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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

Green Car Congress

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

But our friends in the oil, coal and gas industry have 5,795 gigatons of carbon on the books. It’s already figured into their companies value and stock price. Like the issue of oil drilling in Hermosa Beach. ” What a no-brainer.

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change. Gas is the only answer.

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China Plucky Plug In

Plug In Partners

by David Welch In recent years, China's upstart carmakers have flocked to major auto expos with low-priced offerings aimed at global markets. Oil provides 96 percent of the energy for our vehicles but only 3 percent of the energy for electric power generation. This year's Detroit auto show, which opens on Jan. by 2020.

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The Energy Transition Requires a Holistic Approach

Cars That Think

The book explores how new sources of energy are disrupting long-held beliefs and assumptions on how energy should be generated, transmitted and distributed. Deepak Divan: The technological learning curve is at the heart of our book. In the following interview IEEE Spectrum contributing editor Robert N.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

No, but I knew who they were and they wrote the books and they lived in L.A. And I wasn’t interested in selling solar based on, “Hey it prevents oil,” you know. THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR: $3 A WATT, CHEAPER THAN COAL. And at sub $3 you’re cheaper than coal. And there’s a 20% price jump between second and first tier panels.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. We also mined or extracted and burned coal and oil, releasing millions of years of stored solar energy indiscriminately, altering Earth’s climate.

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