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.
SaskPower’s carbon capture future hangs in the balance
By
Joelle Seal
he fate of carbon capture and storage in Saskatchewan is coming to a crucial decision point. SaskPower and the provincial government must soon decide the future of the technology in Saskatchewan, as two units at Boundary Dam must either be retired or retrofitted to capture carbon by 2020.
Enough tiptoeing around. Let’s make this clear: coal kills people
By
Tim Hollo
Burning more coal, knowing what we know, is a deliberate act of arson. We must urgently come to grips with this fact and reconnect with nature and our communities.
Comments by Bernard Saulnier on the Book Energy Democracy
By
Paul Gipe
In response to my review of Energy Democracy, a new book on Germany’s energy revolution by Craig Morris and Arne Jungjohann, long-time colleague Bernard Saulnier contacted me with his thoughts.
Energy Democracy, by Craig Morris & Arne Jungjohann: A Review
By
Paul Gipe
Is one of the most powerful books on the renewable energy revolution in decades. It’s a chronicle of the remarkable transformation underway in the world’s fourth-largest industrial economy.
It’s time to accept carbon capture has failed – here’s what we should do instead
By
Tom Baxter
The problem is that the process is costly and energy intensive.
Germany’s Transition From Coal to Renewable Energy Offers Lessons for the Rest of the World
By
Emma Bryce
“I am very happy that the Ruhr region has become so green and healthy. I am glad the youth today will have a better childhood than I did.”
