Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:18 CDT bloomberg.com
Enbridge Inc. (ENB) , Canada's largest oil pipeline operator, is spending more time seeking public support for new conduits than regulatory approval as opponents of fossil fuel development try to block new routes to market, Chief Executive Officer Al Monaco said.
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:00 CDT yahoo.com
More wind energy will increase Europe's competitiveness, which is being undermined by increasing fossil fuel import costs.
Mon, 20 May 2013 01:08:40 CDT bloomberg.com
Solar plants normally get paid above-market rates in places including Europe and Japan because solar power is more expensive to generate compared to traditional fossil fuel-based grid electricity.
Fri, 17 May 2013 06:50:18 CDT bloomberg.com
The European Union should scrap fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies and set a target to cut oil imports to remain the leader in the fight against global warming, according to Poland's environment minister.
Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:00 CDT resilience.org
Two new reports say climate change could cause the next financial crisis. From London, Bob Ward, LSE lead author of " Unburnable: Carbon 2013: Wasted capital and stranded assets ." Australia's Climate Institute, John Connor on coal's risky future. Plus Nancy LaPlaca: why sunny Arizona burns coal.
Tue, 14 May 2013 07:17:07 CDT baltimoresun.com
In particular, a carbon pollution tax that would charge fossil fuel producers a fee based on how dirty their fuels are would lead consumers to use cleaner fuels, rather than dirtier ones.
Tue, 14 May 2013 04:28:00 CDT resilience.org
At 400 parts per million, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a menacing milestone. We've failed to get a handle on our addiction to fossil fuel, and now we're in desperate need of solutions for preventing runaway climate change. There is no magic pill for curing the climate threat - real solutions involve the difficult work of changing the way we run the economy. It's time to make a transition to a renewable-energy economy that respects the waste-absorption capabilities of the....
Mon, 13 May 2013 12:16:29 CDT theatlantic.com
Climate risk alone makes it dangerous to burn most known oil and other fossil-fuel reserves (conventional and unconventional) , so the more carbon-intensive and costly new fuel sources that Mann describes are even more unburnable.
Mon, 13 May 2013 11:19:39 CDT thedailynewsonline.com
Of course, wind generation could be combined with hydro, but unless the hydro system included storage, no fossil fuel would be saved, the water would just flow by unused. What any ...
Sun, 12 May 2013 16:20:18 CDT bloomberg.com
Dowa Holdings Co. (5714) , Japan 's biggest silver producer, will raise output 40 percent this year to meet solar-cell demand after the 2011 Fukushima disaster crippled a nuclear power plant and sent fossil fuel costs higher.