News & Articles on Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels ares not renewable, obviously. They are listed here for organizational reasons. I don’t write about fossil fuels–as a rule. However, fossil fuels and those who promote them are not going away quietly. Thus, I felt it necessary to include the topic to distinguish articles that are not about nuclear power or renewable energy.
Japanese Energy Companies Scrap 2 Gigawatt Coal Project
By
Joshua S Hill
Three Japanese energy companies announced last week that they have decided to scrap plans to build a 2 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power station in the Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, saying that the project would not be economically feasible.
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy
By
Erik Kirschbaum
The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.
New campaign will ask coal users to face the ‘cold hard economic case’ against them
By
Herman K. Trabish
With 150 GW of U.S. coal set to remain in service after 2020, the Rocky Mountain Institute aims to prove the resource is raising electricity costs.
What if Canada had spent $200bn on wind energy instead of oil?
By
Stephen Leahy
In explaining Canada’s decision to nationalise the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5bn, Bill Morneau went hard on the economic argument. “Make no mistake,” the finance minister said. “This is an investment in Canada’s future.”
KunstlerCast 298 — Solar and Wind in Vermont with David Blittersdorf of All Earth Renewables
By
David Blittersdorf
“Grind up the SUVs and build wind turbines with them,” says David Blittersdorf, founder of AllEarth Renewables. Podcast with more provocative thoughts on renewables, transit, and energy policy in Vermont and the nation.
Environmental Costs of Electric Power Generation in Germany
By
Paul Gipe
Oy Vey! It appears I’ve been following scientific estimates of the environmental costs from conventional electric power generation for at least 30 years. It’s probably been longer, but I found documentation that I’ve been writing about this controversial topic since at least 1988 when Olav Hohmeyer published his groundbreaking study on the topic for Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute.
