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.
Nuclear and coal power when renewables are curtailed
By
Craig Morris
Have I mentioned before that Germany does not have too much renewable power, it has too much baseload? The state of Schleswig-Holstein, which had just over 100% renewable power net last year, is a good place to start investigating, partly because it also has two large coal plants (technically in Hamburg) and a nuclear plant.
Alberta continues to lead the way on climate
By
Rick Smith
Alberta’s ambitious plan has a variety of elements, including phasing out dirty coal-fired power plants, creating a provincial electricity efficiency strategy, and capping emissions from the oilsands.
Worst Possible Phaseout Strategy
By
Karl-friedrich Lenz
I still think that global warming is easily solved once the fossil fuel owners understand how to profit from the phaseout.
Backtracking on Clean Energy, Clinton Turns Chameleon on Coal
By
Lauren Mccauley
Campaigning in Appalachia on Monday, Hillary Clinton claimed she “misspoke” when previously declaring her opposition to coal, telling voters that as president she would work to ensure that the dirtiest of the fossil fuels will “continue to be sold and continue to be mined.”
California has too much coal and nuclear
By
Craig Morris
A political arrangement is being passed off as a technical issue. Stop protecting nuclear and coal; get rid of baseload.
Leading global coal miner Peabody files for bankruptcy
By
Tracy Rucinski and Tom Hals
Leading global coal producer Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday after a sharp drop in coal prices left it unable to service debt of $10.1 billion, much of it incurred for an expansion into Australia.
