Markey is a bright guy with a progressive posture, and his argument here on the war against coal is an interesting way to look at it. Hey, when you’re in politics, perhaps it’s the only way to look at it. …
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Drop in City’s Emissions Chalked Up to Coal Plant Closures. Wow!
Here’s an article called “Drop in city’s emissions chalked up to coal plant closures.” How totally unexpected. It’s along the lines of “Birth control reduces unwanted pregnancies.”
Tagged with: arsenic, cadmium, Coal Plant Closures, mercury, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, radioactive isotopes, selenium
Twilight of Coal in America
When people ask me why I haven’t written a book on renewable energy in the last few years, I explain that my thinking on the subject really hasn’t changed very much recently.
Jobs in Energy: Coal’s Loss Is Wind’s Gain
As we’ve discussed so often, environmental stewardship and economic strength are not mutually exclusive; in fact, they often go arm in arm. Of course, there are people who deny this; they’re called “corporate polluters.”
Tagged with: carcinogenic radioactive isotopes, corporate polluters, energy mix, environmental stewardship, environmental stewardship and economic strength, environmentalism good for business, greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and methane), heavy metals, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, wind industry coal plants shuttered
There’s Nothing Controversial About Coal-Fired Power Plants
True to form, frequent commenter MarcoPolo stands up for the coal industry in response to my recent post “What’s Happening in the U.S. Coal Industry Is Most Certainly Not Helping the Miners”, in which he begins: I’m astounded by your ill-informed and deliberately …
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Was Obama Terrified of Coal?
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: How much difference a mere nine months can make! One of President Obama’s few real accomplishments was his irrational hatred of the US coal industry. In a mere eight years, President Obama contributed to massive job …
Bid Farewell To the Energy Star Program and Its Magnificent Contribution to Energy Efficiency and Conservation
It appears that the Trump administration will not let up on its war against the environment until the very last attempt to protect our natural ecosystems is repealed. On the chopping block this week is Energy Star program, established in …
The Pollution That Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas
Here are two stories whose ultimate point is that pollution doesn’t stay in the place from which it was generated; it tends to spread itself around the globe. We start with the plight of Northern China, where the intensely thick …
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The Way of the World: More Solar, Less Coal
Here are a couple of stories that illustrate one simple truth about the migration to renewables: it’s happening. In the UK, more electricity energy was generated over the last six months by solar than by coal. At the same time, …
Tagged with: arsenic, getting coal out of the grid-mix, heavy metals, migration to renewables, more electricity energy was generated over the last six months by solar than by coal, More Solar Less Coal, number one environmental priority, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, radioactive isotopes, Scotland banned coal
Should We Ban Fracking?
Here’s a wonderful, well-balanced discussion on an extremely important subject: placing a ban on fracking. As the author correctly states, natural gas is often used to offset coal, which, as he explains, represents double the greenhouse gas emissions per BTU …
