climate change Why are heat pumps so hot right now? Thom Dunn

inventions Clip-on motor to turn a bike into an ebike Clive Thompson

cars Tiny vehicles, big impact: the past, present, and future of the ingenious microcar Yoy Luadha

podcasts How We Survive podcast tackles lithium's relationship to climate change Elías Villoro

History Edwardian home electrical wiring was scary stuff Andrea James

kentucky One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op Cory Doctorow

electric cars Volkswagen is electrifying classic VW Beetles Séamus Bellamy

climate change NYC adopts law targeting the handful of skyscrapers that are spiking the city's carbon footprint Cory Doctorow

gender Barefoot Engineers: rural women from Malawi, trained as solar engineers, who are electrifying their remote villages Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Electrification 2.0: Rural broadband co-ops are filling the void left by indifferent monopolists Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Ghanaian parliament erupts into giggles as MPs learn about towns called "Vagina is Wise," "Penis is a Fool" and "Testicles are Sad" Cory Doctorow

law Uganda enacts unenforceable, ridiculous anti-"gossip" internet tax Cory Doctorow

surveillance London demonstrates the stupid, janky future of Smart Cities Cory Doctorow

trump Trump administration is contemplating nationalizing the 5g infrastructure, but Ajit Pai is staunchly opposed Cory Doctorow

North Korea's creepy fake civilian village fools no one Alastair Bonnett