In a blog devoted to 21st century technology why are we discussing climate change? Because if climate is changing, and the evidence strongly suggests that, it will impact the planet in this century and beyond. Our response to climate change will play a critical role in determining new

Climate change as a result of human activity on Earth is a science that has more and more taken on credibility as we track rising global temperatures, ozone depletion, vanishing polar ice, shrinking alpine glaciers, and extreme weather systems that are a departure from recorded meteor

Generation of electricity represents one-third of the energy equation. The second component is transmission. The third is storage. Renewable sources such as wind, solar, wave and hydroelectric power generation can fluctuate. The wind may not always blow. Waves can turn to calm. Clouds

The promise of unlimited nuclear energy using fission and fusion has been dealt several setbacks over the years. Accidents at fission reactors like Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and most recently at Fukushima have undermined the industry’s long-term viability. Germany recently an