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Researchers have demonstrated that even if a geoengineering solution to CO2 emissions could be found, it wouldn’t be enough to save the oceans German researchers have demonstrated once again that the best way to limit climate change is to stop burning fossil fuels now. climate change fossil fuels geo-engineering MORE
Is plastic packaging becoming more of a serious threat to our environment than fossil fuels? Yes, fossil fuels cause CO2 and other GHG emissions but the production and then the disposal of plastic bottles and other plastic packaging, some of which cannot even be recycled, more than likely contributes much more to the problems of our Planet than does gasoline, diesel, coal, etc. MORE
Enlightened Society Green Right Livelihood WAYLON: Today Only climate change climate change deniers divestment movement environment fossil fuel companies fossil fuel divestment fossil fuels green Health & Wellness politicsA climate-skeptic may be running rampant in Washington, but today the Irish Parliament gave some hope to environmentalists everywhere. MORE
Thus I ask as to whether it is possible that the post-fossil fuel era has already begun? by Michael Smith (Veshengro) It is often said that cultural shifts only become clearly evident with hindsight. Indeed, for all the talk of insurmountable challenges and very real crises?both both ecological and economic in nature – there are also promising signs of a shift in how our global culture operates. MORE
Fossil fuels are formed by natural processes. Around 80 percent all our energy demand is covered by burning fossil fuels. At the current consumption rate, it is estimated that fossil fuels will run out in less than 100 years. If we could harness the sun’s clean and free energy, we wouldn’t have to drill for polluting fossil fuels. But… Fossil fuel production today costs much less than any renewable energy generation. MORE
In a new encyclical, Pope Francis explicitly makes the connection between climate change and oppression of Read More The post Pope Calls For an End to Fossil Fuels appeared first on Ecorazzi. We knew he was the People’s Pope, but now he’s officially the Earth’s Pope. Causes Environment News Top News pope francis MORE
At present, the technology is prohibitively expensive for most people who want to get off the fossil fueled-bandwagon, which means the great majority of people who have access to energy in Egypt often have to endure frequent power cuts. Yet the company perseveres, thereby shrinking Egypt’s longstanding addiction to fossil fuels – albeit at snail’s pace. :: Daily News Egypt. MORE
It was an election in which the politics of fossil fuel expansion played a meaningful role , particularly for the NDP, the major opposition party. With the Liberals forming another majority government, it makes sense now to reflect on the epic-scale fossil fuel exports planned for BC and the its neighbors in the US Northwest. The projects are distinct, but they can be denominated in a common currency: the tons of carbon dioxide emitted if the fossil fuels were burned. MORE
But the truth is that standing right behind the fossil fuel companies is a second Goliath. Some of the financial sector’s heaviest hitters are deeply enmeshed in fossil fuel export plans. The question for opponents of fossil fuel exports, then, is not so much how overcome the colossi of King Coal and Big Oil, but how to make Big Finance back away slowly. MORE
This week the University of Dayton made news when it announced that "it will begin divesting coal and fossil fuels from its $670 million investment pool." " Christian fossil fuel divestment has made other news this summer: Earlier this month the Presbyterian Church (USA) discussed a divestment resolution at its general meeting , although it was referred back to a committee for further consideration. Coal Dirty Fuels Natural Gas Oil Tar Sands MORE
There are so many advantages of a scythe versus a motorized mower or strimmer (quieter, less soil compaction, cleaner, no fossil fuel required, no emissions, great exercise etc. etc.); it’s a beautiful and useful tool. But the main reason for choosing machines over manual is the premise that machines gets the job done quicker. Well, the team at Wimpole seem determined to prove this isn’t always the case. MORE
The common thread that I hope to weave into each will be The Thin Green Line —the notion that the Northwest is uniquely positioned to thwart large-scale fossil fuel exports. Details : I’ll be participating in an afternoon session titled, Fossil Fuel Exports and Climate Change in the Salish Sea. In the coming weeks I’ll be speaking on panels at two conferences—one on ecosystems and one on poetry. MORE
A film by Jamie Oliveira, Jennifer Fong, Seth Hahn, and Nicole Blunt in cooperation with San Francisco State University''s Health Equity Institute and Fossil Free SFSU. A global movement is coming together to challenge the fossil fuel industry in a fight for the planet and our future here. This film documents the stories, ideas and actions behind groups like Fossil MORE
