According to this article: The U.S. is on track this year to “easily exceed” a previous annual record of 14.7 gigawatts in coal retirements, dropping 15.4 gigawatts of capacity, according to a recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics …
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Koch Industries Extremely Effective
A great number of ballot initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change went up in flames in the midterms on Tuesday, largely because voters were misled by a torrent of advertising. Here’s an article describing how the Koch brothers and other …
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
A reader asked for my viewpoint on this vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). On its best day, small wind is extremely expensive and inefficient.
Keystone XL Pipeline Blocked Once More
The federal judge who blocked construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline said the Trump administration “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change, and ordered that no work can go forward until the government more …
Healing America: “Let’s bring our best selves to the job.”
From Leslie Hyde, an old college friend, who now functions as a chaplain in the tiny village of Yarmouth, Maine: The world feels a little like it’s spinning out of control at the moment.
Tagged with: sociopathic criminals
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Sustainable Ag
Question: What did the ingredients in this blender at 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” become seconds after this pic was taken, mostly sourced from a local farmers’ market? Hint: What you can’t see are Worcestershire sauce, white vinegar, a small jalapeno pepper, ginger root …
A Contributed Post: Why Investors are Embracing Renewable Energy
Investment in renewable energy is currently growing at more than 10 percent per year and according to a recent report from BCC Research will hit nearly $800 billion in 2019. That are big bucks and it is part of a …
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Saying Good-bye To Animal Cruelty
Living in California isn’t cheap, but there’s a reason for that: lots of people want to live here. And there’s a reason for that too: we make progress happen.
How Do Progressives “Happen?”
I have to say that I love this meme; perhaps one could say it’s a summary of what it means to be a progressive/liberal. Obviously, it’s possible to argue against it, which is why there are lots of conservatives out …
The Oil Companies Have Our Backs, Don’t They?
The oil companies would like you to believe that they have your best interests at heart. You may have heard, for instance, that ExxonMobil is working on algae-based biofuels and developing the separators for the lithium-ion batteries that are the …
Tagged with: Chevron and Shell have both cancelled their algal fuels programs because it's now clear that such technology isn't feasible, ExxonMobil is working on algae-based biofuels, Greenwashing, lithium-ion batteries are the heart of our electric vehicles, make a dent in our planet's consumption of fossil fuels, oil companies have your best interests at heart
