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Energy Facts: U.S. Coal Consumption Is Down But Are Exports Eroding Climate Benefits?
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While coal use declined at home, coal exports increased and global prices for coal fell, prompting some to worry: are the climate gains associated with declining U.S. coal consumption simply being offset by booming exports?[read more]
Energy Facts: Is the U.S. Shift from Coal to Natural Gas Stalling Out?
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The historic shift from coal to natural gas in the U.S. electric power sector may be stalling out, according to the latest forecasts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.[read more]
Energy Facts: Fossil Fuels Replace Nuclear in Japan
Japan increased the use of fossil fuels for power generation 21% in 2012, following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.[read more]
Friday Energy Facts: Fatalities from Energy Production Accidents
Update: Thanks to Karen Street for bringing it to our attention that there have, in fact, been at least 11 fatalities from wind power accidents in the U.S. According to the Caithness Windfarms Information Forum, there have been 47 fatalities directly as a result of wind power worldwide.Here are some Friday Factoids to stew on over the...[read more]
Friday Energy Facts: Clean Energy R&D Top Policy Response Finds Yale Poll
At long last, here's your Friday Factoid for the week:Yale just released the latest iteration of their "Climate Change and the American Mind" tracking polls. Once again (this has been a consistent finding), the poll shows funding for more research on renewable energy is the most popular policy response to climate change across all...[read more]
National Institutes of Energy Needed to Fill Energy R&D Gap
Originally at the Breakthrough InstituteFriday factoids time: The U.S. biomedical and pharmaceutical industry invests between 10-20 percent of revenues in R&D and new product development, spending $58.8b on R&D in 2007. The U.S. government adds an additional $30 billion per year investment in biomedical R&D through the...[read more]
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