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Fossil fuels subsidised by $10m a minute, says IMF This estimate does not include military related costs. In the US the estimate is 700 Billion USD, compared to the 120 Billion Alt energy subsidy. As AGW worsens the estimate will increase dramatically.

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Nothing good could come of this!!! Exclusive: Trump considering fracking mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary - sources

Just read a book review of a new book, THE GRID by Gretchen Bakke in the Wall Street Journal, Sat-Sun July 16-17. Published by Bloomsbury, 352 pages. Looks to be of interest for some.

I wanted to start a new thread about this settlement that is separate from the main VW Dieselgate thread. This is a very large sum of money, and given the amount and that some of it might end up in Hydrogen (No !) I believe the thread is appropriate for the "Energy, Environment and Policy"...

I came across another attempt by a utility in NM to stifle their distributed competition and preserve their profits. You have to admit... what these guys lack in morals they make up for with cojones... Rate 3 for the Jemez mountains electric coop states that for solar PV systems >30kW you are...

Edmonds, WA voted to ban oil and coal train shipments through the city... I'm sure there's some interstate commerce thing that makes this legally impossible but what would happen if protestors blocked the tracks and the local police refused to act? What if they protected the protestors from the...

i have no opinion on this but am curious to hear views from the experts and others on here.. Is there something in this or is it just reactionary FUD? Doctors issue warning about LED streetlights - CNN.com

The next in our series on the dwindling value of oil production: Putin Said to Weigh $11 Billion Rosneft Sale to China, India Rosneft pumps more oil than Exxon. We really need to keep a sharp eye on these oil producers, someone is going to try to kick off WWIII real soon.

We've witnessed almost a complete collapse of the coal industry. Companies that once commanded Billions in Market Value just 5 year ago have been reduced to Bankrupt shells. Things can change very quickly when inflection points are reached. Nuclear and Coal share the same base load profile...

Most of us on this forum agree that BEVs, solar, wind, etc... are the future, and Oil is old news/toxic for all of us and environmentally. We also know of Oil's plasticity (no pun intended) and it's use as feed-stock for a variety of plastics and compounds. What about using Oil for food-stock...

Really really happy about this: Deployment Miracle Puts Electric Vehicles On Track To Save Livable Climate

Just curious if there are any other Oregon residents who would pick up from Fremont if SB680 passes and allows us to pay no sales tax on our Tesla? I'm guessing interest will come mostly from Oregonians since we do not have a sales tax already. It's safe to say no Oregonian in the right mind...

http://gizmodo.com/dubai-is-building-the-worlds-largest-concentrated-solar-1780781150 They are starting with 1 GW, with options to reach 5 GW. 8 cents a kWh overall, and due to the CSP some night availability too. Grid mixtures of CSP, PV and wind make for a really potent clean energy set-up.

Maine Governor Sends ‘Threatening’ Letter To Environmental Donors

This is so scary. Our Climate is heating up as we speak and at the moment all we can do is watch... The Arctic could become ice-free for first time in more than 100,000 years

Electrek June 3, 2016 Norway’s initiative looks like it could be the first made into law and would only allow zero-emission vehicles to be sold in the country starting in less than a decade. Interestingly, Norway's massive trade surplus is based on its rich oil and gas fields. In fact it comes...

Full article at: Fossil fuel decline could be 'faster than expected,' government think-tank warns

The book, "Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation," by Tony Seba does an excellent job of explaining why solar and wind will disrupt oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear as sources for energy. It also shows how this will make electric utilities and conventional ICE cars obsolete by 2030...

Do you think she will promote a new, incremental fuel tax that will go toward an increase in EV incentives? This would go a long way toward making EVs more attractive to prospective buyers.

Second half of the show. The man is absolutely clueless/dismissive about the wave of destruction about to wash over his business. It'll be here Charlie Rose videos in a couple days. I gotta turn it off. He's making me angry. By the by... Why isn't "Certified conflict-free oil" a thing?

Pretty cool. Forget Elon Musk's Batteries—Let's Fix the Grid With a Rock-Filled Train on a Hill

I don't know if it has been reported already but this is a great story: Germany basically had to pay people to use electricity Sunday | Fox News Sorry to say that it is not the U.S. leading this charge but a great trend none the less. Good for you Germany!

Maybe building a new house and would really like to power with solar (mostly). Has anyone put in a Solar system in Illinois (Chicago suburbs). I ask 2015 and 2016 because of how prices change. Wondering about cost per Kw? Contractor? Results? Etc.

A new study by a team from the University of Edinburgh and independent engineering company INNAS BV has found that, when factoring in the additional weight and non-exhaust PM factors, total PM10 emissions from electric vehicles (EVs) are equal to those of modern internal combustion engine...

