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Renewables

Clean energy minerals shortage: Who knew it could happen?

May 10, 2021May 9, 2021 by Kurt Cobb

Will there be enough of the minerals critical for the technology behind the so-called green energy revolution?

Categories Energy, Energy featured, Environment Tags mineral depletion, Renewables Leave a comment

Bumps on the road to a bright, green future – 17 Nov 2019

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 by Bart Anderson

Bolivia and Climate Change’s Great Lithium Problem / Apple co-founder: ‘I’ve really given up’ on self-driving cars / Regenerative businesses in a degenerative economic system?

Categories Energy, Society, Society featured Tags bolivia, electric vehicles, Renewables, sustainable business Leave a comment

Solar and Wind in Vermont with David Blittersdorf of All Earth Renewables

January 8, 2018 by James Howard Kunstler

David Blittersdorf’s passion for renewable energy and earth-friendly technology started early. He built his first wind turbine at age 14 to light up the small shack where he boiled sap into maple syrup.

Categories Energy, Energy featured Tags Renewable Energy, renewable energy transition, Renewables Leave a comment

The Asian Miracles: Free Renewables Made it all Possible

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017 by Tom Abel

Traditionally, extended families were the unit of reproduction, and thus the unit that requires inputs and maintenance. In rural communities, a large proportion of those inputs were from free renewables.

Categories Economy, Environment Tags building resilient communities, indigenous lifeways, Renewables, True Cost accounting Leave a comment

Intermittent Renewables Can’t Favorably Transform Grid Electricity

December 15, 2020August 31, 2016 by Gail Tverberg

Many people are hoping for wind and solar PV to transform grid electricity in a favorable way. Is this really possible?

Categories Society Tags electric grid, Renewable Energy, Renewables, solar PV, Wind Energy Leave a comment

Disconnect: Congressional hawks hate sustainability, but love military that seeks it

December 15, 2020June 19, 2016 by Kurt Cobb

Why does the U.S. military establishment take environmental threats seriously and act on them in such a thoroughgoing fashion while the military’s strongest congressional supporters are the most ardent opponents of sustainable practices?

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How Africa Could Leapfrog Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy Alternatives

December 15, 2020March 18, 2016 by Alex Lenferna

Africa has within its reach a future that creates a homegrown, robust, clean energy economy that keeps jobs and money on the continent. 

Categories Energy Tags Africa, Fossil Fuels, Renewables Leave a comment

6 predictions for 2016

December 15, 2020January 13, 2016 by Griffin Carpenter

Forecasting is a dangerous business, but here are six predictions you should keep an eye on.

Categories Energy Tags climate change, electric cars, oil price, Renewables Leave a comment

Despite Hurdles, Solar Power in Australia Is Too Robust to Kill

December 15, 2020June 15, 2015 by Jo Chandler

No nation has as high a penetration of residential solar as Australia, with one in five homes now powered by the sun. 

Categories Energy Tags Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Solar Energy Leave a comment

Electricity For All: Daniel Kammen – Part 1

December 15, 2020June 3, 2015 by Alex Wise

Daniel Kammen paints a hopeful picture of a future where affordable renewable energy reaches the 1.2 billion people who currently live without access to electricity, with an overall positive impact on the environment.

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Energy Crunch: turning a corner?

December 15, 2020March 20, 2015 by Energy Crunch staff

2014: the year we turned the corner on CO2 emissions?

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Energy Crunch: a clean energy revolution?

December 15, 2020March 6, 2015 by Energy Crunch staff

Will 2015 prove to be a tipping point in the journey to a zero carbon energy system?

Categories Energy Tags carbon emissions, Coal, Energy Policy, Renewables Leave a comment
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