I expressed in a recent post how certain areas of the U.S., including Hawaii, can migrate to renewable energy very rapidly. The operative word there is “can” (expressing the possibility), as distinguished from “will” (expressing the future as it is …
Category: Fossil Fuels
One of Life’s Surreal Elements — An Energy Policy from Hell
Today happens to be my birthday, and I share it with Franz Kafka (pictured here), best known for his short but surreal and deeply disturbing novels of the early 20th Century, in which he so ably points out the absurdity and …
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Does Exxon Really Hate America?
Wow, these people who do the “Exxon Hates….” videos sure don’t mince words. Those who recall “Exxon Hates Your Children” will see much of the same style in their current effort, “Exxon Hates America.”
Despite Heavy Protest, Canada Approves Northern Gateway Pipeline: Sad But Not Unexpected
Rebecca McKenzie, one of our great interns who did a ton of excellent work in the early days of our sister site SustainabilityRoleModels.com, wrote me a sad note just now: Hi Craig, Did you see this article on Canada’s approval …
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The EPA’s Justifications for Its Power Plant Regulations
If there is one thing that people of all political persuasions can agree upon, it’s that “opinion” and “news” are two different things, and that editorials should not be presented as if they were fact. This is why I cringed …
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Oil Exploration, the Amazon Rain Forest, and the Migration to Renewable Energy
Those of us who had hoped for agreements that would leave some of the Earth’s fossil fuels safely in the planet’s crust are a little less confident in the success of such arrangements today than we were last week, before …
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Migration from Fossil Fuels Carries Numerous Benefits
One of the great many side benefits of a migration away from fossil fuels is that, when it’s complete, we can greatly reduce the rate at which we’re putting energy workers in harm’s way, e.g., exposing coal miners to black …
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Good News On Chinese Coal-Fired Power Plants
Here’s some good news for those of you out there with lungs: a report suggesting that China is working hard to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power plants, including a bold step to declare war on pollution. It’s hard to …
Understanding the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attacks on Renewable Energy
Here’s a good article that shows how powerful and well-organized the fossil fuel industry is in its nonstop aggression against renewable energy—and anything else aimed at protecting the environment from harmful emissions. As a reader commented, “I hope the gig …
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Fracking May Wind Up on the Ballot in California
This week, I’ve run into several politically active Californians who want to add my signature to a petition that would put fracking on the ballot in November. I presume what they mean by this is that they want a public …
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