Over the last few years, the Northwest has been embroiled in an increasingly heated debate over its participation in fossil fuel exports. We picked five electoral contests that we believe illustrate the breadth and depth of fossil fuel money in Northwest politics. Whether in highly contentious well-publicized races or predictable landslides, fossil fuel interests can be major players. MORE
Dirty Fuels Dirty Money (oil) Green Transportation Health Oil Tar Sands MSNBC's Chris Hayes had a great commentary on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline this weekend. Are you attending one of the more than 280 Keystone XL protest vigils tonight ? MORE
Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Civil Rights, Social Good) Featured Events Green Z ADMIN Enlightened Society Featured Today Z ADMIN Green Featured Today Big Oil Clean Energy dirty energy ecowatch fossil fuel industry fossil fuels keystone xl oil politics senate tarsands xl pipelineFrom our friends at EcoWatch. The U.S. MORE
Making fuel subsidies a thing of the past may ‘half the global carbon target’, but politics is a real barrier to change in rich gulf nations. Phasing out subsidies for fossil fuels could get us half way to meeting our global carbon saving goal – that’s what the International Energy Agency chief economist Faith Birol believes. According to IEA research, 37 governments spent $409bn on artificially lowering the price of fossil fuels in 2010. MORE
Two new studies published by Carol Olson and Frank Lenzmann in MRS Energy and Sustainability—A Review Journal ( MRS E&S ) shed light on the true economic, social and environmental impacts of photovoltaics as compared to those of the fossil fuel supply chain. Olson and Lenzmann, who work at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, compared the economics associated with all the major fuel supply chains, including oil and gas, coal and nuclear. MORE
C or 2°C, creating a “production gap” that makes climate goals much harder to reach, according to the first report to assess countries’ plans and projections for fossil fuel production. Countries are planning to produce fossil fuels far in excess of the levels needed to fulfil their climate pledges under the Paris Agreement, which themselves are far from adequate. “This calls for a sharpened, and long overdue, focus on fossil fuels,” she writes. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) While fossil fuels, no doubt, are a problem for the biosphere – I hate nowadays to use the word environment as it has also other connotations – other fuels that are being burned in motor vehicles, even though they are created from plants and other resources, still have, as far as air pollution is concerned, the same or even worse an impact. But how are we going to carry on motoring without those fuels then? MORE
So New Yorkers have a lot to celebrate now that their elected mayor Mayor Bill de Blasio declared that he will stop all new fossil fuel projects within and serving the city. building on the mounting global movement for a just transition off fossil fuels to a renewable-energy economy that works for all. As we enter the climate decade, we need transformational climate action, and now the financial center of the world is moving to stop all new fossil fuel projects. MORE
In response to the increasing amount of public interest in oil transport issues, the community group Snohomish County Train Watch is hosting a series of monthly strategy meetings to address the future of fossil fuel transport projects in the Pacific Northwest. Eric will talk about the risks of fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, railway congestion, coal dust, water pollution, and oil train safety. MORE
We are talking fossil fuels in general. Oil too is on its last legs – as regards supplies, probably, even if it may last for another hundred year or so, as the geologists stated – and it is definitely not sustainable as fuel, same as coal. The fossil fuel economy is not sustainable and we are committing mass suicide if we continue down that path and do not stop burning coal and oil. MORE
It’s a tired, but bon a fide storyline: we have to reduce our fossil fuel usage. Transforming unaltered materials like coal into usable fuel is an unfortunately imprecise process. Many predictions have been made about fossil fuels. With the dates so far away, it’s easy to forget that we’ll run out of fossil fuels someday – but alas, we most certainly will. Fossil fuels are a boiling topic for diplomatic relations. MORE
A recent report published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory infers that renewable energy would become cost competitive with fossil fuel based energy by 2025. alternative energy reduce fossil fuels renewable energy green energy saving energy wind energy This target would be achieved without federal subsidies if the green energy is harvested in most productive areas. This report can be analyzed in terms of the market perspective and [.]. MORE
A group of youths in Oregon just won the right to hold the government and the fossil fuels industry responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution. MORE
