Latest Stories in Energy Policy - Page 3
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UK Coalition Strikes Deal on Support for Renewables
More money for wind turbines, less certainty on CO2 emission reduction targets. Environmentalists are not dancing in the street.
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Europe Could Be 100% Renewable by 2050, If It Gets Its Act Together
A new report suggests that 100% clean energy is feasible for Europe, but there are major organizational barriers in the way.
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Scientists Urge Fossil Fuel Moratorium, Push for 100% Renewables
In a letter published in nature, clean energy experts claim a 100% renewable future is within our grasp. They urge an immediate stop to building fossil fuel infrastructure.
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New York Governor Pledges to Lead on Climate Change - But What About on Fracking?
Andrew Cuomo pens an impassioned piece on the importance of reinforcing New York's infrastructure against extreme weather, but fails to mention how we can help slow climate change itself.
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The Germans are Fools for Trying to Be Outstanding Examples of Energy Independence
So says Kevin P. Hoffman in the German daily Tagespiegel; but his insult hides a deeper message.
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More Fossil Fuels or a Stable Climate? We Can't Have Both, IEA Report Says
Forget US energy independence, the real message of the latest IEA World Energy Outlook is that we have to keep two-thirds of all remaining fossil fuels in the ground to avoid wrecking the planet.
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CEOs Demand Transparency on Fossil Fuel Subsidies
A coalition of executives is pushing for full disclosure of all energy subsidies, arguing that transparency is a prerequisite for a level playing field.
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Protesters End Week-Long Occupation of Power Station Cooling Towers
A brave group of protesters risked their lives to highlight the dangers of climate change. As we recover from Sandy, let's move the conversation forward.
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Energy News: Solar Panels Wouldn't Have Help You in Sandy, Oil Spills in the Superstorm's Wake
Plus, the effect on neglecting infrastructure on power outages, and how NYU managed to keep part of its Washington Square campus lit through the storm and the aftermath.
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Sticking With the Dirty Status Quo in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma's citizens are standing up against dirty coal in a state with so much wind power potential.
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In Power and Water Outages, the World Comes to Lower Manhattan
Let's just remember that when we start talking about the divide between the City of Darkness and the rest of Manhattan which still has electricity that we will be in these conditions for a few days. It is a lifetime for many people.
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Energy News: US' First Tar Sands Project Given Green Light, Keystone XL Blockade Enters Second Month, More
Plus, can you believe there have been over 4000 oil spills in the North Sea since 2000, but only 7 fines have been given?
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The Great Transition, Part I: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way.
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The Science is Clear: Hydraulic Fracturing is Putting the Lives of our Children at Risk
In this guest post, Sandra Steingraber warns of the dangers to Colorado's water supply if natural gas fracking is allowed to continue.
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Energy News: US Wind Power Passes 50 GW, China's Solar Power Industry on Life Support, More
Plus: India gets it's first net metering system; pro-fracking groups astroturf rally in Albany, New York
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EU May Cut Transport Biofuel Mandate for 2020 in Half
This would mean less than half a percent increase in the mandated amount of renewable transport fuel to be used over the next eight years.
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Obama, Romney Clash Over Who'd Drill More Oil, Burn More Coal
Oh yeah, and neither acknowledge the existence of climate change.
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Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty Resigns, Done In By Clean Energy
The Best of Green leader was essentially done in by his green energy policies and NIMBY voters: a cautionary tale
