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Follow The Money: $33 Billion Cut From Oil
Feb 26 2015 01:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Capex Tracker, . . . (a new tool developed to monitor global oil investment) . . . recorded a 10%, nearly $33 billion cut in capital expenditure, . . . from some of the world’s biggest oil companies since 2013, . . . adding weight to analyst predi...
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Follow The Money: Pnc Bank To Cut Investments
Mar 04 2015 02:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bit by bit. Institution by institution. And industry by industry. . . . We are beginning to see some real progress in moving beyond fossil fuels. . . . the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, . . . the Governor of the Ban of England, . . . Norway's sover...
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Follow The Money: Deutsche Bank Ag €1 Billion
Mar 04 2015 02:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Deutsche Bank AG, is aiming to boost its investment into green bonds to over, . . . €1 billion ($1.121 billion), according to recent reports. The move will follow on the heels of similar ones by the bank’s competitor’s, . . . Barclays and Citigrou...
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Secretary Jewell Energy Future
Mar 18 2015 04:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell lays out, . . . the Department’s priorities for strengthening our nation’s economy, . . . with a balanced, prosperous energy future over the next 2 years.
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Fossil Fuel Investments Worthless?
Jul 14 2015 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The concept of a Carbon Bubble, . . . meaning that as climate action takes hold, and . . . fossil fuels become un-burnable, . . . investments in those fuels become Stranded Assets, . . . has been gaining credence of late. Governor of the Bank of Engla...
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Nuclear Reactors Vs Renewable Energy
Jun 22 2016 12:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to be replaced with 100% clean energy! . . . PG&E will renounce plans to seek renewed operating licenses for, . . . . . . Diablo Canyon’s 2 reactors. . . . PG&E commits to renewable energy providing...
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It's Getting Warm On Earth
Sep 23 2016 07:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The warmest August on record was recorded last month, . . . the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Tuesday. The US government agency said last month was the 16th month in a row, . . . where temperature records were broken, . ....
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How The Worlds Population Has Changed
Jun 18 2013 06:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The UN's latest World Population Prospects expects the world to grow from . . . 7.2 billion in 2013, . . . 9.6 billion in 2050 and . . .10.9 billion in 2100. Source: Population
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Follow The Money: World Bank Abandons Coal
Jul 17 2013 10:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The World Bank’s proposal to end coal financing reflects 21st century realities. . . . More importantly, coal and the centralized system it powers, . . . . . . will not end energy poverty, . . . . . . only a decentralized clean energy ‘grid’ will. In...
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Global Emissions Of Carbon Dioxide Danger
Jul 23 2013 07:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Together the United States and China account for more than . . . 40% of worldwide emissions. Although emissions from developing countries now dominate, . . . the industrial countries set the world on its global warming path, . . . with over a century’s...
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Doe $10 Million: Small Buildings Saving En...
Jul 17 2013 08:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Example: ($1.9 million DOE investment)New York, BlocPower will develop a . . . crowd-sourcing website to help market, finance, and install . . . energy efficiency retrofits for 1,500 small buildings including . . . . . . churches, . . . . . . scho...
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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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Solar: Doe Attacks "soft Costs"
Oct 27 2013 06:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
US attacks “soft costs,” . . . as it seeks to bring cost of solar PV down 75% It’ll soon take just one day to get a solar permit in Chicago, . . . thanks to a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. . . . That’s down from the 30-day wa...
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Mobius Motors: Cheaper Than Tata
May 13 2014 03:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The majority of roads in rural areas of sub-saharan Africa, . . . are often cracked, uneven, sandy/rocky tracks; . . . making transportation difficult. Mobius II, is cheaper to purchase, and operate, . . . with a strong chassis and excellent ground...
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Follow The Money: What Is A "carbon Bubble?...
Dec 03 2014 03:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The fear is that because Big Oil and Big Coal companies are so big, . . . that any sudden fall in their value, could precipitate a global financial crisis, . . . in the same way as the "Housing Crash" did in 2007. Up to $19 trillion of oil...
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Change Our Approach To Energy
Jan 21 2015 12:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
1 billion reasons to change our approach to energy access. Jigar Shah is author of, . . . Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy.
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Follow The Money: Farm Food Spoilage
Mar 11 2015 03:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
In Vermont, Farmer Johnson, . . . lost 20 tons of potatoes, worth $25,000, a couple of years ago, . . . when the temperature in his warehouse dropped. Now, he has a system, that creates data points every 5 minutes, and . . . sends him alerts. to h...
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Grid-Connected Solar-Storage-Systems
Apr 07 2015 01:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
In expensive electricity markets, like the Northeast U.S.A., . . . grid-connected solar-storage systems, . . . are already more cost-effective than grid-supplied electricity. Grid-connected customers, . . . don't need to buy nearly as much PV and...
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Follow The Money: Solar + Storage
Apr 17 2015 05:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Secret of Solar is, it is Modular, Simpler, and Cheaper. Solar did not have to wait until it was cheaper than: . . . . . . baseload coal, or . . . . . . nuclear. Solar just had to be cheaper than the most expensive power out there: . . . . . . pea...
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Energy/water Nexus
Apr 28 2015 06:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
California Farmers Without Water, . . . Are Installing Solar Panels Instead
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Efficiency + Solar = Saves Money
Sep 02 2015 11:40 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The cost of saving energy through efficiency, . . . was 3 - 5 times lower than renewables: . . . . . . $0.00–0.02 kWh, Efficiency. . . . . . . $0.07–0.15 kWh, Solar. . . . (Expected to drop a further 25% - 50%) But, the most-expensive ef...
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Iran: $12 Billion Renewable-Energy
Jul 18 2016 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Most of Iran’s power plants are over 40 years old, and . . . need to be renovated, and re-powered. . .. The government is planning to invest a total of . . .$50 billion in its electricity system, . . .in the next 7 years. 7-18-2016 Source: Iran:...
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Fire: Shut's Down Reactor Indefinitely
Sep 01 2016 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
A fire in the switchyard of its Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, . . . took TVA fire crews about an hour to extinguish, . . . did NOT affect any nuclear or generation equipment, . . . in either the reactor or turbine buildings at Watts Bar, But, it did d...
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Follow The Money
Jun 09 2014 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Government action on fossil fuels in the . . . . . . US, . . . . . . China, . . . . . . South Korea, and maybe . . . . . . India, . . . combined with: . . . . . . investment in renewables, . . . . . . distributed solar and . . . . . . energy efficiency...
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Follow The Money: City Of Oslo Divests Coal
Mar 04 2015 03:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The City of Oslo, Norway, has committed to divesting its, . . . $7 million worth of coal investments from its pension fund. 03-04-2015 Source: City Of Oslo Divests Coal
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