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Practical Engineering – What Really Happened During the Texas Power Grid Outage?

Andy | March 23, 2021

When disaster strikes, the flurry of political positioning and fingerpointing can make it difficult to understand what really happened. This video provides a summary of the facts of the 2021 Texas winter storm.

Buy, Rent, Retreat : NPR

Andy | March 22, 2021

California’s Climate Idea For Coastal Homes: Buy, Rent, Retreat : NPR

"There's a whole lot of research out there that indicates the market value of coastal property just really doesn't account for sea level rise in a meaningful way right now, and in the ways that it maybe should," Stein says. "But at some point, the market is going to realize the problem. And at that point, it may be too late."

Fossil Fuels Will Continue To Dominate For Decades To Come

Andy | March 19, 2021

Fossil Fuels Will Continue To Dominate For Decades To Come

While optimism has helped to galvanize support for a global energy transition, a degree of realism is necessary as well. It will likely be decades before a full global energy transition can take place, and in the meantime, the most effective way to reduce emissions would be to control consumption. This is a process that faces financial, technological, and social hurdles, and predicting how long it will take is a near-impossible task. The energy transition may have begun, but there is a very long way to go before fossil fuel dominance is truly challenged.

Using Narrative to Tell the Blackout Story – Nieman Foundation

Andy | March 18, 2021

Using Narrative to Tell the Blackout Story – Nieman Foundation

Reporting from inside a power plant helped to tell the dramatic story of decision-making when the lights went out.

Minnesota Bird Songs | Minnesota Conservation Volunteer | Minnesota DNR

Andy | March 17, 2021

Minnesota Bird Songs | Minnesota Conservation Volunteer | Minnesota DNR

Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster | Reuters

Andy | March 12, 2021

Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster | Reuters

When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, a stunned world watched the chaotic struggle to contain the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Short Wave : NPR

Andy | March 4, 2021

The Fight Over The Future Of Natural Gas : Short Wave : NPR

A growing number of cities are looking at restricting the use of gas in new buildings to reduce climate emissions. But some states are considering laws to block those efforts, with backing from the natural gas industry. Today, NPR science correspondent Dan Charles takes us on a tour of three cities where this is playing out.