Building a world of
resilient communities.

Articles: Energy Policy (3996)

Newest   Oldest

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - June 17

•Why America's Shale Oil Boom Could End Sooner Than You Think •Boulder and other Colorado cities try to fight fracking •First County In The U.S. Bans Fracking To Save Its Water •EIA: Shale Fields May Hold 10% of World's Crude Oil, 32% of Gas Resources

Natural gas & fracking

•Fracking is draining water resources, especially in the West •Whatever you think of fracking, this isn't the way forward •Are Methane Hydrates Really Going to Change Geopolitics? •California Fracking Rules Plan Stirs Trade Secrets Fight

Community Renewable Energy: Webinar

 Community Renewable Energy is the first webinar in the new SELC series for planners, policymakers, and sharing economy change makers.      

Energy transitions - May 2

•Small-town mayors: the cutting edge of climate action •How are communities raising serious money for green energy projects? •Is 70 Percent Renewable Power Possible? Portugal Just Did It For 3 Months •Germany's Energy Transition Experiment •London's cooking waste to fuel …

Old King Coal   

 What's the problem with coal and what actions can you take?

Scientific viewpoint or 'religious' belief: My cat explains energy optimism

Some ideas find their basis in fact, while others fall under the category of faith. But, then there is a vast sea of ideas parading as facts, when really, these 'facts' are nothing but ideology based on ideas that are empirically false or at least suspect.

Energy transitions - Apr 4

•Learning from Germany's Renewable Energy Transition •German energy surplus quadruples despite renewable push •The 'unstoppable' renewable grid •German village offers blueprint for rural green energy •Desertec on the Ropes: Competitors and Opponents Threaten Energy Plan …

The Coming Crash: Our Addiction to Endless Growth on a Finite Planet

 Tara Lohan author of Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource interviews Richard Heinberg about ENERGY: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth.

Current U.S. energy policy: Risk management that is worse than ever

Current U.S. energy policy is, in fact, a hodgepodge of disconnected policies designed for specific constituencies with no coherent goal. What never gets asked and answered definitively in the policy debate is this: What should our ultimate goal be and when should we aim to achieve it?

Climate, politics & money - Mar 29

•Giant investment bank taken over by hippie alarmists •Fossil Fuels Divestment Fever: Canadian Students, Doctors Launch New Campaign •Republican Mayor Leads City To First-Ever Solar Energy Mandate •New Research Confirms Global Warming Has Accelerated •Why Russian …

MORE Energy Policy RESULTS +