Beijing took an important step towards rejuvenating the global solar panel sector last week when it announced new steps that will strictly limit new plant construction. This kind of government-led approach is […]
New US Limits on Power Plant Carbon Emissions: Five Points
The Obama administration on Friday unveiled the first-ever national limits for carbon emissions from new power plants in the United States–a step that seeks to reshape the debate on climate change in […]
The New Climate Economics
Climate scientists are now more than 95% certain that human activity – largely the combustion of fossil fuels – is causing temperatures and sea levels to rise. But, as climate-change skepticism is […]
Fight Over Battery-Backed Solar in Southern California
As the country’s leader in solar power, and as its soon-to-be leader in energy storage, California is shaping up to be a battleground over policies that could shape the future growth of […]
The World Needs 390 Billion Barrels of New Oil Production by 2035
Production from legacy oil wells is declining each year. At the same time, demand from emerging markets is rising rapidly. via Energy News http://www.topix.net/business/energy/2013/09/130922OOLKMQ?fromrss=1
Chinese government sees its own reflection in water crisis
BEIJING (Reuters) – For China, global warming has become something of a convenient truth. via Reuters: Environment http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/31949460/sc/2/l/0L0Sreuters0N0Carticle0C20A130C0A90C230Cus0Eclimate0Eipcc0Echina0EidUSBRE98M0ABP20A130A9230DfeedType0FRSS0GfeedName0FenvironmentNews/story01.htm
What Do Paraguay, Norway, Iceland, And Brazil Have In Common? This Map Will Show You.
How carbon-intensive is it to flip a switch in 40 countries? The post What Do Paraguay, Norway, Iceland, And Brazil Have In Common? This Map Will Show You. appeared first on ThinkProgress. […]
E85 motor fuel is increasingly price-competitive with gasoline in parts of the Midwest
The retail price of E85 motor fuel, which is gasoline blended with up to 85% ethanol, has fallen in recent months. While ethanol has been cheaper than regular gasoline on a per-gallon […]
EPA Ready to Finalize CO2 Limits on New Power Plants
After much speculation about when — and if — the Obama administration would start finalizing carbon dioxide regulations for new power plants, the wait is finally over. This morning, the nation’s top […]
How Big an Impact Will EVs Have on the Grid and Your Wallet?
Doug Staker, the VP of Business Development at Demand Energy, would like to own a Tesla Model S. Unfortunately, he has two children in college and at least one responsible adult household […]
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