posts tagged as 100 percent renewable

Internal Contradictions of the Green New Deal

Now that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s office has published an outline of their Green New Deal agenda, and more formal draft legislation has also...

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The 100 Percent Renewable Energy Myth

We take it for granted in the world’s richest and most advanced economy that things will work when we want them to...

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Fossil Fuels Dominate U.S. Energy Production, But Receive a Small Percentage of Federal Fuel Subsidies

At the request of the Secretary of Energy, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent agency of the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated...

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Busting the “100 Percent Renewable” Myth

Facebook and Sony are just the most recent companies to pledge the transition to running on 100 percent renewable energy. Many companies such as...

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Utility-Scale Solar, Part 1: Still Uneconomical Due to Subsidies and Hidden Costs

For decades, government and private interests have announced major breakthroughs with utility-scale (central station) solar. (Part 2 of this post will document...

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Sorry, Massachusetts, but “100 Percent Renewables” is a Myth

Massachusetts State Representatives have filed a bill (HD. 3357) that would commit Massachusetts to obtain 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources...

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