Tag: renewable energy

Climate Change: Way Too Little, Way Too Late

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 19, 2019

David Roberts has a good run-down of a recent report on what is going on in the battle for renewable energy. If you squint, you can find some good news. China is making a lot of progress. More electricity is produced using renewable resources. But let’s not kid ourselves. It’s a drop in the bucket. […]

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The Human and Environmental Cost of Renewable Energy

By Erik Loomis

On April 18, 2019

I think we all agree that the move toward renewable energy is not just a policy imperative, but a moral one necessary to save the planet. That said, we also have to pay attention to the production of

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Clean Energy Advances, Despite Our Idiot in the Oval Office

By Erik Loomis

On April 7, 2017

Obviously the Trump administration is doing whatever it can to reinforce dirty energy and the monstrous global corporations that support it. But despite his bluster, he ain’t bringing back coal

Is Big Oil Finally Getting Smart on Renewables?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 24, 2016

I have long been flabbergasted that more corporate in the fossil fuel industry didn’t realize there was tons of money to be made in renewables and that grabbing hold of those resources early on would mean lots of profits in the long run. Now that the price of renewables is dropping rapidly, maybe some fossil […]