Until recently, almost no one noticed the vast network of oil and gas pipelines that were being constructed on top of and just beneath the surface of the United States. Of course, all that’s changed recently with movements like Keep it in …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Question: What country just became the first to divest its entire national holdings from fossil fuels?
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Coal–The Gift That Keeps Giving
Question: According to Scientific American, which type of power plant leaves more radioactive waste per MWh: a nuclear plant or a coal-fired power plant?
The “War” on Coal
Senator Markey’s point is a good one: clean energy is a revolution (or an evolution) away from the antiquated ways of old. Like all such societal changes made for the better over the 10,000 years of human civilization, we learned, …
Tagged with: War on Coal
Are Coal Mining Jobs Coming Back?
For those keeping score, the net change in coal mining jobs since Trump took office is +771, soon to fall to +371, according to the American Energy Society. In their (highly recommended) publication “Energy Matters,” they write:
The American Energy Society’s Notes on Coal
From The American Energy Society: China has been unable to import enough natural gas, so it ramped up its coal output to record-high levels, which has undermined the government’s stated plan to boost alternative sources of energy and wean the nation off …
Tagged with: 74 coal units are scheduled for retirement in the next 3 years, alternative sources of energy, American Energy Society, bake the planet with climate change, bold actions in renewable energy, China has been unable to import enough natural gas, fossil energy sources, solar and wind, suffer the effects of climate change
More Good News for Those of Us with Lungs
Earlier today, the mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio made two huge announcements: The City’s pension funds will divest from the big oil and gas companies, and The Big Apple is suing the biggest of these corporations for the …
Coal Dies Slowly, But Dies Nonetheless
Many people speculate as to the future of energy generation and consumption on a global basis, and here’s what seems most probable: a smooth downward curve–nothing radical or abrupt.
The Movement To Phase Out Fossil Fuels Is Huge, and Supported By More People Every Day
Frequent commenter Marco Polo writes: Transportation of oil will always be a difficult and risky task. It seems everyone wants the benefits of oil products, but the “not in my backyard” syndrome seems to obsess a small, but very loudly …
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Comedians Struggle To Cover Environmental Disasters, Mass Shootings, with Sensitivity and Decorum
When the Keystone XL pipeline experienced its 200,000-gallon leak a few weeks ago, polluting Native Americans’ land (as so many predicted it would), the writers on the America’s comedy shows had their work cut out for them. Here’s the way …
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