The US Chamber of Commerce’s “New” Take on Climate Change
The US Chamber of Commerce, through its Global Energy Institute (GEI), recently announced the launch of a major new climate initiative called the American Energy: Cleaner, Stronger campaign
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New York City’s Newly Passed Green New Deal, Explained
As the rest of the country continues to go back and forth over the possibility of a nationwide Green New Deal, New York City is forging ahead with its own version.
Chevron and Exxon Say They Can Turn Around the Failed Finances of Fracking Industry
Why would major oil companies choose to invest in an industry that has failed to turn profits in the past decade?
Climate Change Mitigation: Is it a Good Idea to Sweep the Carbon Under the Carpet?
But fossil fuels are doomed by depletion in any case, so what sense does it make investing the few resouces we still have in a technology that doesn’t have a future? In the end, CCS is mainly a failure of the imagination: we can and we should do much better than sweeping the carbon underground.
From Oil Crisis to Energy Revolution – How Nations Once Before Planned to Kick the Oil Habit
As the world now gets to grips with the realities of making a rapid transition away from fossil fuels in the next decade, is it time to look again at how quickly we moved back in the 1970s, when we had to?
Energy Equity: Bringing Solar Power to Low-Income Communities
Community or shared solar is broadly defined as a project where multiple participants own or lease shares in a mid-sized solar facility usually between 500 kilowatts and 5 megawatts, and receive credits that lower their monthly utility bills based on how much power the facility delivers to the grid.
ExxonMobil Misled the Public. Now they’re Trying to Mislead the European Parliament
Although ExxonMobil now claim to support climate action, they continue to misrepresent scientific work in order to protect profits and protect themselves from liability or responsibility.
Energy Transition in India and Southeast Asia, Part 1
At the same time, India is busily electrifying 18,000 villages, pushing forward on the electrification of transportation, and developing demand-side technologies that together are more likely to make India one of the world’s great success stories in energy transition than one of the world’s largest upcoming carbon emitters.
Green New Deals….Yes….but What does that Mean?
Unfortunately there appears to be little recognition that such a Green New Deal must address a much bigger set of issues than merely climate change.
Solar Freakin’ Roadways (Episode 5 of Crazy Town)
We’re GOING to make the transition to renewable sources of energy. There is no scenario outside the dark mind of Dick Cheney where we continue to use depleting and polluting fossil fuels over the long run to power society. So how exactly are we going to make the transition?
Renewables ‘Have Won the Race’ against Coal and Are Starting to Beat Natural Gas
The rapidly dropping cost of renewable energy has upended energy economics in recent years, with new solar and wind plants now significantly cheaper than coal power.
NAACP Reveals Tactics Fossil Fuel Industry Uses to Manipulate Communities of Color
The fossil fuel industry regularly deploys manipulative and dishonest tactics when engaging with communities of color, often working to co-opt the respect and authority of minority-led groups to serve corporate goals.