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Coal Use Rising Internationally, Environmentalists Must Shape Its Course
US coal use and export
As coal-fired generation is on the decline in the US, American environmentalists have reason to celebrate. But a look beyond our borders reveals a sobering picture: coal will be the world's #1 fuel by 2017.[read more]
LA Off Coal by 2025 at the Latest
LA's projected emissions
Today the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Board unanimously approved its plan to get off of coal by 2025 and replace it with cleaner energy.[read more]
Coal’s True Cost in India: 100,000+ Deaths per Year
coal's health effects
As many as 115,000 people die in India each year from coal-fired power plant pollution, costing the country about $4.6 billion, according to a groundbreaking new study released.[read more]
Offshore Wind Energy Grows in Great Lakes, But Not in Ontario
offshore wind energy
The power crunch will come. Offshore wind, responsibly developed and set back far enough from the shore, could be an important part of Ontario’s clean energy mix.[read more]
Solar and Coal: Arch Enemies or Best Friends?
To many the concept of power generated from solar energy and fossil fuels seem diametrically opposed. One fuel source is deemed as futuristic, green and renewable whilst the other is seen as old, dirty and finite. But recent projects being undertaken around the world at the moment demonstrate the synergies that can exist when these two energy sources are combined. The question is: is the combination of solar and coal a first step in the path towards renewable energy, or is it nothing more than propaganda with the intention of slowing the progress of emerging renewable technologies?[read more]
Let's Nuke Coal
As in a Coal Power Non-Proliferation Treaty. James Hansen rightly defines climate change in terms of security – our existential security. He's written letters to the heads of Britain and Australia, testified at public hearings and harangued energy officials in his effort to stop new plants. Hansen sees the politicians as...[read more]
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“I believe that the FF companies, since they have the money to do so at this time, will invest in the machine automation required to mass produce batteries and solar. The object is to extract the cheapest, most abundant sources for these new energy components.As something to think about, solar's growth averaged about 33% and as of 2012, was a whopping 78%. Now, if subsidies were reduced to where ...”
“It's pretty clear Alberta and thus Canada house certain political and financial powers that point to being the head quarters of the so-called 1%. I'm glad to finally see signs of people and organizations awakening from within the country. The only means we have to break the beast's ugly neck is to reject globalization and make ourselves as independant as we can from fossil fuels. ”