It depends on how you define “thing.” There is a “thing” called a unicorn in the sense that lots of people talk about them, they’re in kids’ books, etc. And, to be fair, clean coal actually does exist in the …
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The Clean Coal Myth
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo asks: Why do you never include positive clean tech news such as the good news of new technologies in the testing phase to zap emissions from coal fired plants?
Germany Looks to Phase Out Coal. But Does It Matter?
I copied the title above from this article in GreenTechMedia as a preamble to a few remarks. Some people may say that anything Germany does is a “drop in the bucket” of the world’s overall coal consumption, and thus it’s …
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Renewable Energy Is a Subject of Passion — Perhaps Too Much
Occasionally I go off by myself for a “happy hour” drink at a local upscale restaurant/bar — a place that’s almost always good for an interesting conversation with the people sitting next to me. Last evening was no exception: I …
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Tagged with: burning oil, clean coal, fossil fues, I’m Not an Expert but, Renewable Energy, Socrates, wind turbines
The Migration From Fossil Fuels
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: It makes sense to replace some things before they quit working. Computers, light bulbs, water heaters and power plants of all kinds come to mind. At what point should a newer technology replace a functioning …
Tagged with: air pollution, amortize the cost of the new technology, clean coal, corruption, Ed Rendell, Energy conservation, energy efficiency, environmental degradation, environmentally responsible, Larry Lemmert, migration from fossil fuels, oil companies, Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City
Discussion on Renewable Energy, Externalities, Sustainability, Etc.
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a friend that readers may find interesting: Craig: I said something that I regret in our talk on the phone yesterday. In particular, I said that “clean coal doesn’t exist.” As a broad fact, …
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Clean Energy’s Low-Hanging Fruit
Frequent commenter Larry Lemmert waxes metaphorical with the respect to our clean energy targets: We need to go after the low-hanging fruit before climbing the tree and going out on a limb to harvest energy that has a negative payback …
2GreenEnergy Video Report: What Forms of Energy Really are Clean?
In this installment of the 2GreenEnergy Video Report, George Alger asks some very good, basic questions: What forms of energy really are clean? What about clean coal? Nuclear? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFz64KmxO4o?rel=0&w=480&h=390]
Clean Coal – Oxymoron
I wrote a blog post on “Energy Central” last week on clean coal, referring to it as an “oxymoron,” and a “seedy PR ploy.” And a few moments after the post went up, some guy told me, “take your silly …
Greenwashing and Clean Coal
I’m trying to make a bit more time each day to blog on other sites. As you can imagine, trying to make some level of impact on each of the sites associated with renewables — or with energy more generally …
