posts tagged as renewable energy

Worldwide Renewable Capacity Expected to Increase 50 Percent in 5 Years

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its Renewables 2019 report, global renewable capacity is expected to increase by 50 percent...

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A Review of the Impacts of Government on Hydroelectric Power Generation and Development

Table of Contents Executive Summary Background History of Hydropower Pre-Industrial Major Innovation Growth of Hydropower The New Deal The Public Utility Regulatory...

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Cost of Transitioning to 100-Percent Renewable Energy

There are several studies that indicate it would cost the United States trillions of dollars to transition to an electric system that...

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#26: Mark P. Mills, of the Manhattan Institute, on the new energy economy

Mark P. Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss his recent report on the so-called "new...

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#23: Kenny Stein on renewable technologies, congressional testimony and recap

Kenny Stein, IER's Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and...

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Fossil Fuels vs. Climate Politics: Two Graphs

An important statistic in the historiography of climate policy compares the global market share of fossil fuels from 1988 (the beginning year...

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