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Natural Gas could Power Europe into the Future

For those dreaming of wind and solar energy powering the future, natural gas could be a nightmare — especially in Europe. Yesterday, the New York Times writes: “Energy companies across Europe are...

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Europe’s Renewable Fuel of Choice: Wood

Americans are led to believe that Europe is awash in wind and solar power, but the renewable most consumed is wood, says the Economist.[i] According to the Economist, wood, the fuel of preindustrial...

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Climate Change Madness: Do the Europeans know what they are doing?

British leaders are making some truly bizarre decisions in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and comply with European renewable electricity mandates. For example, they are converting a...

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Natural Gas could Power Europe into the Future

For those dreaming of wind and solar energy powering the future, natural gas could be a nightmare — especially in Europe. Yesterday, the New York Times writes: “Energy companies across Europe are...

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Europe’s Renewable Fuel of Choice: Wood

Americans are led to believe that Europe is awash in wind and solar power, but the renewable most consumed is wood, says the Economist.[i] According to the Economist, wood, the fuel of preindustrial...

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Climate Change Madness: Do the Europeans know what they are doing?

British leaders are making some truly bizarre decisions in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and comply with European renewable electricity mandates. For example, they are converting a...

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The UK and U.S. Northeast Face a Pending Energy Shortage

The United Kingdom and the U.S. Northeast may have something in common going into next winter—a possible energy shortage. Both countries are closing existing power plants—coal-fired and nuclear—in...

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U.S. Outshines Other Countries in CO2 Emissions Reductions

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. carbon dioxide emissions were 2.5 percent less in 2015 than in 2014. In fact, since 2007, when they peaked, carbon dioxide emissions in...

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European Energy Policies: A Blueprint for Failure

Many Democratic politicians (President Obama, former Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, and Senator Bernie Sanders, to name a few) have promoted the U.S. adoption of European energy policies. These...

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Europe Has Little Output to Show for Its Wind and Solar Investments

By 2014, the European Union had spent over a trillion dollars on large scale renewable energy. Yet, that investment has provided little in terms of generating capacity and output. Out of about a total...

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Europe’s Renewable Fuel of Choice: Wood

Americans are led to believe that Europe is awash in wind and solar power, but the renewable most consumed is wood, says the Economist.[i] According to the Economist, wood, the fuel of preindustrial...

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Climate Change Madness: Do the Europeans know what they are doing?

British leaders are making some truly bizarre decisions in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and comply with European renewable electricity mandates. For example, they are converting a...

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The UK and U.S. Northeast Face a Pending Energy Shortage

The United Kingdom and the U.S. Northeast may have something in common going into next winter—a possible energy shortage. Both countries are closing existing power plants—coal-fired and nuclear—in...

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U.S. Outshines Other Countries in CO2 Emissions Reductions

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. carbon dioxide emissions were 2.5 percent less in 2015 than in 2014. In fact, since 2007, when they peaked, carbon dioxide emissions in...

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European Energy Policies: A Blueprint for Failure

Many Democratic politicians (President Obama, former Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, and Senator Bernie Sanders, to name a few) have promoted the U.S. adoption of European energy policies. These...

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Europe Has Little Output to Show for Its Wind and Solar Investments

By 2014, the European Union had spent over a trillion dollars on large scale renewable energy. Yet, that investment has provided little in terms of generating capacity and output. Out of about a total...

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Electricity Bills in South Australia and Other Australian States Skyrocket

Like many European countries, South Australia is betting on renewable energy for its electricity, closing coal plants in favor of less carbon sources, with the outcome that its residents are becoming...

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Germany’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels and Russian Gas

Germany embarked on Energiewende in 2010 with the goal of eventually making Germany independent of fossil fuels. The idea was to phase out oil, coal, and natural gas to allow for drastic reductions in...

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U.K.’s Wind Farms Idled in Summer Heat Wave

The United Kingdom’s wind farm capacity increased by over 10 percent from last year, but the share of electricity the wind turbines supplied decreased—from 12.9 percent of generation last summer to...

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U.N. Attacks the Transportation Sector in the New IPCC Report on Climate Change

A new report by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) advises that warming needs to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid catastrophic climate change. The report indicates...

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