Here’s some good news for those of you out there with lungs: a report suggesting that China is working hard to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power plants, including a bold step to declare war on pollution. It’s hard to …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Understanding the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attacks on Renewable Energy
Here’s a good article that shows how powerful and well-organized the fossil fuel industry is in its nonstop aggression against renewable energy—and anything else aimed at protecting the environment from harmful emissions. As a reader commented, “I hope the gig …
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Fracking May Wind Up on the Ballot in California
This week, I’ve run into several politically active Californians who want to add my signature to a petition that would put fracking on the ballot in November. I presume what they mean by this is that they want a public …
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U.S. Fossil Fuel Industries Waging a Tired Battle Against Clean Energy
Here’s an article in Forbes on the “tired battle” that the fossil fuel industry is waging against renewable energy. The author details how this is playing out in various states – even conservative ones like Kansas—where “only” about 80% of …
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ExxonMobil Responds To Investors’ Concerns re: the Report of the International Panel on Climate Change
I had a lengthy breakfast meeting yesterday with 2GreenEnergy’s intern Louis de Saint Phalle, during which we spoke about the overall state of the world vis-à-vis climate change and the fossil fuel industry that, according to our scientists, is the …
Cool Map Illustrates Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants
I know many of you share my concerns about the vast damage being inflicted to human health and the environment by coal-fired power plants. You’ll be happy to learn that, at least, in the U.S., this lethal and archaic form …
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Educating Our Children About the Coal Industry and Mountaintop Removal
We have choices to make in the books we read to our young children, and it’s interesting to see how these options have developed and changed over time. Many of the Grimm’s Fairy Tales and dozens of other stories that …
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Coal Industry Busted for Lying to our School Children
Here’s a story with a happy ending. Apparently, the educational arm of the U.S. coal industry, the American Coal Foundation, hired schoolbook publisher “Scholastic” to create classroom lessons on energy. Not surprisingly, the material on coal discussed its many “advantages,” …
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Daniel Yergin’s Talks on the Major Trends in Energy Leave an Elephant in the Room
Here’s an article that summarizes a recent presentation on energy trends conducted by Pulitzer prize-winning author and energy analyst Daniel Yergin. About a year ago, I saw Yergin present at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and I appreciate …
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Let’s Develop a Plan To Get Rid of Coal
Tiny particles that penetrate lung tissue called “PM 2.5” come largely as exhaust from burning coal to generate electricity, and have been linked to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in certain parts of China, where their concentrations are often …
