Renewables to Overtake Fossil Fuels in Europe by 2020

Posted on April 4th, 2013 by Mitch Esguerra

Renewables to Overtake Fossil Fuels in Europe by 2020 Europe’s share of generation capacity from renewable sources will increase by at least 40 percent by[...]

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Tags: fossil fuels, renewables

Should the Earth be a Sun?

Posted on December 20th, 2012 by Barry Stevens

Several years ago, the University of Texas at Arlington’s (UTA) Maverick Lecture Series featured one of America’s most-famous and most-beloved astronauts, Sally Ride. With much[...]

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Tags: climate change, earth from space, emissions, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas, Sally Ride, UTA

Fracking Toothpaste

Posted on April 16th, 2012 by Barry Stevens

Natural gas production, from hydrocarbon rich shale formations, known as “shale gas,” is one of the most rapidly expanding trends in onshore oil and[...]

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Tags: alternative energy, clean energy, coal, fossil fuels, fracking, fracking fluid, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, natural gas, oil, petroleum, renewables, shale gas, shale gas extraction, shale gas production

Opportunities for Energy Innovators

Posted on February 17th, 2012 by Lisa Wood

For a long time ‘clean’ and ‘green’ marked the forward trend in the energy industry. Then came the quest for ‘smart’ energy. And now ‘innovation’[...]

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Tags: clean energy, energy innovations, fossil fuels, green energy, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, NYSERDA, smart grid

Clean Energy: How Much Hot Air?

Posted on February 10th, 2012 by Lisa Wood

NewScientist’s January 28 issue is likely to unsettle clean energy advocates – but it is worth the read. The cover article, “Power paradox: Clean might[...]

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Tags: energy efficiency, fossil fuels, hot air, renewable energy, solar energy

What is Clean, Abundant, Affordable and the Best Alternative Energy Source We Have?

Posted on January 25th, 2012 by Barry Stevens

If you answered cold fusion, eeehhhhh! Your time’s run out! If you answered natural gas, have a cigar. Natural gas for the simple reason that[...]

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Tags: alternative energy, American Economy, Business News, clean energy, CNG, CNG conversions, coal, fossil fuels, job creation, natural gas, Obama, oil, oil exports, Oil Taxes, petroleum, shale gas, transportation, triple bottom line

Richest Governments Won’t Act on Climate Change until 2020

Posted on December 21st, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

The United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and members of the European Union have all revealed that there will be no treaty signed at the[...]

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Tags: climate change, climate crisis, Climategate, emissions, fossil fuels, global warming, Kyoto protocol, renewable energy

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Natural Gas: The Clean Alternative

Posted on December 12th, 2011 by Barry Stevens

It has been common knowledge for quite sometime now that natural gas is a suitable clean alternative to all fossil fuels. Natural gas can reduce[...]

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Tags: alternative energy, clean energy, coal, fossil fuels, natural gas, petroleum, renewables, transportation

IEA Report Advises Governments to Embrace Renewables and Nuclear

Posted on November 15th, 2011 by John Daly

The good news is that on 8 November the International Energy Agency released its 2011 “World Energy Outlook.” While it will cheer nuclear advocates, overall[...]

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Tags: alternative energy sources, energy costs, energy prices, fossil fuels, government policy, IEA, international energy agency, nuclear energy, rising prices

Should Earth Consider Jenny Craig?

Posted on August 31st, 2011 by Barry Stevens

Last week’s discussion, “Climate Change and Global Warming Uncovered Myth?,” centered around Randolph E. Schmid’s column “Global warming continues as greenhouse gas grows,” published by[...]

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Tags: Anthropogenic, bulging earth, climate change, fossil fuels, GHG, Global Distortion, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, Jenny Craig, mother earth, Randolph E. Schmid, rising oceans level, warming oceans

Greenwashing: Electric Cars & Innovation Stalled

Posted on June 23rd, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

Electric cars seem like the socially conscious, feel-good investment among environmentally friendly consumers. In corporate boardrooms, the innovation seemed well liked indeed. What’s not to[...]

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Tags: charging stations, electric cars, environmentally friendly, fossil fuels, fuel, greenwashing, hybrid vehicles, hybrids, recharge stations

The Best Opportunities for Solar Energy

Posted on March 8th, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Solar energy is improving business, sustainability and daily life in all parts of the world Abundant opportunities exist today for solar energy. As an industry, solar[...]

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Tags: Department of Defense, Desert Knowledge Australia, fossil fuels, Kyocera Solar Inc, Michael Ludgate, photovoltaic systems, solar energy panels, solar energy systems, solar manufacturing, Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, TUV Rheinland

Mechanical Monstrosities Of Fossil Fuel Extraction

Posted on March 1st, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Between reports that peak oil has already passed, and recent investor demands from that energy companies start to include climate change in their risk assessments,[...]

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Tags: decreased energy use, foreign oil, fossil fuels, increased energy efficiency, investor demands, peak oil, wellhome

What Is Nuclear Energy?

Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Nuclear power plants produce electricity by boiling water into steam. This steam then turns turbines to produce electricity. Where nuclear energy facilities differ from power[...]

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Tags: carbon-free electricity generation, Electricity, fission, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear energy, Nuclear Energy Institute, nuclear power plants, Scott Peterson, uranium

How Carbon Capture and Storage Work

Posted on February 13th, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

We are currently heading towards irreversible climate change. Too much CO2 in our atmosphere is leading to global warming, which is causing climate change. The[...]

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Tags: carbon capture and storage, CCS, climate change, co2, energy consumption, energy efficiency, Eric Drosin, fossil fuels, global emissions, global warming, oxy-fuel, post-combustion, pre-combustion, renewable energies, Zero Emissions Platform

What is the Federal Government Doing to Lower Solar Energy Costs

Posted on January 23rd, 2011 by Sharon Shapiro

Solar energy has the power to transform our economy by providing a clean, reliable source of cost-effective electricity to all Americans. The industry is working[...]

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Tags: 2009 Recovery Act, economic growth, fossil fuels, Jared Blanton, SEIA, solar energy, Solar Power Plant, TGP, The Solar Foundation, Treasury Grant Program

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Renewables to Overtake Fossil Fuels in Europe by 2020

Should the Earth be a Sun?

Fracking Toothpaste

Opportunities for Energy Innovators

Clean Energy: How Much Hot Air?

What is Clean, Abundant, Affordable and the Best Alternative Energy Source We Have?

Richest Governments Won’t Act on Climate Change until 2020

Natural Gas: The Clean Alternative

IEA Report Advises Governments to Embrace Renewables and Nuclear

Should Earth Consider Jenny Craig?

Greenwashing: Electric Cars & Innovation Stalled

The Best Opportunities for Solar Energy

Mechanical Monstrosities Of Fossil Fuel Extraction

What Is Nuclear Energy?

How Carbon Capture and Storage Work

What is the Federal Government Doing to Lower Solar Energy Costs

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