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Adele PetersFast Company |
A Northwestern data scientist created a platform that pulls data from Kalshi and Polymarket and then uses statistical models to simulate outcomes.
A University of Kentucky employee successfully argued that using AI violated his deeply held humanist beliefs. Now, a national organization is ready...
As new laws roll out across the U.S. enabling plug-in solar panels, I tested one kit to see how it works.
It’s complicated.
Change.org’s redesigned platform is focused on local wins—and convincing Americans that their voice still matters.
Google’s new virtual power plant deal appears to be the largest of its kind from a hyperscaler.
Near a jail in downtown L.A., a new development offers a supportive new space for people impacted by the justice system.
Endurance Energy plans to build a network of undersea power plants that make use of the Earth’s heat.
Firma Power is helping data centers add clean energy to the grid instead of relying on gas.
Perennial Polymers is turning urban leaf waste into biodegradable plastic without using food crops.
Most brands keep resale separate from new sales. Patagonia is putting them side by side.
Dozens of countries are setting new records for EV market share, from Germany to New Zealand.
To fight erosion, Coastal Assembly’s reef works with nature instead of against it.
As rivals pour billions into power-hungry data centers, Apple has kept its emissions moving in the opposite direction.
The latest generation home batteries offer easy installation—and potentially lower your bills..
The EV giant says its semitrailer trucks are cheaper to operate than diesel-powered rigs—and shippers just placed a large order.
11.2 million environmentalists didn’t vote in the last election. Now, Patagonia is using a tried-and-true tactic to help get them off the sidelines.
The artists behind the project call it ‘an essential that shouldn’t exist.’
After more than a decade, the ethical, repairable Fairphone is finally available in the U.S. I tested it out—and talked to the company’s CTO about...
Rune taps into extra renewable energy to run its modular data centers.
Planted’s approach doubles how much solar power is produced per acre.
Resilience Energy wants to turn homes into a new source of grid capacity—and give homeowners free solar and batteries in the process.
Each 115-foot-tall rotor sail could help vessels save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on fuel costs—and significantly reduce emissions.
The tech giant is funding a new program that makes households a key part of energy infrastructure.
Tech companies say typical AI prompts use little energy. Zeke Hausfather’s experiment suggests AI agents are a different story.
The development pairs lithium-ion and zinc batteries in an effort to stretch renewable energy deeper into the night.
Amber Shultz, secretary of Labor, has led technological change at the agency—making it easier for employees to assist more people.
The 30-year-old app is currently the number one navigation app in the Apple App Store.
The retail giant’s charger network is growing faster than everyone but Tesla.
Waymo’s newest robotaxis are imported from China at a time when other Chinese EVs are shut out of the U.S. market.
I knew Rivian’s latest EV would be good. It was even better than I expected.
A startup called Paddy Paper is trying to solve two environmental challenges at once.
The American cookware retailer is joining the resale game, so now you can buy that coveted copper pot for much, much less.
Fervo Energy can deliver always-on energy generated from the Earth’s heat. Now its first utility-scale power plant will test what it takes to turn...
As supermarkets adopt new tools to predict demand and reduce food waste, food banks say that donations are also shrinking.
A startup called Wtrlss designed a better way to make blue jeans.
A combination of abundant rooftop solar, subsidized home batteries, and far less red tape is pushing power prices down—and changing when and how...
Hundreds of fires have burned in Canada and the northwestern U.S. This visualization shows exactly how far the pollution travels.
Vivodyne’s AI experiments on lab-grown human tissue could soon replace the need to test drugs on mice or dogs—and the approach has the potential...
Reservoir’s ultra-efficient water heater can save you money by running when electricity is cheap—and help the grid make better use of renewable...
AI is boosting fossil fuel production with “enabled emissions” that could be up to 13 times greater than emissions from data centers.
Made from cellulose, the sustainable material is an alternative to titanium dioxide. Ikea is already experimenting with it.
For aid organizations with strained budgets, AI is making it possible to help more people—but it has to be used carefully.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is still building its first demonstration project, but it’s simultaneously moving forward with a plans for a fusion...
In the San Francisco Bay, it’s increasingly common for whales to be hit and killed by ships. A pilot is testing technology that could help.
The grid can seem abstract. This map lets you see it all in one place.
Unlike the U.S., China is making clean energy a core part of its AI infrastructure buildout.
Existing methods of PFAS cleanup are expensive. A new approach is an order of magnitude cheaper—and could also help fight climate change.
Taking one doesn’t just benefit you—it can benefit the company, too.
For more than a century, conventional fertilizer has relied on natural gas—and fragile supply chains. Startups are beginning to change that.