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Coal Power Produces Majority of North America’s Emissions
Research from the report shows power plants contribute 33% of the region’s greenhouse gas emissions, and the majority of those emissions can be tied to the combustion of coal. For the U.S. and Canada, coal-fired power plants alone are responsible for 98% of all mercury released from fossil-fuel electric generation and 88% in Mexico. Continue reading
Big Carbon Declares War on America and the Planet
When I was a boy, America owned half the wealth on Earth. We lost that advantage mainly due to our carbon addiction, which causes us to hemorrhage nearly $750 billion annually in American wealth on foreign oil. The Chinese would naturally like us to spend what’s left of our national wealth purchasing Chinese solar panels, Chinese LED lights, and Chinese wind turbines and electric cars. Continue reading
Exelon’s Rowe an Unlikely Booster for Shale Gas
“Somebody who really believes that the climate problem is the biggest problem we face will correctly point out that gas only deals with it for 20 years, and then the carbon in gas becomes a major impediment,” he said. “Well, 20 years is a long time. Better that we should do something now than wait for a perfect solution 20 years down the road.” Continue reading
Abundant and Cheap, Natural Gas Gains Favor as Alternative to Oil
By Steve Everly and Mark Davis for The Kansas City Star Looking for a way to strike a blow for energy independence by curbing oil imports? Sam Swearngin has a quick answer: Use more natural gas. Swearngin manages the city … Continue reading
Koch Money Flows into California to Oppose Governator’s Energy Policy
Proponents of the climate change law say that Koch and other oil companies are trying to preserve their profits at the expense of the growing clean-tech industry and health concerns of California residents. Continue reading
Gulf Spill a Chilling Ad for Natural Gas
If we need fossil fuels, let’s burn the cleanest one. Continue reading
Kansas Pipeline Revolt Widens
U.S. buyers of oil sands crude have joined the revolt against pipeline makers for building too much capacity too fast. Continue reading
Obama’s Challenges
In his State of the Union Speech, the president continues to endorse the creation of a clean energy economy built on carbon constraints and the expansion of a modern infrastructure that involves new generation and the intelligent utility. But he is also becoming increasingly vocal in his support for new nuclear power plants as well as the development of clean coal technologies and more offshore oil and gas drilling. Continue reading
Natural Gas, The Critical Fossil Fuel
An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming: It’s cleaner than coal, cheaper than oil and a 90-year supply is under our feet. Continue reading
Demand for electricity sputters and bills may fall
Consumers and businesses may finally be seeing some relief from rising utility bills, thanks to the biggest decline in U.S. electricity demand in decades. Continue reading
