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implosion at National Ignition Facility lab test

The entanglement of fusion energy research and bombs

By Arjun Makhijani | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

sun in extreme closeup

Introduction—Fusion, forever the energy of tomorrow?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Nuclear Energy

“Fusion is not a typical bet”: Interview with Silicon Valley investor Mark Coopersmith

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

Fusion: The Uncertain Certainty

By Richard F. Post | Nuclear Energy

dead trees in desert

“Like writing the biography of a ghost”—Interview with Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

Where climate journalism is now: Interview with Emily Atkin, the fire behind the Heated climate newsletter

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

professional rope climber inspecting windmill blades in air

Offshore wind: Poised for the big time. An interview with Anthony Kirincich

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

coal barge China

China pledged to cut emissions. It went on a coal spree instead.

By Michael Standaert | Climate Change

view from windmill

Tom Steyer on clean energy: It’s where the big money is going

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

$fracking equipment, North Dakota$

About last night’s fracking comments in the debate

By Rebecca Leber | Climate Change

ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor—book review by plasma physicist who heads Large Hadron Collider

By Lucio Rossi | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Nuclear Energy

Cellular agriculture: The coming revolution in food production

By Carolyn S. Mattick | Uncategorized