It’s pretty clear what’s happening in the U.S. re: climate change and its mitigation:
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International Approach to Climate Change
Tagged with: access to the worldwide oil supply, and, climate change mitigation, here is a New York Times article on the subject. At least there is some good news, renewable energy portfolio standards, somewhere in the world., subsidies for fossil fuels, to that end, various countries are doing about climate change, withdrawal from the Paris Accord
Understanding Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
We read constantly about the subsidies for fossil fuels, but we note how hard it is to pinpoint exactly how large they are. For one, what exactly should be counted and what should be excluded? No one doubts that we …
International Monetary Fund Calls for Reform on Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
I never know what to make of the frequent references I come across to the International Monetary Fund. Who exactly are these mysterious and terribly powerful people? How do they work? What are their true motivations? In any case, they …
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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth — U.S. Senate's Energy Bill
I support a few clean energy projects that will benefit from this recently approved U.S. Senate bill that includes a wide variety of tax incentives that would help the biorefining and biopower sectors, including those related to cellulosic biofuel, algae, …
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Voters Want a Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy
The Writer’s Almanac reminds us that it’s the birthday of the French thinker and historian Alexis de Tocqueville whose visits to the fledgling U.S. in the early 19th Century culminated in his famous book, Democracy in America. According to the …
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Energy, the Environment and Climate Change
Here’s a good article by Robert Rapier, an extremely senior journalist in the energy industry. He and I had a nice chat on cellulosic ethanol a few years ago, and I have a great deal of respect for him. Having said …
Tagged with: Bill McKibben, climate change deniers, climate change skeptics, climate scientists, environment, Environmental Law Institute, environmental movement, environmentalists, fossil fuel industry, Fox News, global climate change, global warming, Is Renewable Really Doable, NPR, oil companies, Robert Rapier, subsidies for fossil fuels, Twitter storm
Why Renewable Energy Is Slow in Replacing Fossil Fuels
Many of us are scratching our heads, wondering how it’s possible that renewable energy, for all its merits, could be so slow to replace fossil fuels. As outlined in this article on Chesapeake Energy (our second largest natural gas producer), the …
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Tagged with: Chesapeake Energy, Chesapeake pays 1% income tax, clean energy, fossil fuels, level playing field, remove the subsidies for fossil fuels, Renewable Energy, renewable energy job creation, renewable energy job growth, replacing fossil fuels, subsidies for fossil fuels, subsidies for oil companies
James Hansen on Global Climate Change
Here’s top climate scientist Dr. James Hansen on global climate change. When people ask where I stand on this subject and why, I simply request that they watch this; I sure wish I had it in my power to get …
Late-Night Radio Show Caller Rants Over Subsidies for Renewables
I got a call shortly after dinner last night from a radio host in Denver, explaining that due to a last-minute cancellation, he had an hour-long opening on his show. He asked if he could call me for the interview …
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