Comments on: All New January US Electrical Generating Capacity Came From Renewable Sources http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Otis11 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152657 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152657 Well that’s great news! Still a long way to go, but renewables are making progress.

If we could just shut down that coal…

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152590 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152590 I think it was simply a slip by the author. It’s corrected.

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152589 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152589 Thanks.

]]> By: Rick http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152519 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:55:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152519 Alex,

Perhaps you “usually” refer to nuclear as a fossil fuel but this doesn’t really make the terminology correct.  Fossil fuels are formed from organic mater.  Nuclear (and geothermal) power are generated from radioactive decay of inorganic elements.
I am not arguing the merits of nuclear power, merely attempting to correct your definition in what I believed to be a technical blog.  Obviously, you are free to continue using any definition you please.  :-)

]]> By: Alex S http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152513 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:22:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152513 I think there’s a typo in the first paragraph – should be “2013” instead of “2012”

]]> By: Alex S http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152510 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:18:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152510 while it is not a “fossil”, it is usually referred to as a “fossil fuel” in the sense that it is a non-renewable fuel. The only difference is it’s origin, from dead stars rather than dead plants – I will agree tho that the byproducts are different (radiation instead of organic pollution) but it is still a non-renewable ground based fuel and that’s why it’s lumped in with other fossil fuels.

]]> By: Rick http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/25/all-new-january-us-electrical-generating-capacity-came-from-renewable-sources/#comment-152507 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:54:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48871#comment-152507 whether you like nuclear or not, it’s not a fossil fuel.

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