This is depressing, coal power back as king, renewables just a blip
Natural gas prices have risen sharply with the result that coal power now provides 40% of our electricity, having surpassed natural gas once again. Renewable energy remains a blip.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Tag coal
Experimental clean coal method claims 99.5% capture of CO2
Like it or not, coal will be a major source of energy for decades to come. So, let’s make it as clean as possible. Researchers have develop a new method, no doubt more expensive than traditional coal burning but still,…
Coal to replace oil as top energy source by 2017
China and India will be burning much more coal for energy by 2017, making coal the biggest source of energy by 2017. The US is burning less due to increased natural gas usage however it will be exporting coal to…
Pacific Northwest: Sending coal to China?
SSA Marine, which is 51% owned by Goldman Sachs, has applied for federal and state permits  to build facilities at Cherry Point to ship coal from the Rocky Mountains to China, thereby making the Pacific Northwest the largest coal exporting region in…
24 GW of dirty coal power may shut down
New regulations may force up to 67 coal plants generating 24 GW of power to shut down. This is a good thing, except, where will the replacement energy come from? No one seems to have given much thought to this.…