Chris Clarke
Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.
A team of researchers at Stanford University have found a way we might be able to use carbon to help solve the climate problem: by building photovoltaic cells with the stuff.
FERC has given British bank Barclays 30 days to argue why it shouldn't pay $470 million in damages and fines over the company's alleged gaming of the California electrical power market.
A wildlife biologist suggests a San Diego County wind farm could spell the end of the regiojn's failing eagle population.
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a lesson for Californians seeking to make our power grid more resilient.
The state's Public Utilities Commission rules on five power sales contracts between SCE and the solar developer BrightSource, approving only two of them.
A solar plant in San Luis Obispo County came online this week, and is now selling power to PG&E.
A new, slightly resource-hungry web tool allows Los Angeles County property owners to get a good idea how much benefit rooftop solar power might provide them.
Concentrating solar companies are having trouble, but today BrightSource seems to buck the general trend.
A tiny threatened fish wins in court against 12 Southern California water agencies.
Winners have been announced in Environment California's Solar Los Angeles video contest, and given how good the top three are we're really glad we didn't have to pick the winner.
The nation's largest nuke company says the wind industry is being propped up unsustainably by $12 billion in subsidies -- though it's getting federal insurance break that could cost taxpayers ten times that amount.
A new web tool helps you find out whether micro wind turbines might be right for your home or business.