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U.s. Supreme Court Blocks "clean Power Plan...
Feb 10 2016 08:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Supreme Court decision to block the "Clean Power Plan" (CPP) . . . have no effect on Cheap Natural Gas, and Renewables, . . . taking away Coal's market share. American Electric Power Co. (AEP), . . . one of the biggest coal- burning U....
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U.s. Military #microgrid
Jan 19 2018 05:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Hannah Solar Government Services (HSGS) to: . . . . . . design, . . . . . . engineer, and . . . . . . construct a solar plus storage microgrid, at a . . . U.S. Army base in the Marshall Islands. The project will include: . . . . . . 8,000 ground mount...
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U.s. Elon Musk Becomes Advisor To... The Uk?!
Nov 07 2013 09:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors will now advise, . . . UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on how to hasten the adoption, . . . of low-carbon transportation technologies, like electric cars. 2013-11-07 Source: Low Carbon adviser
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Turkish Electric Car
Sep 27 2014 11:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Turkish government's annual $65 billion energy bill on imported oil and gas, . . . is the biggest reason Turkey has such a high current account deficit (CAD). It has made Turkey extremely vulnerable, . . . because of the volatility and vi...
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Turkey: Cut $40 Billon Of Energy Imports
Dec 18 2016 07:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
With annual energy imports of around . . . $40 billion in the last 10 years ($400 billion in total), . . . Turkey has been targeting to reduce that import bill, . . . by investing more into renewable energy, and . . . domestic energy resource...
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True Or False?
May 07 2016 05:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
1) Fossil fuels, will stay cheap? 2) Renewables, will dominate the electricity supply? 3) Electricity demand, is losing its link with economic growth?
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Trans-Arctic Internet?
Aug 09 2014 03:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Current land-based cable connections from the UK to Japan, . . . go through volatile regions of the Middle East. Arctic Fibre, a Toronto, Canada telecom startup, wants to thread a . . . 10,000-mile, Telecom internet cable through . . . through the Nort...
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Towns Look To ‘Micro-Grids’
Feb 08 2016 05:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
There is a national campaign, . . . to develop “microgrids” designed to make the grid more resilient, and . . . communities more energy independent. An upstate New York town, that repeatedly found itself without power for days, . . . during a string o...
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Top 10 Countries Using Pv
Jun 12 2015 07:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Top 10 Countries Using Solar Power. 1. Germany: 35.5 GW 2. China: 18.3 GW 3. Italy: 17.6 GW 4. Japan: 13.6 GW 5. United States: 12 GW 6. Spain: 5.6 GW 7. France: 4.6 GW 8. Australia: 3.3 GW 9. Belgium: 3GW 10. United Kingdom: 2.9 GW 06-12-2015 Source...
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To See Ourselves As Others See Us!
Oct 06 2013 04:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
And would some Power the small gift give us To see ourselves as others see us! It would from many a blunder free us, And foolish notion: What airs in dress and gait would leave us, And even devotion! 2013-10-06 Source: Cartoon
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Time & Money: Wind Vs Neclear
Aug 15 2016 01:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
£18.5bn Hinkley Point nuclear VS offshore wind. The crown estate said that, . . . offshore wind, will meet 10% of the country’s electricity by 2020, and . . . Hinkley Point C, will meet 7% of the country’s electricity by mid 2020s. “We have an inex...
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This Is Potentially World-Changing
Sep 18 2014 09:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Elon Musk and his cousin Lyndon Rive, . . . who respectively are CEOs of Tesla Motors and SolarCity, . . . (while Musk is also chairman of SolarCity and its biggest shareholder), . . . recently spoke at a private conference in New York City and expande...
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society
Oct 01 2014 03:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Economic theorist and author Jeremy Rifkin explains his concept of: . . . The Fall of Capitalism and the Internet of Things.
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The Utilities Catalyst
May 21 2015 03:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
E.ON, Europe’s biggest energy utility, . . . is beginning to spin off their centralized fossil fuel (Stranded) assets. “We are convinced that it’s necessary to respond to: . . . . . . Dramatically altered global energy markets, . . . . . . Technical i...
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The Top Three Reasons Rio+20 Will Change The World
Apr 20 2012 12:00 AM | mcomstock in Economy & Politics
I'm one of 10 finalists in the United Nations Environment Programme’s Blog-Off. The finalist with the most votes by April 30th will be selected as the official blogger for World Environment Day in Rio de Janeiro. I would be extremely grateful if you could please vote for both of my blogs:
I Don’t Need to Rule, But Our Leaders Doand The Top Three Reasons Rio+20 Will Change the World. On each blog, please select “Vote Now” under my photo or at the bottom of the blog and enter the security code to vote. Please pass the links along to friends, family and colleagues!!
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The Top 1%: Ate The Whole Recovery
Sep 12 2013 08:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
In 1993-2012, The Real Income Growth looked like this: . . . 6.6% Bottom 99% . . . 86.1% Top 1% 2013-09-12 Source: Recession
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The Solutions Project
Jun 09 2015 04:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
It's technically, and economically possible, for each state, . . . to replace fossil fuel energy with entirely clean, renewable energy. Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford, and . . . U.C. Berkeley resea...
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The Richest City In The World
Feb 15 2014 02:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Masdar was established in 2006 with an initial commitment of . . . $15 billion from the Abu Dhabi government, which has the . . . 5th-largest proven oil reserves(about 9% of the world’s reserves) and . . . 6th-largest natural gas reserves (about 5...
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The Renewables Club
Jun 01 2013 10:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Renewables Club: . . . a strong voice for the proven working solutions . . . to many of the world’s problems, and . . . as a spearhead against many of the political barriers . . . that hinder progress today. . . . includes economies that are leade...
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The Logistics Internet: Jeremy Rifkin
May 27 2015 03:05 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Logistics Internet: Jeremy Rifkin
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The Internet Of Things
Dec 25 2014 10:50 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Jeremy Rifkin on the Fall of Capitalism and the Internet of Things Accelerate the Development of an Energy Solution
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The Hidden Cost Of Solar + Energy Storage
Dec 07 2015 06:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
In California, when solar is net-metered, and . . . the owner is being paid at retail for exporting power to the grid, . . . utilities are worried that if you add storage, . . . you will sell all of your power at retail rates when they are high, and ....
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The Gift To "see Ourselves, As Others See U...
Dec 15 2012 06:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Here is a video, in which the British "Economist" publication, . . . explains the USA "Fiscal Cliff" from their point of view. Source: economist-explains-fiscal-cliff
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The Future Of Energy?
Dec 07 2012 02:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
How do “environmentalists” and “treehuggers” reason for . . . or accept the oil and gas industry? Life as we know it, . . . is thanks to the oil and gas industry. . . . Cheap oil has made affordable, . . . . . . globetrotting and travel, . . . . . . f...
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The Future Of Energy?
Jan 30 2015 01:00 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The future of energy?
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