The other day I wrote a post suggesting that the timeframe associated with the G7’s decision to phase out fossil fuels by the year 2100, 85 years from now, was “an eternity.” Now, I’m a guy who enjoys good writing …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Estimating the True Cost of Fossil Fuels
Here’s an interesting article for those trying to understand the subsidies associated with fossil fuels; it’s an interpretation of the recent report from the International Monetary Fund, that pegs the number at $5.3 trillion annually, or $10 million per minute.
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Destroying the Earth for Profit
My colleague Walter Feuchs wrote the following about the Smithsonian Institution and the Koch brothers. I can only add that I’m flattered that Walter likes my slogan (the title of this post); I’m delighted that he makes frequent use of …
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Here’s a step in the right direction, I suppose: The G7 has decided to phase out fossil fuels by the end of the century. My thoughts: • Equating natural gas, oil and coal, simply because they are all fossil fuels, …
What We "Practically" Mean By "Subsidies for Fossil Fuels"
Readers “Cameron” and “MarcoPolo” are having a spirited discussion in response to my post Sour Grapes from ExxonMobil’s CEO. I wish to point out: This conversation will be tough to resolve in any case, but it will be impossible to …
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Pope Francis: A Real Leader
I thought I’d publish a conversation I just had with a reader, who commented on my piece Sour Grapes from ExxonMobil’s CEO. Reader: You sent me the story of a pathetic anti-leader. Here is some hope for a Friday….from a …
Coal and Natural Gas
To summarize a conversation that is happening in the comment to my post called Bans on Fracking: Senior energy analyst Glenn Doty supports fracking insofar as every kilowatt-hour of energy that doesn’t come from natural gas will come from coal, which …
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Jobs and the Fossil Fuel Industries
Will there be jobs lost when we retire our last coal-fired power plant? Of course. 80,396 to be precise. How upset should we be about that? I think about it like this: There are 100 million people worldwide working in …
Where Are We Headed with Fossil Fuels?
I mentioned (ExxonMobil CEO) Rex Tillerson in an unflattering way in a recent post, based on his refusal to put an environmental scientist on his board of directors. Of course, he is not the only executive in the fossil fuel …
Saudi Arabia, Oil, and Renewable Energy
A colleague writes: Kent Moors might be an interesting person to interview at some point–especially in light of global energy developments, both renewable and fossil-based. Sounds like an astute guy indeed. And he’s onto a very important theme in energy, …
