Brad Plumer
Former Senior Editor
Latest articles by Brad Plumer
Cheap gasoline is putting an end to the era of “peak car.”
On average, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake has occurred every 500 years. But averages can be deceiving.
The deal could open up a huge new source of oil — but it will take months or even years to have a major impact.
It’ll be tough to stop global warming without going carbon negative by the end of the century. But few people are working on this.
“Contrary to what environmental advocates increasingly claim, abundant shale gas can be integral to a serious climate-change policy agenda.”
The key question is how many will actually get built. Many are starting to get bogged down by local opposition.
Coal is making a big comeback in the developing world — and it could make climate change unstoppable
One surprise: “Blue is the hardest color to produce with pyrotechnics.”
“Many of us believe this is the field’s biggest breakthrough since the invention of the solar cell sixty years ago.”
But even if the EPA’s rule gets struck down, most power plants have already taken steps to comply.