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This has been some of the clearest points about renewable energy, and why it is so important.
You may already have a backup generator for the house. In fact, you may have the backup generator with you just about everywhere you go. Plus, it might be totally quiet, for hours. Yep, we are talking about your hybrid gas-electric vehicle. Hybrids have been selling like crazy on the farms because they can easily be used to generate 120-volt electricity to run hand tools and generally provide backup power. Most newer vehicles offer a…
Climate Leadership | Climate Leadership Plan | Alberta.ca: WOW. On the eve of the humongous climate meetings in Paris next week (week after Thanksgiving in USA), Canada has stepped up to the plate on addressing climate changes. Alberta is the home of Coal and Oil Sands: two of the great game changers in addressing pollution in general and Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG). There are several reports, but one is to simply charge a tax per…
US energy use dropped in 2012 as renewables, natural gas rose | Ars Technica: Yes, the US has backed off a little with energy use during the recession, especially. That would be a good thing if not for the emissions from China and India. This is an AMAZING chart of the energy in and the energy out within the USofA. This has been an interesting chart to watch over the years. ~95.1 Quads That is…
In one recent edition of the New York Times, there were two very positive articles on energy efficiency and improving the cost/kwh of renewables. The Monday, November 24, 2014, issue featured “Good News on Energy,” by Ralph Cavanagh of theNatural Resources Defense Fund, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/opinion/good-news-on-energy.html? and “Solar and Wind energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels,” by Diane Cardwell, http://nyti.ms/1yJq2r0. From Cavanagh, peaked energy use occurred in the US in 2007 and has trended downward since…
These are all part of a dramatic change in the way that we view carbon emissions. There are three things that are prominently in the news about carbon emissions and addressing them in June of 2012. These are all part of a dramatic change in the way that we view carbon emissions. Australia is opening up a Carbon Tax at $23 per ton. They are adjusting from the mistakes of Europe when they started cap and trade at…
What just happened in solar is a bigger deal than oil exports: Interesting how the BIG move in solar/wind in the USA is so tied to subsidies. At least for the next 5 years. But, soon, especially with the volume of growth encouraged by the subsidies, there will no longer be a need for subsidies. The really big loser all around is (dirty) coal. Once the health and environmental costs of coal are factored in,…