The actor and environmentalist has joined a group of investors that are refusing to fund fossil fuels and Read More The post Leonardo DiCaprio Says No to Fossil Fuel Investments appeared first on Ecorazzi. Leonardo DiCaprio is putting his money where his heart (and mouth) is. MORE
Fossil fuel combustion raises serious environmental concerns, particularly from greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Fossil fuel combustion alone increased by 10 percent. While the obvious solution may be to reduce the use fossil fuels, it can have unintended environmental consequences. economy, as other countries, depends upon fossil fuel supplies to exist. The advantage that fossil fuels have is that they are cheap. MORE
This is from the interview published on Earthjustice.org with ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber who discusses the need for meaningful reform of toxics regulation and why extreme energy extraction must end. Kari Birdseye: Sandra Steingraber, welcome to Down to Earth. As a parent, I want to thank you for writing Raising Elijah. Sandra Steingraber: Thanks for having me. Kari: You've been called the new Rachel Carson and a poet with a knife. MORE
A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) in Australia has discovered that renewable energy is cheaper to produce than the old conventional fossil fuel sources, and that is without the subsidies. MORE
The world has a crippling dependence on fossil fuels and this dependence on coal, oil and natural gas is one of the largest causes to arguably the biggest problem facing earth today: climate change. But the reality is that the majority of our energy needs are met by forms of non-renewable energy , in particular fossil fuels. In fact, over 80 percent of the energy consumed in the United States was still derived from fossil fuels in 2015, and in 2018, 63.6 MORE
When the city vowed a decade ago to wean itself from fossil fuels, it was a lofty aspiration, and sounded more like utopia. This process involves converting the waste into biogas, and then burning the gas to produce heat and electricity, or refining it, for fuel for cars. It is a complete reversal from 20 years ago, when all of their heat came from fossil fuels. MORE
HTML clipboardHow much of the world's petroleum products wind up in marine environments? How much coal is used for each person in the USA annually? What's the connection. between natural gas and our food? Find out the answers to these questions and. MORE
For those interested in Sightline’s work on the influence of fossil fuel money in Northwest politics, you may enjoy listening to this 45-minute interview I did recently on KBOO , a community radio station in Portland. Much of Sightline’s work on fossil fuel money has relied on diligent research from our friend, Nick Abraham. MORE
Why We Are Addicted To Fossil Fuels, explaining our addition to fossil fuels is easy. Biofuels alternative energy green technology renewable energy energy content energy density of materials fossil fuelsThey contain a lot of energy. Biofuels offer hope as a replacement. MORE
to become a global leader in transitioning away from dirty fuels. "We should set the global example for transitioning in some more orderly way away from fossil fuels," Clinton said. "And At the same time, investments in these clean energy choices are creating three times as many jobs as investments in fossil fuels. Big news. This week, Hillary Clinton became the most recent high profile supporter for a transition to clean energy. MORE
A 24-hour “storm” against fossil fuel subsidies was launched today by 350.org , Avaaz , Greenpeace , and other environmental organizations on the popular social network site Twitter. The event is expected to involve hundreds of thousands of people from around the world who will join forces in demanding an end to subsidies to the fossil fuel industry by tweeting under the same #EndFossilFuelSubsidies hashtag. MORE
That is not fossil fuels, but wind and solar power. 163,000 Moroccans who previously had no access to electricity are going solar, thanks to Tenesol. The world’s poorest two billion people have no access to any kind of electricity at all. Among them are people living in rural Morocco. These households are among the two billion that will greatly add to the world’s environmental problems over the next fifty years if they get on the dirty energy treadmill. MORE
Read More The post WATCH: Daryl Hannah Talks Fossil Fuel and Veganism appeared first on Ecorazzi. Last Saturday, Hollywood''s greenest stars gathered together at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, for the 23rd annual Environmental Media Awards. Causes Eats Environment News Top News Vegan daryl hannah MORE
