Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
Thanks to the modern electric grid, you have access to electricity whenever you want. But the grid only works when electricity is generated in the same amounts as it is consumed. That said, it’s impossible to get the balance right all the time. So operators make grids more flexible by adding ways …
Michael Korpi flipped this story into Power & Cooling•2050d
More stories from Sustainability
More stories from Climate
- Alan Nishiharaflipped into ALAN NISHIHARA
The home insurance market is crumbling. These owners are paying the price
New York CNN — The home insurance market is crumbling in New Orleans, leaving Alfredo Herrera with few options for coverage — and skyrocketing insurance premiums. Herrera, 35, works in finance for a local bank. He bought his 900-square-foot home in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood in 2020 for …
- Popular Mechanicsflipped into All Stories
The Polar Vortex Is Suddenly Swirling Backwards
That doesn't usually happen. It’s a term that sends chills down the spine (quite literally) of anyone living in the midwest and northeastern U.S.: polar vortex. This large mass of cold air and low pressure usually spins around the arctic, ebbing and flowing throughout the seasons, getting strong in …
- Bruce Howardflipped into The Mad Scientist Health and Travel Club
Once lost to science, these "uncharismatic" animals are having their moment : Short Wave
Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or extinct. And according to the United Nations, the rate at which species are being pushed to extinction is accelerating. But, some of these species sit in limbo. They're not definitively extinct, yet they're missing from the …
Join the flipboard community
Discover, collect, and share stories for all your interests
Sign upMore stories from Climate Change
- Alan Nishiharaflipped into ALAN NISHIHARA
The home insurance market is crumbling. These owners are paying the price
New York CNN — The home insurance market is crumbling in New Orleans, leaving Alfredo Herrera with few options for coverage — and skyrocketing insurance premiums. Herrera, 35, works in finance for a local bank. He bought his 900-square-foot home in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood in 2020 for …
- Popular Mechanicsflipped into All Stories
The Polar Vortex Is Suddenly Swirling Backwards
That doesn't usually happen. It’s a term that sends chills down the spine (quite literally) of anyone living in the midwest and northeastern U.S.: polar vortex. This large mass of cold air and low pressure usually spins around the arctic, ebbing and flowing throughout the seasons, getting strong in …
- Cox Media Groupflipped into Action News Jax
EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action …