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- Texas “Wind was operating almost as well as expected” – Part Deux Tue, 2 Mar 21, 1:00amGuest “debunking the debunkers” by David Middleton Setting the Stage Why was Texas, ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) in particular, so unprepared for the onslaught of frigid weather? This…
- The Day After Tomorrow: Renewables Fail Edition Thu, 18 Feb 21, 9:00amGuest “The best laid plans of mice and men…” by David Middleton Note: I had originally titled this post, The Day After Tomorrow: ERCOT Fail Edition, and ERCOT did fail.…
- China recolonizes Africa Sat, 26 Dec 20, 9:00amHarvard University China specialist Edward Cunningham says China is building, planning or financing more than 300 coal plants, in places as widespread as Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines...
- Climate Activist Aussie Politicians Leap to Rescue Vital Coal Power Plants Wed, 16 Dec 20, 9:00amThat hilarious moment when coal haters realise their necks are on the block if the power grid fails repeatedly during Summer heatwaves.
- German Renewable Energy Insanity: Shutting Down a 5 Year Old Coal Plant, No Plan to Fill the Energy Gap Fri, 4 Dec 20, 9:00pmAccording to the German climate website Kalte Sonne, the renewables obsessed German and city of Hamburg governments intend to shut down local coal and nuclear power plants, but have no serious plan to make up the resulting...
- Britain celebrates first week without coal power since 1882 Fri, 10 May 19, 5:30amEngland has officially gone seven days without using any coal-powered source of electricity for the first time in centuries. Britain was the cradle of the industrial revolution, opening the world's first coal powered plant...
- Washington coal plant to be converted into solar farm Fri, 15 Jun 18, 5:00amSituated next to what was once the largest coal pit in Washington state, the TransAlta coal plant near the city of Centralia is turning into a source of clean energy...
- Trump orders Perry to take steps to curb coal plant shutdowns Tue, 5 Jun 18, 2:00amIt seems President Donald Trump doesn't want to let coal die. Bloomberg reported he ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to take steps to stem closures of nuclear and coal power plants. An emailed statement from White House...
- Elon Musk has a simple plan to power the US entirely on renewable energy Tue, 18 Jul 17, 8:32pmWith all the talk in the US about bringing back more coal and opening more oil reserves, it can be discouraging for those of us dreaming of a sustainable energy future...
- Britain sees first coal-free day since the Industrial Revolution Mon, 24 Apr 17, 9:45pmFor the first time since Thomas Edison opened the first power station in London in 1882, Great Britain functioned without any coal-fired power plants last Friday...
- German coal mine set to become "giant battery" for storing renewable energy Wed, 22 Mar 17, 2:35amA German coal mine is about to become a massive battery for storing electricity from renewable energy sources. The Prosper-Haniel hard coal mine in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia that provided coal power to German industry...
- India wants to become a 100% electric vehicle nation by the year 2030 Tue, 29 Mar 16, 2:30amElectric vehicles are steadily gaining market share around the world, but no government has a more ambitious plan to encourage the growth than India. Recently, the nation’s Minister of Power suggested a zero down payment...
- The global coal industry is using as much water as a billion people each year Fri, 25 Mar 16, 9:00pmWe already know that coal-fired power plants are bad for the planet, but that’s usually because we think about the enormous amounts of carbon dioxide emissions they contribute to our atmosphere...
- INFOGRAPHIC: The greenest countries in the world and how they score on energy efficiency Wed, 6 Jan 16, 7:30amIn 2014, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy graded the largest countries in the world on their energy efficiency. Some countries, like Germany, knocked their scores out of the park, while others (we're looking...
- INFOGRAPHIC: The greenest countries in the world and how they score Wed, 6 Jan 16, 7:30amIn 2014, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy graded the largest countries in the world on their energy efficiency. Some countries, like Germany, knocked their scores out of the park, while others (we're looking...