ExxonMobil Claims It’s Shifting On Climate, But Still Funding Climate Science Deniers
After decades of public denial, ExxonMobil now acknowledges that “the risk of climate change is real” and says it is “committed to being part of the solution,”
American Enterprise Institute
US Commentators Point At Germany For Bad Energy Policies, But Live In Glass Houses
There are two persistent and overlapping trends in American discussions of climate change, nuclear energy, and renewable energy. The first is American exceptionalism, the idea that the USA is doing better than any country in the world despite denying climate change and walking away from the Paris Accord. The second is that Germany is awful, choosing to shut down its nuclear plants, resulting in massive increases in greenhouse gases.
US Carbon Tax “Close To Inevitable,” Conservative Leader Proclaims — Moral Disgrace Of Ignoring Global…
Not working to stop global warming is one of the most disgraceful, horrible things a policymaker can do. It demonstrates a complete lack of morals — unless the policymaker is simply ignorant, but that is very barely a legitimate excuse these days, given that the opinions of thousands of climate scientists are … [continued]
US Carbon Tax Bill Attracts Interest Of Republicans
Originally published on Carbon Pulse By Mike Szabo A proposal to introduce a revenue-neutral carbon tax in the US is attracting interest from some corners of the Republican party, and the two Democratic senators who authored the bill are confident they’ll soon sign up a sponsor from the other side … [continued]
Wind Power Turns Oil-Funded Group Against Oil Subsidies
Our old friends over at Americans for Prosperity must have had an epiphany of sorts. In its effort to lobby against a federal tax credit for wind power, the group has come out with a policy statement that calls for an end to oil subsidies. Specifically, AFP argues that energy … [continued]
Biomass Gets A Slice Of Army’s $7 Billion Renewable Energy Pie
We’ve been following the US Army Corps of Engineers’ ambitious $7 billion renewable energy plan, and it looks like the first round of contracts has concluded with smooth sailing. The public-private initiative will use Department of Defense properties as sites for utility scale solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass facilities that … [continued]
Show Me The (Fossil Fuel) Money
A new report ties millions in fossil fuel industry funding to anti-clean energy media outreach by think tanks who fail to disclose their financial ties.
AEI Economist Fumbles Big Time on Cost of Renewables
Did you know that the landing on the moon was staged? Or that swallowing seeds will cause fruit to grow in your stomach? Or that the cost of solar power has gone up 63% since 2001?
If you are tied to reality, you’d know that all three of these statements are utterly false. And while most people know that the moon landing was real and that seeds don’t grow in your stomach, the last falsity is an easy one to slip by people who don’t follow energy — which is almost everyone.
In fact, the installed cost of solar has come down nearly 40% since 2001. […]
