The Magazine of The Sierra Club
The Right to Repair Is Essential to Reducing Electronic Waste
An excerpt from the new book "Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future"
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Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth
Machine learning can help monitor emissions, predict wildfires, improve power grids, and design better batteries
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Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town
In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems
The Carbon Footprint of Amazon, Google, and Facebook Is Growing
How cloud computing—and especially AI—threaten to make climate change worse
A New App Helps You Avoid Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Everyday Products
The tool by Clearya also flags other toxic chemicals and suggests safer products
Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park
Could bringing back extinct species serve a real conservation purpose?
Solar Geoengineering Could Wreak Havoc on the Planet
To respond to climate change, we should focus on ramping down fossil fuels
Solar Geoengineering Could Become the “New Form of Denial” for Silicon Valley Enthusiasts, Critics Say
The idea of dimming the sun to slow climate change is gaining popularity—but only with billionaires in the Global North
How Clean Is "Clean Hydrogen"?
Black and brown communities are asked to bear the risks of the new energy economy. As usual.
The US Electricity Transmission System Is in Gridlock
How a national macrogrid could accelerate the movement to electrify everything