Anti-greens often try to make economic arguments against the big spring-cleaning that our civilization is going through. How dare we invest in clean technology ? Don''t we know that it''s bad for the economy! That all these green things will always be expensive, etc, etc. Sorry, did I spill some knowledge? Well, it turns out that investments in clean tech can actually be quite good for the economy. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many countries and regions are proposing the phasing out of fossil fuel cars in the next decade or even earlier with some cities beginning a ban on all but electric cars, especially in town centers, within the next couple of years. (We The reason for this is the fact that without the large machinery, powered by, well, yes, you guessed it, oil-based fuels, required for the extraction such components just cannot be gotten out of the earth. MORE
Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Civil Rights, Social Good) Featured Events Green Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Daily Newsletter Z ADMIN Enlightened Society Featured Today Z ADMIN Green Featured Today Big Oil Clean Energy dirty energy ecowatch environment fossil fuel industry fossil fuels keystone xl oil politics senate subsidies tarsands xl pipeline MORE
This increasing energy demand has been met by an ever increasing supply of fossil fuel energy. Fossil fuels are the most prominent energy source in our world today. Although alternatives to fossil fuels – such as solar , wind , or nuclear fission power – are beginning to be developed, we are still seeing an increase in the amount being used every single year [1]. What are fossil fuels? Advantages of using fossil fuels. MORE
If you could choose how much of your money to spend on fossil fuels compared to K-12 public schools, how would you divvy up your dollars? Here’s where your money actually goes: If you live in Oregon, you spend around $1,300 per year on K-12 education and around $2,800 per year on fossil fuels. If you live in Washington, you spend around $1,500 per year on K-12 education and around $3,200 per year on fossil fuels. MORE
Fossil Fuel Related Topics Living Green & Saving Energy
APRIL 11, 2011
Why We Are Addicted To Fossil Fuels, explaining our addition to fossil fuels is easy. Biofuels alternative energy green technology renewable energy energy content energy density of materials fossil fuelsThey contain a lot of energy. Biofuels offer hope as a replacement.
Living Green & Saving Energy
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
A recent report published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory infers that renewable energy would become cost competitive with fossil fuel based energy by 2025. alternative energy reduce fossil fuels renewable energy green energy saving energy wind energy This target would be achieved without federal subsidies if the green energy is harvested in most productive areas. This report can be analyzed in terms of the market perspective and [.].
Greentumble
JUNE 18, 2018
This increasing energy demand has been met by an ever increasing supply of fossil fuel energy. Fossil fuels are the most prominent energy source in our world today. Although alternatives to fossil fuels – such as solar , wind , or nuclear fission power – are beginning to be developed, we are still seeing an increase in the amount being used every single year [1]. What are fossil fuels? Advantages of using fossil fuels.
Greentumble
JANUARY 9, 2020
The world has a crippling dependence on fossil fuels and this dependence on coal, oil and natural gas is one of the largest causes to arguably the biggest problem facing earth today: climate change. But the reality is that the majority of our energy needs are met by forms of non-renewable energy , in particular fossil fuels. In fact, over 80 percent of the energy consumed in the United States was still derived from fossil fuels in 2015, and in 2018, 63.6
Elephant Journal
JANUARY 26, 2017
Enlightened Society Green Right Livelihood WAYLON: Today Only climate change climate change deniers divestment movement environment fossil fuel companies fossil fuel divestment fossil fuels green Health & Wellness politicsA climate-skeptic may be running rampant in Washington, but today the Irish Parliament gave some hope to environmentalists everywhere.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
So New Yorkers have a lot to celebrate now that their elected mayor Mayor Bill de Blasio declared that he will stop all new fossil fuel projects within and serving the city. building on the mounting global movement for a just transition off fossil fuels to a renewable-energy economy that works for all. As we enter the climate decade, we need transformational climate action, and now the financial center of the world is moving to stop all new fossil fuel projects.
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 7, 2016
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many countries and regions are proposing the phasing out of fossil fuel cars in the next decade or even earlier with some cities beginning a ban on all but electric cars, especially in town centers, within the next couple of years. (We The reason for this is the fact that without the large machinery, powered by, well, yes, you guessed it, oil-based fuels, required for the extraction such components just cannot be gotten out of the earth.
