Author: Vanessa Glavinskas
4 reasons to love electric vehicles (even if you don’t drive one)
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
The rise of electric vehicles will benefit you whether you drive one or not. Here’s how. Electric vehicles are driving made-in-America job growth Increased demand for …
Farmers, teachers, car buffs: The unexpected faces of the electric car revolution
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
As electric vehicles get cheaper and car-makers introduce more options, EVs are gaining traction with all types of people — not just elite eco-warriors. From a …
Why these big shots left their high-paying jobs for the planet’s sake
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
When Eugene Kirpichov quit his job at Google in 2020, he shared the good-bye email he’d sent his colleagues on LinkedIn. To his surprise, it went …
Beware: Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ could be in your drinking water. What you need to know
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Since the 1940s, a class of chemicals called PFAS has been used in everything from food wrappers to waterproof jackets. They are useful because they repel …
Meet the epic (& eco-friendy!) future of RV life
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
We scoured South by Southwest for fun, inspiring and wacky climate ideas and innovations. It didn’t disappoint. Coolest travel tech: The Lightship L1 Making its debut …
5 ways Jimmy Carter shaped a greener America
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Every time someone pulls on a cozy sweater instead of turning up their thermostat — somewhere, Jimmy Carter smiles. If that reference has you scratching your …
A scientist rates ChatGPT’s responses to climate change questions
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
The public release of ChatGPT last November introduced society to a highly evolved form of artificial intelligence that’s both fascinating (it can write poetry!) and frightening (it also …
3 clever ways to get cash to green your home
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
If you’ve been putting off buying a new furnace – or considering swapping out your suddenly controversial gas stove (more about that later) – 2023 …
The EPA moves to get tough on deadly soot pollution — experts say they need to go further
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Quick takes: Soot is a dangerous pollutant that increases the risk of asthma, heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Evidence shows that the U.S. EPA’s current limit of 12 …
Could a heat pump really save you money this winter?
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Thanks to money-saving incentives up to $8,000 courtesy of the Inflation Reduction Act, heat pumps are an increasingly appealing way for people in the U.S. to heat …
The social media campaign that failed to kill America’s biggest climate law
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
Quick takes: United for Clean Power looked like a grassroots movement of concerned environmentalists. It was actually a shell nonprofit used as cover to fund a dark money …
8 ways the Inflation Reduction Act can save you money
Written by: Vanessa Glavinskas
What if you could fight climate change and save money at the same time? The combination of rebates and tax credits included in the recently …