Here's a thought... since a carbon tax is so politically toxic... perhaps insurance companies should act. Instead of spreading increased rates due to rising claims from climate disasters across all rate payers... force the people that bear the most blame to shoulder those costs. Drive an...

What fuel is being used to generate the electricity that powers our Teslas? This topic is often discussed and I have found an informative web page that shows the hour-by-hour mix for folks in the PJM generation region. This region includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania...

The deeper I get into investigating rooftop solar, the more confusing some of it seems to get. For this thread, I want to focus on how to ensure I can integrate a load balancing battery system like the PowerWall into a rooftop solar installation. The solar installer I am currently talking to...

Is it possible to do a Solar Install yourself? Netmetering here in Nebraska is basically nonexistant (0.01cents/kwh for excess produced while we pay about 0.11cents/kwh). We are wanting to eventually install solar but we are currently wondering if it would actually work for us. We have a...

...to the wonderfully named Kolon Industries. Samsung plan to invest in EV batteries and related parts over the next five years. Source: Samsung to drop fuel cell business

While I hate to throw a negative into the solar equation, I just have to ask -- how popular are rooftop solar systems with wasps? I'm thinking about rooftop solar for my house sometime in the next few years, but I've got a real phobia for wasps. I've had to take some drastic measures to make...

There's a French company that got a government contract to pave 1000 km of road with PV. Wattway by Colas | Paving the way to tomorrow’s energy This is a serious company with decades of experience in road building. This seems like a much more serious project and technology than the US couple...

There is a class of clean energy devices similar to but distinct from wind and solar, the best description for which can be found on the Tom Bearden website. These open system devices do not violate the first law of thermodynamics. One example of this class of device is: Rosch: Kinetic Power...

Created by A.S. on April 21, 2016 Sign a petition to the White House to change the limit on the Federal Income Tax Credit from 200,000 vehicles to 500,000 vehicles. If we get 100,000 signatures by May 21, the White House will have to respond. It is easy to sign. The link is: Extend the...

New research on zinc-manganese batteries with improved charging cycles... Chance discovery could lead to better, cheaper batteries - E & T Magazine It will be interesting to see how much support and research is poured into this compared to all the research done by Panasonic / Tesla for the...

I am starting this thread to collect information on rooftop solar energy systems in (and around) Missouri. Given that Missouri is a bad state for grid emissions, but has plenty of sunshine, it would seem to be a prime location for rooftop solar systems. However, this market is very much...

We have a thread to watch the Saudi's squirm, might as well track American utilities as they try to divest from fossil fuel based production before the whole profit scheme crumbles. Once German solar hit about 4-5% of total electricity production the three major utilities lost up to 70% of...

Make it a point-of-sale incentive instead of a tax credit Increase it to $10,000 The limit should not be per manufacturer Incentive persists until plug-in cars are 2% of sales Gradually decrease the incentive amount More details here <link>

I was thinking about this the other day...If policies could accommodate occupant-less autonomous cars, I could see how many households could make do with a single car. From both adults being able to share the same car by summoning it when needed, to the car driving itself to pick up kids from...

Just wondering what others have experienced as maximum and minimum solar output. We have a 12 KW system in Northern California (between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe) and our maximum monthly output in the summer averaged 58.47 Kwh per day and the minimum monthly output averaged 7.19 Kwh per day...

Top U.S. coal company Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy

This is very ambitious Umweltbundesamt: Ab 2020 keine Diesel- und Benzinautos mehr Translated Google Translate

The company I work at operates ~20 30' mobile dental units that treat patients at long term care facilities, we build our units from an empty shell into very nice trailers. We operate in ~10-12 states in various climates and all of our units are powered by noisy unreliable 13kw generators in a...

Just wondering why we've haven't heard more about pushing the current administration (Obama) to extend and expand tax credits? Where are the petitions, activists, etc? Particularly now with the low cost of petroleum. If this administration truly believes in the dangers of climate change, etc...

$2000 per vehicle. Thank You Governor Cuomo!

While dreaming about what options are going to be available for the Model 3, I thought that I might take the initiative to propose an EV charging station where I work! I stumbled across this great information source specific for the United States, but could be applied anywhere, and thought that...

I've been a fan of the OhmConnect.com ever since I heard of them. I absolutely love the concept of enabling people to reduce energy use when the CO2 and Pollution level from generation are highest. Before I signed up with OhmConnect, I already did quite a bit, including Solar Panels, LED...

This could make rooftop solar A LOT cheaper...

Just came in. It's news that not even Reuters will have. Dutch Parliament just voted in favor of the initiative to allow the sale of zero emission automobiles only by the year 2025.

Hello all, A special EV Solar Project designed and built by high school kids needs the help of you and the voting public. These kids have done all they can to push the causes for both Electric Vehicles and Renewable and Sustainable Energy. Now they need your help, the people and communities...