Humanity’s ecological footprint may have leveled off after decades of consistent increase, according to new data released last week by the Global Footprint Network. Mathis Wackernagel, founder and CEO of Global Footprint Network, […]
Air Pollution Contributed To More Than 6 Million Deaths In 2016 [Infographic]
Statista Age-standardized deaths per 100,000 people attributable to air pollution in 2016. </div> </div>”> The annual State of Global Air Report was published on Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute […]
Trump says he will probably allow E15 gasoline sales all year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may allow the sale of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol year-round, something that could help farmers by bolstering corn demand. […]
Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States
April 20, 2018 At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW), totaling 137 megawatts (MW) of net summer capacity. Most […]
New Solar Capacity Exceeded All Other Fuel Sources Combined in 2017, Study Finds
In 2017, the world invested more in solar power than it did in any other energy technology and installed more new solar capacity than all other energy sources combined, including fossil fuels. Those are the […]
Could Natural Gas Threaten Permian Oil Production?
In a recent article, I provided a firsthand look at the booming oil production in the Permian Basin. Notably, after 100 years of production, the Permian Basin is pumping record volumes of crude oil. However, as […]
Four U.S. States Generate Over 30% Of Their Electricity From Wind
Wind power generated a record 6.3-percent share of total U.S. electricity last year, with four states generating more than 30 percent of their electricity from wind power, the American Wind Energy Association […]
Solar PV and wind on track to replace all coal, oil and gas within two decades
The Conversation Solar photovoltaic and wind power are rapidly getting cheaper and more abundant – so much so that they are on track to entirely supplant fossil fuels worldwide within two decades, […]
Solar Power Investment Outstripped Coal, Gas And Nuclear Combined In 2017
More money was invested in solar power in 2017 than in coal, gas and nuclear power combined, according to a new report for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report says […]
Methane Leaks Are Burning Oil And Natural Gas Producers — But They Are Not Sitting Still
FILE – This July 27, 2011 file photo shows a farmhouse in the background framed by pipes connecting pumps where the hydraulic fracturing process in the Marcellus Shale layer to release […]
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