Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Energy Report 11/29/09 Morning Edition
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Fortunes in Cap-and-Trade
Although the electric industry has endorsed the concept of cap-and-trade as the least onerous approach to carbon regulation, at least one major company endorses it with unalloyed enthusiasm. Exelon not only supports the idea, it stated in a second-quarter conference call to analysts, which it posted to its Web site, that it expects to see a “$1.1 billion and growing annual upside to Exelon revenues from implementation of Waxman-Markey.” Is that number real or simply wishful thinking? Does Exelon know something that’s escaped the rest of us? Continue reading
Over-exposed To Coal: Colorado Could Maim Its Economy
The supply of cheap coal is no longer abundant. Seventy percent of Colorado’s electricity comes from coal plants and that is too much today, and over time it will become an impediment to economic growth. – Tom Sanzillo Continue reading
Warming’s impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. Continue reading
Climate change sceptics and lobbyists put world at risk, says top adviser
Climate change sceptics and fossil fuel companies that have lobbied against action on greenhouse gas emissions have squandered the world’s chance to avoid dangerous global warming, a key adviser to the government has said. Continue reading
Coal Pollution Damages Human Health at Every Stage of Use
Physicians for Social Responsibility today released a groundbreaking medical report, “Coal’s Assault on Human Health,” which takes a new look at the devastating impacts of coal on the human body. Continue reading
Free Webcast Dec. 9
Making the Business Case for Utility-Scale Distributed Energy Storage Continue reading
A Republican Is Fighting for Clean Energy?
You better believe it, tree huggers. On the hunt for next-gen nuclear power, Esquire.com’s political columnist talks with the southern senator who wants a green Manhattan Project and — dare he say it? — even a cap or two. Continue reading
The Coal Industry Wants Your Cash to Save Them
A recently-released report by the World Coal Institute (WCI) on how to finance the experimental Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology for power stations, reminded me of a cartoon from years ago by the Australian cartoonist, Patrick Cook. In the cartoon, a huge bloated budgie (parakeet) with the letters “BHP” emblazoned on its chest, was holding a gun to its own head while proclaiming to a cowering politician, “Hand over the loot or the budgie gets it.” Continue reading
Kansas Clean Energy Campaign
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