Ford Home Energy Initiative, MyEnergi Lifestyle
Ford has announced a new home energy initiative called MyEnergi Lifestyle, which is a collaboration of Ford, Sunpower, Eaton, Whirlpool, Infineon, and Nest Labs. These companies are combining their...
View ArticleBeijing Pollution Levels Hit Record
Beijing pollution levels are at record highs. The situation is so poor that authorities are recommending that residents stay indoors. Bloomberg reported: “Many monitoring sites around the Chinese...
View ArticleDavos Leaders and World want Energy Solutions
China’s dramatic pollution problems in Beijing have a lot of world leaders and environmentalists talking about energy. How do we transition away from fossil fuels? At Davos, this debate will be a...
View ArticleThe Peak Oil Crisis: Supply Shock
By Tom Whipple A new phrase, “supply shock,” entered the lexicon of the global oil business this week when the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that unexpectedly rapid growth in tight oil...
View ArticleIEA-led report measures scale of meeting twin challenges of energy poverty...
Global Tracking Framework says the world must do more if it is to ensure that all can benefit from modern, clean energy by 2030 28 May 2013 A new report published today as part of the Sustainable...
View ArticleAlaska’s Coal: Flashpoint for Coming Climate Battles, By Richard Heinberg,...
If there is any place on planet Earth where we should dig in our heels against expanded coal mining, it is surely Alaska. Imagine the environmental travesty of ships by the hundreds laden with coal dug...
View ArticleClimate Risk Means Financial Risk, By Vrinda Manglink, Sierra Club
The response to climate change poses a major threat to financial markets, and it’s time for investing institutions and the governments that regulate them to take note. Just last month, Australia’s...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Defense Spending on Alternative Drive Vehicles Will...
The United States military is the largest consumer of energy and fossil fuels on the planet, and consumes more oil than all but 35 entire countries. The security, logistical, and economic challenges...
View ArticleArctic Refuge Under Attack Again, By Dan Ritzman, Sierra Club
Early this week, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell released the latest unwise proposal to begin opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to damaging oil and gas development. His proposal calls for “a...
View ArticleEIA projects world energy consumption will increase 56% by 2040, Source: EIA
EIA’s recently released International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to...
View ArticleWorld energy markets by fuel type, Source: EIA
In the long term, the IEO2013 Reference case projects increased world consumption of marketed energy from all fuel sources through 2040 (Figure 2). Fossil fuels are expected to continue supplying much...
View ArticleSecretary Moniz Speaks on Future of Fossil Energy, Source: DOE
Yesterday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz toured the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) West Virginia campus and spoke with employees about their work developing the cleaner and more efficient...
View ArticleHi-Power Cycles Releases Revolutionary New Folding Solar Panels that Makes...
Hi-Power Cycles releases revolutionary new 120-300 watt portable solar panels that will allow consumers the freedom to ride their electric bikes anywhere by virtue of the sun. Chatsworth, CA (PRWEB)...
View ArticleChanging People’s Minds about Fossil Fuels
By Bill McKibben, Post Carbon Institute Word came recently that both the Philadelphia Quakers and the Unitarian General Assembly have decided to divest from fossil fuels. It followed by few weeks the...
View ArticleIndia is increasingly dependent on imported fossil fuels as demand continues...
India’s dependence on imported fossil fuels rose to 38% in 2012, despite the country having significant domestic fossil fuel resources. India ranked as the fourth-largest energy consumer in the world...
View ArticleLarry Linden: Big changes needed to avert possible climate “catastrophe”
MIT alumnus and prominent conservationist calls for carbon tax to combat global warming. By David L. Chandler, MIT After a career that included work as a White House advisor in the Carter...
View ArticleThe Year the Dam of Denial Breaks
By Paul Gilding, Post Carbon Institute This is the year the “dam of denial” will break and the momentum for climate action will become an unstoppable flood. It will be messy, confusing and endlessly...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Defense Spending on Alternative Drive Vehicles Will...
The United States military is the largest consumer of energy and fossil fuels on the planet, and consumes more oil than all but 35 entire countries. The security, logistical, and economic challenges...
View ArticleArctic Refuge Under Attack Again, By Dan Ritzman, Sierra Club
Early this week, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell released the latest unwise proposal to begin opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to damaging oil and gas development. His proposal calls for “a...
View ArticleEIA projects world energy consumption will increase 56% by 2040, Source: EIA
EIA’s recently released International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to...
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