Greentumble
MARCH 14, 2018
Fossil fuels are formed by natural processes. Around 80 percent all our energy demand is covered by burning fossil fuels. At the current consumption rate, it is estimated that fossil fuels will run out in less than 100 years. If we could harness the sun’s clean and free energy, we wouldn’t have to drill for polluting fossil fuels. But… Fossil fuel production today costs much less than any renewable energy generation.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 5, 2015
Researchers have demonstrated that even if a geoengineering solution to CO2 emissions could be found, it wouldn’t be enough to save the oceans German researchers have demonstrated once again that the best way to limit climate change is to stop burning fossil fuels now. climate change fossil fuels geo-engineering
Elephant Journal
MARCH 28, 2013
Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Civil Rights, Social Good) Featured Events Green Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Daily Newsletter Z ADMIN Enlightened Society Featured Today Z ADMIN Green Featured Today Big Oil Clean Energy dirty energy ecowatch environment fossil fuel industry fossil fuels keystone xl oil politics senate subsidies tarsands xl pipeline
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 12, 2016
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) While fossil fuels, no doubt, are a problem for the biosphere – I hate nowadays to use the word environment as it has also other connotations – other fuels that are being burned in motor vehicles, even though they are created from plants and other resources, still have, as far as air pollution is concerned, the same or even worse an impact. But how are we going to carry on motoring without those fuels then?
Elephant Journal
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
A group of youths in Oregon just won the right to hold the government and the fossil fuels industry responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollution.
Environmental News Network
APRIL 9, 2013
It’s a tired, but bon a fide storyline: we have to reduce our fossil fuel usage. Transforming unaltered materials like coal into usable fuel is an unfortunately imprecise process. Many predictions have been made about fossil fuels. With the dates so far away, it’s easy to forget that we’ll run out of fossil fuels someday – but alas, we most certainly will. Fossil fuels are a boiling topic for diplomatic relations.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
C or 2°C, creating a “production gap” that makes climate goals much harder to reach, according to the first report to assess countries’ plans and projections for fossil fuel production. Countries are planning to produce fossil fuels far in excess of the levels needed to fulfil their climate pledges under the Paris Agreement, which themselves are far from adequate. “This calls for a sharpened, and long overdue, focus on fossil fuels,” she writes.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 4, 2011
When the city vowed a decade ago to wean itself from fossil fuels, it was a lofty aspiration, and sounded more like utopia. This process involves converting the waste into biogas, and then burning the gas to produce heat and electricity, or refining it, for fuel for cars. It is a complete reversal from 20 years ago, when all of their heat came from fossil fuels.
Eccorazzi
SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
The actor and environmentalist has joined a group of investors that are refusing to fund fossil fuels and Read More The post Leonardo DiCaprio Says No to Fossil Fuel Investments appeared first on Ecorazzi. Leonardo DiCaprio is putting his money where his heart (and mouth) is.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 21, 2016
Two new studies published by Carol Olson and Frank Lenzmann in MRS Energy and Sustainability—A Review Journal ( MRS E&S ) shed light on the true economic, social and environmental impacts of photovoltaics as compared to those of the fossil fuel supply chain. Olson and Lenzmann, who work at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, compared the economics associated with all the major fuel supply chains, including oil and gas, coal and nuclear.
Sightline Daily
MARCH 12, 2015
For those interested in Sightline’s work on the influence of fossil fuel money in Northwest politics, you may enjoy listening to this 45-minute interview I did recently on KBOO , a community radio station in Portland. Much of Sightline’s work on fossil fuel money has relied on diligent research from our friend, Nick Abraham.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 9, 2015
There are so many advantages of a scythe versus a motorized mower or strimmer (quieter, less soil compaction, cleaner, no fossil fuel required, no emissions, great exercise etc. etc.); it’s a beautiful and useful tool. But the main reason for choosing machines over manual is the premise that machines gets the job done quicker. Well, the team at Wimpole seem determined to prove this isn’t always the case.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Making fuel subsidies a thing of the past may ‘half the global carbon target’, but politics is a real barrier to change in rich gulf nations. Phasing out subsidies for fossil fuels could get us half way to meeting our global carbon saving goal – that’s what the International Energy Agency chief economist Faith Birol believes. According to IEA research, 37 governments spent $409bn on artificially lowering the price of fossil fuels in 2010.
