Fossil fuels News
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Human addiction to fossil fuels as the answer to our energy needs and economic growth is slowly killing the planet. After a few promising years of minimal carbon-emission growth, the world is on pace to burn a bunch more fossil fuels.
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Britain's renewable electricity capacity has overtaken that of fossil fuel generators such as gas and coal for the first time, a report said on Tuesday.
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A new study warns that the continued burning of fossil fuels will likely lead to even more extreme summers than that of 2018 because of its impact on the jet stream.
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Beijing -
China's declared intent to cancel new coal power stations appears not to have happened and instead an expansion of the fossil-duel powered plants appears to have taken place, according to an expert report.
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The author of a key UN climate report coming out on October 8 says limiting temperature rise would require enormous, immediate transformation in human activity.
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Sales of electric vehicles around the world rose by 54 percent in 2017, taking global stock across the three-million threshold. And as EV sales continue to rise, you may be surprised to learn there are economic and environmental consequences to consider.
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London -
Great Britain is on the verge of doing away with the need for coal-fired power over the summer months, according to analysts. This is the headline seen in a new quarterly report on the country's energy mix.
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A recent analysis shows the majority of public aid for energy projects in Africa has been channeled into fossil fuels, causing some to accuse governments of jeopardizing clean energy development to ensure their own financial gain.
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The U.K. has gone beyond 1,000 hours without using coal. This is a further sign of a reduction with fossil fuel use as well as signal of Britain's green energy shift accelerating.
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The Republic of Ireland took a crucial step Thursday toward becoming the first country in the world to divest from all fossil fuels, a landmark moment for the global divestment campaign.
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Washington -
U.S. fossil fuel consumption in 2017 reached the lowest share in more than a century as the use of renewable energy continued to climb and petroleum use remained well below its 2005 peak.
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Plunging prices for renewable energy and rapidly increasing investment in low-carbon technologies could leave fossil fuel companies with trillions in stranded assets and spark a global financial crisis, a new study has found.
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Washington -
Fossil fuel consumption in the electric power sector fell to 22.5 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2017, the lowest level since 1994, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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It has been difficult to come to a global consensus on what are the best policies for mitigating the effects of climate change. A new study out this month suggests the unspeakable - restricting the supply of fossil fuels.
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How can we build and power our Internet infrastructure to effectively accommodate over 4 billion users while still transitioning to renewable energy in time to avoid dangerous climate change? This is a question that has raised serious discussion.
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Since the 1990s, the Internet has become an omnipresent part of everyone's lives, with its user base annually doubling in size and its user-generated content growing uncontrollably. But, facilities that store all that data are now an environmental threat.
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A federal court has ruled against a government plan to open over 15 million acres of public land to fossil fuel extraction, concluding that the government failed to adequately consider how fossil fuel development would impact the climate and environment.
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Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry spoke at the annual oil and gas conference in Houston, Texas last week, giving attendees a brief look at his vision for the future of energy in the U.S. - calling it the "new energy realism."
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President Trump’s administration is reportedly seeking a 72 percent cut to the budget of Department of Energy programs related to energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as asking for staff reductions.
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According to Climate Action Tracker, America's climate policies as outlined in the Paris international climate Agreement are rated as “critically insufficient."
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Abu Dabi -
According to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), all types of clean energy — which by definition includes bioenergy-for-power and hydropower — will fall within the cost range of fossil fuels within the next two years.
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Renewable energy appeared to be a huge winner in the U.S. in 2017, with the latest figures showing that solar and wind power represented 94.7 percent of the net new electricity capacity.
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Planting trees and other natural environmental actions could prove as effective as ceasing all oil use across the planet in reducing CO2 levels, according to a new study by an international team of scientists led by scientists from The Nature Conservancy.
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If humans go on burning fossil fuels, a sixth mass marine extinction will be the inevitable result. By the year 2100, we will have added so much carbon to the world's oceans that the critical threshold will be reached.
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Calculating the real costs of extreme weather events is a daunting task because most of us don't realize the type of data that is included in making an accurate assessment of total costs. But no one can deny the U.S. has been through a rough time in 2017.
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A Yale University study published on Thursday says 80 percent of Americans would support a carbon tax as a way to curb fossil fuel emissions, with revenue from a carbon tax being used for a variety of purposes.
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Finding oil, gas, and mineral deposits, such as gold or copper is time-consuming and costly. But scientists are adopting some techniques used by Netflix and Amazon to sort through vast amounts of data.
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The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has gone ahead with its proposal to rescind the 2015 final rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands. The proposal was published July 25 in the Federal Register.
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Calgary -
The announcement last week that capital pool company P-Square had acquired Canadian geothermal company, Borealis GeoPower is good news for investors in the renewable energy sector.
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Amsterdam -
A pilot project has begun in The Netherlands to accelerate polymerization. The idea is to develop pilot facilities to accelerate the development of biobased materials, designed to compete with fossil fuels.
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Trucks fitted with an intelligent connector, called a pantograph, can connect and disconnect seamlessly from the cables at speeds of 90 kilometers an hour. Scania Group
Defend Our Climate - Defend Our Communities mock wedding between the fossil fuel industry and government, May 10, 2014.
Fossil fuels create tons of greenhouse gases. wikipedia.org.
The Greater Sage-Grouse is a "sensitive species" says the Endangered Species Coalition. It suffers from habitat loss and pipeline and utility corridors. Snowmanradio. Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lough Ree Power Station is a large peat-fired power station in Lanesborough, in the Republic of Ireland. Sarah777 at English Wikipedia
Bellingham, Washington including the waterfront redevelopment, downtown, and Mount Baker in the distance.. Nick Kelly / Faithlife Corporation
Defend Our Climate - Defend Our Communities mock wedding between the fossil fuel industry and government, May 10, 2014.
An oil refinery, Shell at Martinez, California. The tapering vertical elements are smokestacks to create draft for heating units. Most of the complex vertical units are fractionating towers. Others are flares. Leonard G.
Coral reefs are a breeding ground for many ocean fish and they act as a natural weather buffer for coastlines. Scientists suggest ocean acidification will cause severe reductions in coral reef diversity by the middle of this century. Mila Zinkova
The bowhead is insulated with nearly two feet of blubber enabling it to break through two feet of ice. It is particularly vulnerable to oil spills. Ansgar Walk
The majority of the world's power still comes from coal-fired power stations like this one in Apollo Beach, Florida. If the House energy and water bill were to pass, funding for regulating carbon emissions would disappear. Wknight94 talk
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Defend Our Climate - Defend Our Communities mock wedding between the fossil fuel industry and government, May 10, 2014.
Defend Our Climate - Defend Our Communities mock wedding between the fossil fuel industry and government, May 10, 2014.
World energy consumption, 1970-2025. United States Department of Energy
Distribution of fossil fuels among stock exchanges worldwide Carbon Tracker
Copenhagen, Denmark is expected to officially divest from fossil fuels on Tuesday. YouTube
United Nations/Climate Change
Usine électrique de Vitry-sur-Seine H4stings
Defend Our Climate - Defend Our Communities mock wedding between the fossil fuel industry and government, May 10, 2014.
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