Though touted as a model of environmental preservation, the country has recently signalled a shift from phasing out fossil fuels to boosting the economy. Franz Tattenbach on the tension between green credentials and growth“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and...
Find out where you can still drop off your solar eclipse glasses to be donated or recycled and how you can volunteer with vetting them.
I feel fortunate to have witnessed two total solar eclipses in my lifetime. The first was at Center Hill Lake in central Tennessee in 2017, then this year’s (April 8) eclipse from Paducah, Kentucky. Given my age (68), I doubt I will see another. For those who have not witnessed one, many look at the […]
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The following contains spoilers from the April 26 episode of CBS‘ Fire Country. This week on CBS’ Fire Country — in the wake of inmate Rudy’s escape and the unrelated murders that followed — Three Rock received a most untimely visit from locals who want the nearby prison fire camp shut down. NIMBY! and all. […]
The High Court of Dominica has overturned a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations between consenting adults after a gay man filed a lawsuit claiming the ban was unconstitutional. The complainant, […]
In the first of PV Tech Premium’s big interviews, we speak to PVcase founder and CEO David Trainavicius about data risk in solar management.
On Sunday, the prime minister claimed that the Congress will take away gold owned by women if voted to power
When Lauren Nelson returned home from a trip to Portugal in 2022, she was “on cloud nine.” It hadn’t been any regular holiday — she had just gotten married. She and her new husband, Darragh, as well as their young daughter, were celebrating the perfect week away when they found a lump on his bicep.
“What’s cooking, good looking?” No, I’m not being flirty. If you’re familiar with chef and pop artist Rudi Sodamin, you’ll know that’s his catchphrase. (If you’re not familiar with him, you’re about to be.) Sodamin’s larger-than-life personality and whimsical “food faces” — funny visages made from plated food — have led him to partnerships with …
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panelsUnder the scorching sun, a sea of solar panels gleams in the semi-arid landscape. Pavagada, 100 miles north of Bengaluru in southern India, is the world’s third-largest solar power plant, with 25m panels across a huge 50 sq km site, and a capacity of 2,050MW of clean energy.India has 11 similarly vast solar...
India's EV sector still lacks competition, but entry from international automakers like Tesla will level the playing field, MG Motor India's CEO Emeritus.