreased 1.6% in September, according to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-family starts were flat for the month, while overall multifamily starts declined in August. The August total starts Read more…
The water has receded and the embers have died down from many of the disasters in the United States this year — leaving insurance companies that cover floods, fires, hail, and extreme cold on the hook for staggering losses. If Read more…
At least six young girls were made to walk naked in a ritual to summon rains in a drought-hit village of central India, viral social media videos showed. One video showed the girls, some of whom looked no older than Read more…
The Biden administration is planning a rapid buildout of offshore wind turbines along the U.S. coastline. At a wind power industry conference in Boston on Wednesday, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, announced her intention to begin leasing federal waters off the Read more…
In the past few years, a historic shift has occurred in American public opinion: For the first time ever, and across a variety of polling outlets, a majority of Americans say that they want to see the government take serious action on climate change. This Read more…
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Current plans to cut global carbon emissions will fall 60 percent short of their 2050 net zero target, the International Energy Agency has said, as Read more…
Strong consumer demand helped push builder confidence higher in October despite growing affordability challenges stemming from rising material prices and shortages. Builder sentiment in the market for newly built single-family homes moved four points higher to 80 in October, according Read more…
Two important global events are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the United Nations calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and ensuring that poorer countries can develop sustainably. Energy is a central theme in Read more…
As stated in my previous article, most commonly held beliefs about the environmental impacts of cotton are false or misleading. This creates significant barriers to understanding the impact cotton farming has on the planet and people. It also inhibits the optimization Read more…