Scientific American Blog: Plugged In
Plugged In will unplug on Friday. It’s been a great seven years and we look forward to continuing the conversations that we started here -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Reducing water consumption from power plants is a worthy conservation strategy, but the cost may outweigh the benefits compared with alternatives like desalinating saltwater -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Worsening air pollution from coal power and urban transport are threatening a high percentage of children across the world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How much does electricity cost in your state? Where does it come from? Here's a chart -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It might be time for automakers to close their corporate sustainability responsibility departments after their American lobbying association reversed efficiency and pollution gains and... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Renewables are booming worldwide. But, 70 percent of energy demand growth was met by fossil fuels in 2017, leading to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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