Category Energy

The dirty secret of California, specifically Los Angeles, is that large amounts of its electricity comes from coal plants in other states. Now, the state is mandating that coal power be substantially cleaner. This will also open the door for…

Gazprom, the Russian oil company owned by the state, has not only been blackmailing central Asian countries by cutting off their oil supplies, it has been buying up independent Russian media and turning them into propaganda tools. Craig Murray writes…

Bruce Sterling on the recent Austin TX Clean Energy Venture Summit in Viridian Notes #492. [It] was an intensely dull event. There was scarcely a “visionary” to be seen. On the contrary: suited, duely-diligent lawyers and bankers were throwing millions…

A Depression-era loan program for rural areas is providing billions in loans for coal-burning plants to be built. Yuck. Coal is a massive producer of greenhouse gases. This subsidy needs to be killed, and killed fast. Make it for renewable…

All the power for State of Maine buildings comes from renewable source that include hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, and waste generators. Maine is leading the way, will other states follow?