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Climate Change: Strongest Storm Ever!
Nov 07 2013 09:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Super typhoon Haiyan closes in on Philippines, . . . among strongest storms EVER! Haiyan’s maximum sustained winds to . . . 195 mph with gusts to 235 mph headed for the Philippines, . . . one of the most powerful storms witnessed. . . . Widespread...
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World’S C02 Emissions Held In Check
Jun 21 2015 10:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The World’s C02 emissions were held in check in 2014, But, they continued to rise in North America. New carbon emissions rules from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), . . . will result in coal-fired power plant shutdowns, . . . potentially m...
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#canada’S Oil
Aug 14 2017 12:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Since oil prices collapsed in 2014, . . . Canada has lost more than . . . 40,000 jobs in: . . . . . . oil, . . . . . . gas, and . . . . . . related industries. In Alberta, which produces about 80% of Canada's oil, . . . renewable energy capacity i...
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World’S First Fossil Fuel–Free Nation
Oct 13 2015 08:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Swedish government is quite serious, . . . about its renewable energy goals, . . . seeking to become, . . . the world’s first fossil fuel–free nation. 10-13-2015 Source: World’s First Fossil Fuel–Free Nation
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Solar: Haskell County, Texas
Dec 12 2015 06:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Construction on the 2nd largest solar plant in Texas is underway. . . . The $280 million project sits on about, . . . 1,200 acres of land in Haskell County. “Most of the people that they're hiring out here are, . . . people that were laid of...
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Follow The Money: California’S Pension Funds
Aug 21 2015 09:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
California’s 2 public pension funds lost over . . . $5 billion over the last year due to investments in the top . . . 200 fossil fuel companies. “Fossil fuel stocks are volatile investments. Investors and fiduciaries should take this moment to re...
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Follow The Money: Nuclear Is “Too Difficult”
Jul 28 2014 12:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Less than one month, . . . after Australia’s Silex Systems, placed its solar technology assets up for sale, . . . to focus on uranium enrichments, . . . it has been dealt a massive blow by the suspension of its nuclear ambitions. Those dreams are no...
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New Jersey’S Electricity: 80% Renewables?
May 06 2015 09:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
New Jersey is only one of 3 states in the U.S.A., . . . with over 1 GW of installed solar power. Currently, New Jersey gets most of its electricity from, . . . nuclear power, and natural gas. One of its reactors is the oldest in operation in the Unite...
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“It’S Time To Act,” Says Nrdc
Jul 30 2015 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
“Climate change is the central environmental challenge of our generation. . . . We may be running out of time, . . . but, as the Clean Power Plan illustrates, . . . we are not running out of solutions. For the sake of our children, and . . . all future...
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China’S Global #energy Interconnection
Apr 15 2018 09:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
China’s proposed global energy interconnection, based on: . . . . . . Renewables, . . . . . . UHV transmission, and an . . . . . . AI-enabled smart grid, . . . represents the boldest, and . . . most inspiring global initiative by any government, . . ....
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Australia’S Largest Energy Utility
Aug 22 2013 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Australia’s largest energy utility, Origin Energy, is facing . . . falling demand, . . . excess capacity, . . . the mass movement of customers seeking cheaper electricity bills, . . . the growing adoption of rooftop solar . . . more energy efficient a...
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Ontario One Of World’S Largest Energy Storage S...
Jan 24 2016 12:25 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
The 13 MW/53 MWh energy storage system, . . . will stand as one of the largest grid ancillary storage services projects, . . . in North America. Anil Srivastava, CEO of Leclanché, . . . said he hopes to start the construction in spring 2016, and . . ....
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Epa’S Clean Power Plan
Jun 08 2015 06:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
EIA’s analysis of the, . . . Environmental Protection Agency’s, . . . proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP), . . . shows that renewables play a critical role. The Key, is the timing and extent, that wind and solar additions occur, . . . as well as reti...
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New York’S Rev-Olution
May 30 2016 02:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Superstorm Sandy came ashore in New York, creating: . . . . . . massive storm flooding, . . . . . . gasoline shortages, and . . . . . . more than a week of power outages. Sandy’s devastation revealed critical gaps, . . . in New York’s utility infrastru...
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Has Energy Reached “Peak" Centralisation?
Sep 13 2014 12:00 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Centralization has taken place in: . . . . . . manufacturing, . . . . . . education, . . . . . . health care, . . . . . . government, . . . . . . electricity, . . . . . . natural gas, and . . . . . . oil. Yet there are signs that suggest that this tid...
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Germany’S Utilities Pinched By Renewables
May 12 2015 11:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
North Rhine-Westphalia, the German state, . . . that’s home to utilities RWE AG and EON SE, . . . is losing its standing as the country’s powerhouse, . . . as wind and solar energy begin to displace conventional sources. In one of the most ambitious...
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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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China’S Climate Change Cost $6.6 Trillion
Jun 26 2015 01:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
China’s lead negotiator, for the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations, . . . has suggested it would cost China over $6.6 trillion, . . . to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction targets. What’s most important is, that recent studies and e...
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#gigafactory: Australia’S
Aug 19 2017 12:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Energy Renaissance, Darwin, Australia, . . . has received support from the Northern Territory government, for its proposed . . . 1GWh lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant. It also claims the batteries produced at its Darwin plant, will have the:...
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Norway’S Coal Divestment
Jun 11 2015 04:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Norway was criticized by many, . . . for not actually divesting from coal companies, . . . despite its 2014 promise. However, within days of such criticism, . . . the Norwegian Parliament announced its intention, . . . to divest from companies that g...
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2016 – China To Dominate Ev Sales
Dec 05 2015 11:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
One of the main insights from JATO is, in EV sales: . . . China's, in 1st place, . . . Europe's, in 2nd place, and . . . North America's, in 3rd place. JATO Dynamics forecasts, . . . that plug-in electric car sales worldwide will exceed...
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Koch-Octopus
Mar 25 2012 12:00 AM | Shortpoet-GTD in Economy & Politics
Koch brothers far reaching octopus arms.
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China’S Stockmarket Crashes—Again
Jan 04 2016 11:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
It is surely not the kind of start to 2016 that Chinese authorities, . . . were hoping to see from their financial markets. If the sell-off continues, it would not be surprising to see them wade in once again. As for the yuan, the central bank has si...
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Exxon Boss: Climate Change Is ‘Real’
Oct 20 2016 02:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, said . . . Exxon Mobil, backs a price on carbon, and . . . believes climate change, brings “real” risks, . . . that require “serious” action. Tillerson’s comments come amidst accusations that Exxon Mobil, . . . the world...
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Solar: Consuming Coal’S Market
Jul 28 2016 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The UK during May 2016 quarterly report placed, . . . 1.38 terrawatt-hours (TWh), of solar PV electricity production and . . . 0.89 TWh, of coal-based electricity production. That makes for a more than 50% discrepancy between the two. This rapid d...
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