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.

Trump Energy EO no Big Surprise

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Karl-friedrich Lenz

To help the coal industry you need regulation that actively steps in and guarantees feed-in tariffs for coal.

European Perceptions of Climate Change (EPCC)

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The belief that climate change is primarily an anthropogenic phenomenon has been shown to be related to support for climate mitigation policies. We define an ‘attribution sceptic’ as someone who argues that, while climate change may be happening, it may be primarily due to natural causes.

Into the Mire: A Closer Look at Fossil Fuel Subsidies

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Radoslaw (radek) Stefanski

The overwhelming majority of the world’s fossil fuel subsidies stem from China, the U.S. and the ex-USSR; as of 2010, this figure was $712 billion or nearly 80 per cent of the total world value of subsidies.

Southern Company Says Kemper Not Viable as Clean Coal Plant, Blames the PSC

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Dan Zegart

In an apparent first salvo in a public relations campaign to shift blame for the Kemper power plant boondoggle away from himself and corporate management and onto state regulators, Southern Company chief executive officer Tom Fanning admitted this week that the Kemper “clean coal” plant is not economically viable burning coal.

German renewables sector calls for carbon tax

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Craig Morris

German renewables association BEE has therefore proposed a carbon tax, but critics of the plan say it would only weaken the ETS further.

The Dutch step away from their gas

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Craig Morris

The Economist coined the term Dutch disease for the perceived inability of the Netherlands to innovate itself out of economic downturns (not to be confused with the recent Dutch Coal Mistake: building numerous coal plants that were immediately unprofitable).