Spotlight

“Geothermal is the perfect purple form of energy, yet our permitting process cripples it.”

In a November 5th opinion piece for The Hill, Tobias Russell (strategic researcher for Natural Resources) points to the major impediment facing proponents of geothermal energy networks: “Lay down your culture-war guns. One energy source remains tribeless—and strikingly underappreciated. Perhaps that’s because geothermal energy has no sex appeal.”

Geothermal has gained significant adherents across the political spectrum—and for good reason.

November 5, 2026 No Comments

“Climate Change is a Given in Every Extreme Weather Event. Why Do We Keep Needing to Prove it?”

“As the impacts from fossil fuel-driven climate change continue to accelerate, it is up to scientists, communicators, and the public to break through the disinformation that bad actors continue to spread to slow down scientific advancement and climate action.”

October 27, 2026 No Comments

How To Push Back On Climate Disinformation

“Don’t wait until a crisis hits and then chase lies around the internet. Build trusted networks. Make reliable information easy to find. Anticipate the ways people are likely to be manipulated…

September 27, 2026 No Comments

“Why Climate Action Succeeds When It Is Integrated Into City Planning”

A September 14th post by Boston-based engineering firm Buro Happold provides an important analysis of why some cities with ambitious net-zero targets, resilience strategies, and sustainability frameworks don’t succeed. Integrated implementation is the impediment.

September 16, 2026 No Comments

“Dig Energy Completes First Commercial Geothermal Heating and Cooling Installation in Boston”

Writing for Think GeoEnergy on September 10th, Carlo Cariaga reports on a groundbreaking geothermal heating and cooling installation at 100MAG, the AI and innovation hub of Suffolk Construction in Boston. The project, he writes, “is the first to deploy Dig Energy’s compact, modular rig on an active commercial jobsite.

September 16, 2026 No Comments

“3 Ways Scientists Can Help Hold Major Polluters Accountable Under the Trump Administration”

In an August 25th report for the Union of Concerned Scientists’ The Equation, Senior Scientist Carly Phillips reports that Danger Season has arrived in full force. “From record-breaking heatwaves to devastating wildfires…the harms…have been inescapable across the western US, particularly when it comes to water,” she writes. Most urgent is the role of the scientific community in holding the fossil fuel industry (and the federal administration that supports it) accountable.

August 28, 2026 No Comments