Sightline Daily
JULY 10, 2013
But the truth is that standing right behind the fossil fuel companies is a second Goliath. Some of the financial sector’s heaviest hitters are deeply enmeshed in fossil fuel export plans. The question for opponents of fossil fuel exports, then, is not so much how overcome the colossi of King Coal and Big Oil, but how to make Big Finance back away slowly.
Eccorazzi
OCTOBER 23, 2013
Read More The post WATCH: Daryl Hannah Talks Fossil Fuel and Veganism appeared first on Ecorazzi. Last Saturday, Hollywood''s greenest stars gathered together at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, for the 23rd annual Environmental Media Awards. Causes Eats Environment News Top News Vegan daryl hannah
Eccorazzi
JUNE 19, 2015
In a new encyclical, Pope Francis explicitly makes the connection between climate change and oppression of Read More The post Pope Calls For an End to Fossil Fuels appeared first on Ecorazzi. We knew he was the People’s Pope, but now he’s officially the Earth’s Pope. Causes Environment News Top News pope francis
Sightline Daily
DECEMBER 29, 2014
If you could choose how much of your money to spend on fossil fuels compared to K-12 public schools, how would you divvy up your dollars? Here’s where your money actually goes: If you live in Oregon, you spend around $1,300 per year on K-12 education and around $2,800 per year on fossil fuels. If you live in Washington, you spend around $1,500 per year on K-12 education and around $3,200 per year on fossil fuels.
Green Prophet
APRIL 1, 2013
At present, the technology is prohibitively expensive for most people who want to get off the fossil fueled-bandwagon, which means the great majority of people who have access to energy in Egypt often have to endure frequent power cuts. Yet the company perseveres, thereby shrinking Egypt’s longstanding addiction to fossil fuels – albeit at snail’s pace. :: Daily News Egypt.
Sightline Daily
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
In response to the increasing amount of public interest in oil transport issues, the community group Snohomish County Train Watch is hosting a series of monthly strategy meetings to address the future of fossil fuel transport projects in the Pacific Northwest. Eric will talk about the risks of fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, railway congestion, coal dust, water pollution, and oil train safety.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 19, 2013
Thus I ask as to whether it is possible that the post-fossil fuel era has already begun? by Michael Smith (Veshengro) It is often said that cultural shifts only become clearly evident with hindsight. Indeed, for all the talk of insurmountable challenges and very real crises?both both ecological and economic in nature – there are also promising signs of a shift in how our global culture operates.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 9, 2011
Is plastic packaging becoming more of a serious threat to our environment than fossil fuels? Yes, fossil fuels cause CO2 and other GHG emissions but the production and then the disposal of plastic bottles and other plastic packaging, some of which cannot even be recycled, more than likely contributes much more to the problems of our Planet than does gasoline, diesel, coal, etc.
Green Blog
JUNE 18, 2012
A 24-hour “storm” against fossil fuel subsidies was launched today by 350.org , Avaaz , Greenpeace , and other environmental organizations on the popular social network site Twitter. The event is expected to involve hundreds of thousands of people from around the world who will join forces in demanding an end to subsidies to the fossil fuel industry by tweeting under the same #EndFossilFuelSubsidies hashtag.
Sightline Daily
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
Over the last few years, the Northwest has been embroiled in an increasingly heated debate over its participation in fossil fuel exports. We picked five electoral contests that we believe illustrate the breadth and depth of fossil fuel money in Northwest politics. Whether in highly contentious well-publicized races or predictable landslides, fossil fuel interests can be major players.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 4, 2015
Anti-greens often try to make economic arguments against the big spring-cleaning that our civilization is going through. How dare we invest in clean technology ? Don''t we know that it''s bad for the economy! That all these green things will always be expensive, etc, etc. Sorry, did I spill some knowledge? Well, it turns out that investments in clean tech can actually be quite good for the economy.
