Just more turbines not turning, nothing to use here, citizen. Move along and you may want to turn up your air conditioning some more.
By jcwinnie
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Posted in analysis, climate, competition, energy, water
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Also tagged analysis, biogas, coal, electric power, oceans, petroleum, policy, science, solar power, waste, water, wind power
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If electric utilities take responsibility for the impact upon climate change, then the future grid should look quite different.
Right now, or in the immediate future, Congress is unwilling to pass a bill “sufficient to put us on the path to stabilizing the world at 2°C.”
By the end of 2010 low-carbon energy sources will comprise 26% of China’s power capacity. With more prior nuclear power development, the U.S. is at 31%.
By jcwinnie
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Posted in competition, conflict, democracy, development, energy, history
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Also tagged China, coal, democracy, development, electric power, hydropower, petroleum, policy, politics, renewable energy, wind power
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Nuclear power plants are low-carbon sources of electricity. Bill Gates is investing in a technology that potentially could reduce other negative consequences of choosing nuclear power.
Watch for in-fighting around the effort to dis-empower the EPA.
By jcwinnie
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Posted in atmosphere, climate, energy, environment, policy, politics, statistics
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Also tagged coal, electric power, policy, renewable energy, wind power
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“D’YA COME HERE OFTEN?”
“WHAT?”
By jcwinnie
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Posted in advocacy, atmosphere, climate, conversation, economics, energy, environment, leadership, music, policy, politics, thermodynamics
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Also tagged alcohol, biogas, electric power, MENA, politics, solar power, thermodynamics, wind power
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Such an adjustment would discourage continuance for economic reasons of the dirtiest fuels and plants (see BAUAAAE).
By jcwinnie
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Posted in advocacy, analysis, denial, development, energy, environment, research, safety, standards, world
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Also tagged electric power, emissions, policy, renewable energy, wind power
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“It is at the point of combustion that all the economics of before and after coincide.”
By jcwinnie
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Posted in economics, energy, environment, policy, politics
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Also tagged cartoon, coal, conversation, emissions, petroleum, renewable energy, solar power, wind power
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Emperor Fossil laughing with delight… global water shortage is a major impact of climate change; and, dirty energy kills our water supplies, too.
By jcwinnie
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Posted in conservation, energy, environment, security, thermodynamics, water, world
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Also tagged coal, drought, electric power, petroleum, solar power, water
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