Five years ago I bought my first LED light bulbs. They were to replace halogens in my bathroom. I spent too much money on not enough lumens and way too many kelvin. […]
Light Bulbs and Efficiency
China and Electricity Overview
It is quite a challenge to pin down an electricity system that has grown 10.8 percent annually over the last decade, doubled power generation in just 7 years and added 80-90 gigawatts […]
Foundations launch campaign to divest from fossil fuels
A coalition of 17 foundations, representing almost $1.8 billion in investment, plans to divest from fossil fuel companies in its portfolios and invest more in clean energy, leaders of the effort said […]
EIA now providing more detail on electric capacity additions and retirements
Beginning in December 2013, new tables and maps in the Electric Power Monthly provide detailed accounting of generator additions and retirements, as well as their effects on total capacity by fuel and […]
Sugarcane Ethanol and Sustainability
The debate over America’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), and the role that advanced biofuels like sugarcane ethanol play in meeting our clean energy goals, has largely focused on what the Environmental Protection […]
Methane Leakage and Impact Measurement
Cornell professors Richard Howarth, Renee Santoro, and Anthony Ingraffea ignited a controversy in 2011 when they published a study claiming that, due to escaped methane, emissions from hydraulically fractured natural gas were […]
Natural Gas and Changing Industry
Ron, welcome. You are making a presentation at the Money-Show conferencein Orlando in late January. What is the gist of your presentation? Ron Muhlenkamp: The gist of my presentation is that natural […]
Can Natural Gas Weather The Cold?
If natural gas is going to save America, boost our economy, roll back carbon emissions and bring back our Golden Age of energy, we probably should determine if it can stand the […]
Why China’s 2014 oil imports should recover from 2013’s hangover
Aside from improvements in global economic activity and industrial production, China could recover from a hangover in 2013. While domestic activity slowed throughout 2011 and 2012, the country continued to import oil […]
Report Says Clean Coal Tech Not Present-Day Reality
A new report compiled in consultation with the White House and a pool of clean-energy experts suggests that clean-coal technology is too embryonic to use as a base for America’s new climate […]
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