Sitemap - 2023 - Volts
We are closing in on zero-carbon cement
Getting better at mining the minerals needed for clean energy
What's going on with offshore wind?
Getting local communities on board with renewable energy, Australia edition
The Farm Bill is the most important climate bill this Congress will pass
A note to subscribers on Volts' third anniversary
FERC is about to make some very important decisions about transmission
An insider's view of the Biden years in clean energy policy
The cheapest way to permanently sequester carbon involves ... fizzy water
What rural people actually think about clean energy
The Volts/Catalyst pod crossover you didn't know you were waiting for
What? The sun isn't always shining?!
I'm coming to Yale in November
What's the deal with district energy?
A few pictures & stories from Iceland
Reflecting on 20 years in political journalism
A super-battery aimed at decarbonizing industry
Minnesota forces transportation planners to take climate change seriously
The campaign for public power in Maine
How climate activists can help get things built
How to accelerate rooftop solar & household batteries in the US
Getting more out of the grid we've already built
Grid-scale batteries do not currently reduce emissions. Here's how they could.
The progressive take on the permitting debate
A conversation with Saul Griffith
What's the deal with Australian climate politics?
What's the deal with interconnection queues?
Voluntary carbon offsets are headed for a crash
Enhanced geothermal power is finally a reality
What's next for clean energy and climate mitigation
The depthless stupidity of Republicans' anti-ESG campaign
How can AI help with climate change?
Making shipping fuel with off-grid renewables
Steps toward a unified electricity market in the western US
Will the US have the workforce it needs for a clean-energy transition?
Everyone agrees Democrats suck at messaging. How can they do it better?
Maryland finds a more just & politically durable way to fund offshore wind
California's coming transit apocalypse
How to make small hydro more like solar
It's up to states to implement IRA. Are they ready?
A clean energy transition that avoids environmentally sensitive land
Washington state Democrats are tackling the housing crisis
Getting rooftop solar onto low- and middle-income housing
Building a movement that can take full advantage of the IRA
The wonky but incredibly important changes Biden just made to regulatory policy
What's going on with hydropower?
The importance of upcoming EPA regulations on power plants
What's going on with biofuels?
What's going on with geothermal?
We're about to give billions of dollars to clean hydrogen. How should we define it?
Why electrifying industrial heat is such a big deal
Putting more climate philanthropy toward economic and racial justice
How big business sold America the myth of the free market
Clean energy's yearly report card
Taking carbon out of the air and putting it into concrete
How to think about solar radiation management
Meet the author of Biden's industrial strategy
The digital circuit breaker and why it matters
Minnesota sets out for zero-carbon electricity by 2040
Utilities are lobbying against the public interest. Here's how to stop it.
Decarbonizing US transportation with an eye toward global justice
Getting electric school buses in the hands of school districts
What's the deal with electrolyzers?
On the abuse (and proper use) of climate models
Me, talking about fusion and clean energy revolutions
On writing an ambitious and terrifyingly realistic novel about climate change
An energy provider attempts to achieve 24/7 clean energy
Which technologies get cheaper over time, and why?
Come see me talk to author Stephen Markley about his new novel, The Deluge