Sightline Daily
APRIL 24, 2014
The common thread that I hope to weave into each will be The Thin Green Line —the notion that the Northwest is uniquely positioned to thwart large-scale fossil fuel exports. Details : I’ll be participating in an afternoon session titled, Fossil Fuel Exports and Climate Change in the Salish Sea. In the coming weeks I’ll be speaking on panels at two conferences—one on ecosystems and one on poetry.
Sierra Club Compass
JUNE 27, 2014
This week the University of Dayton made news when it announced that "it will begin divesting coal and fossil fuels from its $670 million investment pool." " Christian fossil fuel divestment has made other news this summer: Earlier this month the Presbyterian Church (USA) discussed a divestment resolution at its general meeting , although it was referred back to a committee for further consideration. Coal Dirty Fuels Natural Gas Oil Tar Sands
Celsias
JANUARY 6, 2014
A study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) in Australia has discovered that renewable energy is cheaper to produce than the old conventional fossil fuel sources, and that is without the subsidies.
Sierra Club Compass
JUNE 20, 2014
to become a global leader in transitioning away from dirty fuels. "We should set the global example for transitioning in some more orderly way away from fossil fuels," Clinton said. "And At the same time, investments in these clean energy choices are creating three times as many jobs as investments in fossil fuels. Big news. This week, Hillary Clinton became the most recent high profile supporter for a transition to clean energy.
Elephant Journal
MARCH 24, 2013
Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Civil Rights, Social Good) Featured Events Green Z ADMIN Enlightened Society Featured Today Z ADMIN Green Featured Today Big Oil Clean Energy dirty energy ecowatch fossil fuel industry fossil fuels keystone xl oil politics senate tarsands xl pipelineFrom our friends at EcoWatch. The U.S.
Sightline Daily
MAY 15, 2013
It was an election in which the politics of fossil fuel expansion played a meaningful role , particularly for the NDP, the major opposition party. With the Liberals forming another majority government, it makes sense now to reflect on the epic-scale fossil fuel exports planned for BC and the its neighbors in the US Northwest. The projects are distinct, but they can be denominated in a common currency: the tons of carbon dioxide emitted if the fossil fuels were burned.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 3, 2010
We are talking fossil fuels in general. Oil too is on its last legs – as regards supplies, probably, even if it may last for another hundred year or so, as the geologists stated – and it is definitely not sustainable as fuel, same as coal. The fossil fuel economy is not sustainable and we are committing mass suicide if we continue down that path and do not stop burning coal and oil.
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 28, 2013
Fossil fuel combustion raises serious environmental concerns, particularly from greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Fossil fuel combustion alone increased by 10 percent. While the obvious solution may be to reduce the use fossil fuels, it can have unintended environmental consequences. economy, as other countries, depends upon fossil fuel supplies to exist. The advantage that fossil fuels have is that they are cheap.
Sierra Club Compass
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Dirty Fuels Dirty Money (oil) Green Transportation Health Oil Tar Sands MSNBC's Chris Hayes had a great commentary on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline this weekend. Are you attending one of the more than 280 Keystone XL protest vigils tonight ?
Celsias
JANUARY 26, 2013
This is from the interview published on Earthjustice.org with ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber who discusses the need for meaningful reform of toxics regulation and why extreme energy extraction must end. Kari Birdseye: Sandra Steingraber, welcome to Down to Earth. As a parent, I want to thank you for writing Raising Elijah. Sandra Steingraber: Thanks for having me. Kari: You've been called the new Rachel Carson and a poet with a knife.
Celsias
JUNE 9, 2013
A film by Jamie Oliveira, Jennifer Fong, Seth Hahn, and Nicole Blunt in cooperation with San Francisco State University''s Health Equity Institute and Fossil Free SFSU. A global movement is coming together to challenge the fossil fuel industry in a fight for the planet and our future here. This film documents the stories, ideas and actions behind groups like Fossil
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
That is not fossil fuels, but wind and solar power. 163,000 Moroccans who previously had no access to electricity are going solar, thanks to Tenesol. The world’s poorest two billion people have no access to any kind of electricity at all. Among them are people living in rural Morocco. These households are among the two billion that will greatly add to the world’s environmental problems over the next fifty years if they get on the dirty energy treadmill.
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