In response to my post Energy Policy: Taking a Stand Against Fossil Fuels, frequent 2GreenEnergy commenter Cameron Atwood writes: Change is always obstructed, no matter how needed or wise, but the forces are growing, aligning and massing – technology, money …
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In my recent post called “Setback to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” I noted: Environmentalists everywhere were saddened that the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency with its recent ruling invalidating the EPA’s regulation of mercury …
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The other day I wrote a post suggesting that the timeframe associated with the G7’s decision to phase out fossil fuels by the year 2100, 85 years from now, was “an eternity.” Now, I’m a guy who enjoys good writing …
Here’s an interesting article for those trying to understand the subsidies associated with fossil fuels; it’s an interpretation of the recent report from the International Monetary Fund, that pegs the number at $5.3 trillion annually, or $10 million per minute.
My colleague Walter Feuchs wrote the following about the Smithsonian Institution and the Koch brothers. I can only add that I’m flattered that Walter likes my slogan (the title of this post); I’m delighted that he makes frequent use of …
Here’s a step in the right direction, I suppose: The G7 has decided to phase out fossil fuels by the end of the century. My thoughts: • Equating natural gas, oil and coal, simply because they are all fossil fuels, …
Readers “Cameron” and “MarcoPolo” are having a spirited discussion in response to my post Sour Grapes from ExxonMobil’s CEO. I wish to point out: This conversation will be tough to resolve in any case, but it will be impossible to …
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I thought I’d publish a conversation I just had with a reader, who commented on my piece Sour Grapes from ExxonMobil’s CEO. Reader: You sent me the story of a pathetic anti-leader. Here is some hope for a Friday….from a …
To summarize a conversation that is happening in the comment to my post called Bans on Fracking: Senior energy analyst Glenn Doty supports fracking insofar as every kilowatt-hour of energy that doesn’t come from natural gas will come from coal, which …
Will there be jobs lost when we retire our last coal-fired power plant? Of course. 80,396 to be precise. How upset should we be about that? I think about it like this: There are 100 million people worldwide working in …
