The Magazine of The Sierra Club
You’re Probably Subsidizing Your Utility's Leaky Infrastructure
Methane often leaks from the gas that utility companies purchase, and customers are paying for it
utility rates
The Nation’s Biggest Utilities Are Lagging on Fossil Fuel Phaseout
The Sierra Club’s “Dirty Truth” report found that most aren’t taking action on their climate goals
What Would It Take to Bring Renewable, Reliable Power to Puerto Rico?
The island is struggling to build a more stable electrical grid. What’s taking so long?
TVA Reaches an Inflection Point
In the past three months, the company has issued rolling blackouts, invested in gas plants, and blown up three smokestacks without adequate public preparation
Yes, We Need to Build a Lot More Renewable Energy a Lot Faster. But Scrapping Environmental Laws Isn’t the Way to Do That.
Do we really need “permitting reform”?
Many Utilities’ Net-Zero Commitments Amount to a Big Zero for Climate
The new “Dirty Truth” report finds power companies often prefer greenwashing to green energy
In this story:
clean energy, climate change, 100 percent clean energy, utility rates, federal climate policy
TVA, Hooked on Dirty Energy
The mighty Tennessee Valley Authority isn't in any rush to pivot to clean energy
Want to Go Off-Grid? Don’t Buy a Big House.
How our family’s quest to go carbon neutral hit a very big snag
PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a Very Powerful River
A group of Mountain Maidu has reclaimed its former lands, but not the water
