What’s It Like For Communities Slowly Transitioning To Renewables?
In this interview with Pennsylvania County Executive, Rich Fitzgerald (D), we discuss regional progress toward shifting the full energy landscape away from fossil fuels.
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$1.6 Trillion Natural Gas Expansion Will Eliminate Any Chance Of Meeting Paris Carbon Goals
Oil Change International is asking the G20 countries to reject plans to invest up to $1.6 trillion in new natural gas development, claiming that doing so will make it impossible to meet the goals agreed to in the Paris climate accords.
SCE Decides Renewables & A New Transmission Line Are Better Than Another Gas-Fired Peaker Plant
Southern California Edison has rejected a plan by NRG Corp to build a 262 MW gas-fired peaker plant in Oxnard, citing lower emissions and costs from using renewable energy and a new transmission line.
A Complete Field Guide to Climate Change: UNPRECEDENTED
In this critical year for climate, the United States has just obtained a superior information and action tool in UNPRECEDENTED: Can Civilization Survive the CO2 Crisis? David Ray Griffin spent almost three years researching and compiling this excellent summary of climate disruption and what people can do about it. Read UNPRECEDENTED, and you will discover the … [continued]
The True Price Of American Energy Independence
A gallon of gas costs less today than it has for a long time. Just last summer, we were paying about $3.70 per gallon. Six months later, the average price is $2.65… and falling. This may translate to $75 billion in gasoline savings for US drivers in 2015, says AAA. … [continued]
COP20: Two Days To A Climate Chorus In Lima?
The UN’s Lima COP20 conference stands up very well in its final days against those who doubt or scorn international efforts to reduce climate impacts. It’s not just a lot of hot air. The congruence of international climate experts and decisionmakers is allowing organizations public and private, worldwide, to focus … [continued]
Do Fugitive Emissions Of Methane Create A Fossil Fuel Tossup?
A longer version of this article, with commentary, was released in one of our sister publications, Planetsave, on Sunday, July 27. Scientific American has raised an issue that’s been puzzling environmental and climate scientists since the beginnings of the natural gas boom in the United States. With ClimateWire, the nation’s … [continued]
