…. when that something is the closing of another coal-fired power plant. In this case, the results are better health for all citizens of Earth.
Category: Renewables – Business
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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Global Transition Renewable Energy Has Three Phases
It’s useful to look at the planetary transition from fossil fuels to renewables in three phases:
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Grasping at Straws To Understand The Mindset of the Typical Ford Employee
Here’s a news article about Ford’s financial woes, how the trade tariffs have cost them $1 billion this this year and forced them to lay of 24,000 employees. It makes one wonder: How many of them voted for Trump, and how …
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The Big Tech Companies
My colleague Fritz Maffry writes: Craig knows my thesis is that the tech firms will transform energy and transportation, and are much closer to this in large scale disruption than is commonly appreciated. I intend to help them do that.
Saying Bye to Coal
Here’s the best news you’ve had all day. This short but fabulous video explains why coal is a “goner” in the U.S. electricity grid-mix. Though it mentions environmental issues, the real driver, as always, is market economics; coal can’t compete …
Kavanaugh and the Environment
How will recently confirmed Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh conduct himself vis-a-vis environmental issues? The answer is obvious, of course; he wouldn’t have been appointed in the first place if there were any indication whatsoever that he would impede Trump’s …
Here’s Where Corporate Tax Breaks Wind Up
If you don’t believe the content of the meme here, it’s probably because you’ve never been an entrepreneur, or held responsibility for a corporate P&L.
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Germany Putting Spear Through Coal
Question: How many people from across Europe gathered near the Hambacher Forest in western Germany on Saturday to defend the area from the expansion of coal-fired energy and demand much more ambitious climate action? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Energy Required to Run the Internet
Question: How many electronic devices are connected to the Internet? What percentage of the U.S. total energy consumption does this represent? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
