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Coal Ash Dump Disaster Strikes East Tennessee

9 January, 2009

Just days after Al Gore and a bunch of environmental organisations launched a “Reality Coalition” campaign to tell the American public that there is no “clean coal” they might have gotten their best advertisement, ever. Last month a coal ash … Continue reading

Humanity’s need to cut down on fossil fuels

5 January, 2009

Right after the industrial revolution, the exploitation of natural resources by human societies increased at top speed. Fossil fuels are ever since the main source of energy used to cover most of our needs. This made people believe that they … Continue reading

“Reality” Coalition Launches Campaign Debunking “Clean Coal” Myth

9 December, 2008

Al Gore and the Alliance for Climate Protection, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the League of Conservation Voters have launched a “Reality Coalition” to tell the American public that there is no “clean coal”. … Continue reading

Vattenfall’s latest climate campaign faces protests from environmental organisations

17 November, 2008

If you live in northern Europe you might have heard about a new “climate manifesto” from Vattenfall, Europe’s third-largest energy company which is wholly owned by the Swedish government. With this “climate manifesto” Vattenfall is a trying to influence politicians … Continue reading

Greenpeace occupies the construction of a new E.ON coal plant

15 November, 2008

As part of their global Quit Coal Campaign, Greenpeace activists from 18 different countries have today occupied the construction site of a new E.ON coal fired power plant on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The construction of the plant has … Continue reading

10% of U.S. Energy Now Comes From Renewable Energy Sources

16 October, 2008

photo credit: James Bird According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration renewable energy now accounts for more than 10% of the domestically-produced energy in USA during the first half of 2008. Most of the energy comes from renewable energy sources … Continue reading

A Picture is Worth… Why Offshore Drilling Won’t Help

18 September, 2008

The image below shows why offshore drilling won’t help to lower energy or gas prices in USA. The data comes from the US Energy Information Administration. The EIA doesn’t expect any oil production from offshore drilling until around the year … Continue reading

Nuclear Energy is Expensive, Dangerous, Not Cost-Effective and Will Worsen Climate Change

9 September, 2008

According to a new report released by Amory Lovins and Imran Sheikh nuclear energy is still dangerous, not cost-effective, and too expensive and will even worsen climate change. “A widely heralded view holds that nuclear power is experiencing a dramatic … Continue reading

Record oil prices turn investors to wind power

5 September, 2008

Five French wind farm projects, totalling 77MW capacity came online in February 2008. Project France phase-2 was a €115 million project constructing a total of 42 turbines. This challenge was undertaken as a joint venture by EOLE-RES S.A, a French … Continue reading

Greenpeace discovers safety procedures in disarray at Finland’s nuclear construction site

13 August, 2008

Olkiluoto, Finland, Monday 28 May 2007 – Activists from Greenpeace block the entrance to the construction site of a new nuclear reactor in Olkiluoto. Photo by: Greenpeace. The construction of a nuclear plant in Olkiluoto, Finland, has so far been … Continue reading

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