Nicolas Rivero

Washington, D.C., United States

Climate Solutions Reporter at The Washington Post

Climate solutions reporter at the @WashingtonPost | Formerly: @MiamiHerald, @qz, @MiamiNewTimes | Born and raised in the county of Dade 🦩

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Hear the different ways EVs are reinventing the sound of a car

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero |Rekha Tenjarla

Hear the different ways EVs are reinventing the sound of a car (washingtonpost.com) Hear the different ways EVs are reinventing the sound of a car By Nicolás Rivero; Bishop Sand; Rekha Tenjarla 2025061810005600 ScrollyIntro Before regulators required electric and hybrid cars to play warning noises, studies in the United States and Britain found EVs and hybrids were more likely than gas-powered cars to hit cyclists and pedestrians.
How to grow houseplants without ever having to buy one

2 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Nicolas Rivero

Houseplants have gotten something of a bad rap lately, with climate advocates citing the energy-intensive greenhouses they’re grown in, the harmful emissions produced from shipping them long distances and the environment-depleting peat they are often packed in. But there’s a greener — and cheaper — way to expand your plant collection. Local plant swaps offer a chance to trade plants and get tips for how to care for them.
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1 month ago | stuff.co.nz | Nicolas Rivero
Why these start-ups think zeppelins could be the future of air travel

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero

Why these start-ups think zeppelins could be the future of air travel (washingtonpost.com) Why these start-ups think zeppelins could be the future of air travel By Nicolás Rivero 2025051510000000 A century ago, zeppelin passengers soared across the Atlantic Ocean in luxurious gondolas hanging from humongous hydrogen-filled balloons — the biggest aircraft humanity has ever built.
Would you swap your plane ticket for a seat on a zeppelin?

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Nicolas Rivero

Meta is building a new data center in Louisiana—and this Senate committee wants to know why it's being powered by gas (exclusive)The local utility says Meta’s AI data center requires three new natural gas plants. The Senate Environment & Public Works committee is asking how this fits with Meta’s climate goals. In order to power Meta’s massive AI data center being built in northeastern Louisiana, the local utility company has …
El plástico puede estar calentando el planeta más de lo que pensábamos

1 month ago | infobae.com | Nicolas Rivero

Últimas NoticiasPolíticaEconomíaDólar hoyDeportesSociedadPolicialesLos científicos saben desde hace tiempo que fabricar plástico calienta el planeta. Pero el plástico puede estar calentando la Tierra aún más de lo que creíamos, según un informe publicado el miércoles 14 de mayo.
Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero

Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought (washingtonpost.com) Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought By Nicolás Rivero 2025051414001500 Scientists have long known that making plastic warms the planet. But plastic may be heating the Earth even more than we realized, according to a report released Wednesday.
Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero

Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming (washingtonpost.com) Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warming By Nicolás Rivero 2025042320335100 Oil and gas companies are facing hundreds of lawsuits around the world testing whether they can be held responsible for their role in causing climate change.
Musk-backed XPrize gives $100 million to carbon removal start-ups

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero

Musk-backed XPrize gives $100 million to carbon removal start-ups (washingtonpost.com) Musk-backed XPrize gives $100 million to carbon removal start-ups By Nicolás Rivero 2025042311000000 The XPRIZE for Carbon Removal, a competition funded by Elon Musk's charitable foundation, announced $100 million in awards on Wednesday for companies exploring promising ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
You can make every day Earth Day with these tiny climate actions

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicolas Rivero |Allyson Chiu |Hailey Haymond |Nicolas Ortega

You can make every day Earth Day with these tiny climate actions (washingtonpost.com) You can make every day Earth Day with these tiny climate actions By Nicolás Rivero; Allyson Chiu; Hailey Haymond; Nicolás Ortega 2025042209004500 Climate change is a big, global problem — which can make anything you do about it seem incredibly insignificant. But sometimes, doing one tiny thing can help you feel a little less helpless and hopeless.