Could a Renaissance Be in Store for Existing Nuclear Plants?
July 2, 2018Nuclear plants were originally issued 40-year operating licenses by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Most utilities had applied for 20-year renewals…
Study: Wind Power Increases Dependence on Fossil Fuels in EU; Germany Must Soon Begin to Scrap Its Wind Units—A New, Costly Environmental Issue Â
June 25, 2018A study analyzing energy supply in the European Union shows that increasing the level of wind-generated electricity also increases the…
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Offshore Wind Farms; Brazil Complains About the Noise
June 15, 2018Countries are finding that offshore wind is not only expensive, but noisy too. Brazil, the world’s eighth largest producer of…
Krugman Unwittingly Compliments Free Market Conservatives
June 6, 2018In a recent article, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was aghast at the draft memo outlining a Trump Administration…
Climate Litigation: Grasping at Tort Straws
May 9, 2018Billions of consumers purchase and use fossil fuels for safe, comfortable, prosperous living each day. Presumably, it is all voluntary…
Coal Kept the Lights On During the Winter Months
May 4, 2018The winter of 2017/2018 saw freezing weather, causing energy demand to increase above normal levels. One of the longest and…
