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Relevance | DateAWED Energy & Environmental Newsletter: April 14, 2014
By John Droz, Jr. -- April 14, 2014 1 CommentThe Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy & environmental policies. Our basic position is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science. It’s all spelled out at WiseEnergy.org, which is a wealth of energy and environmental resources.
A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every 3 weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and environmental matters. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.?
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Greed Energy Economics:
London School of Economics Property Value Study
Senate Committee Passes Bill With Two-Year PTC Extension
Renewal of Wind PTC Will Lead to a Big Boost in Carbon Emissions
Excellent Letter re US Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC)
Shale Gas Boom Leaves Wind Companies Seeking More Subsidy
Obama Administration tries to justify higher wind energy costs
Lomborg: How green policies hurt the poor
Bumpy road for Chinese renewable energy
Informed farmers coalition to educate farmers on wind turbine projects
A good video about renewable (wind) electricity prices
Turbines have an average gearbox life of between 5 and 13 years…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Energy Update: Part II
By Wayne Lusvardi -- October 30, 2013 3 Comments- CA’s Green Energy Swan Turning Into Ugly Duckling; $5 Gas in CA? Lack of Cap-and-Trade Price Ceiling Could Bring It;
- Santa Barbara Picks Drilling Over Greening;
- Green Actions Cause One-Third of Human Caused Earthquakes; Study Questions Whether Fracking Causes Earthquakes;
- New Fracking Website Posted Online by Western Petroleum Association
California’s Green Energy Swan Turning Into Ugly Duckling
In the upside down world of California energy, no longer are the hot summer months or the occasional winter cold snap the only peak period of hourly risk to the state’s electric grid. The new daily peak hours of each day from 4 pm to 7 pm during the “shoulder months” of March, April and May and September, October, and November are the new peak month/hour times. What is causing this shift in peak time power is California’s transition to solar energy as the major source of base load power during day.…
Continue ReadingWindaction News Issue: September 11, 2013
By Lisa Linowes -- September 11, 2013 1 CommentWindaction.org’s periodic newsletter keeps readers updated on the latest news in the wind energy industry!
facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy’s real impacts
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Editor’s note – Renewable advocates worldwide point to Europe as proof of wind power’s success. This week’s issue includes several articles from Germany that expose a more painful reality that could change an election.
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in BBC News – UK
Fracing, Freedom to Trade, and Global Prosperity (George Mitchell’s Ultimate Contribution)
By Greg Conte -- August 19, 2013 1 CommentThe recent death of George P. Mitchell has revived the discussion of shale gas and brought the extraordinary life of Mitchell into the limelight.
Son of poor Greek immigrants, he embodied the prototypical “rags-to-riches”. His development of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has been his highlighted attribute and brought justified recognition for his contribution to the global energy supply.
When considering the economic benefits that shale gas production through fracking bring about, it is no wonder why Mitchell continues to win awards, such as “Houstonian of the Century,” even posthumously.
The Bigger Picture
What appears to be absent from most of Mitchell’s praise is his growing contribution to strengthening the global position of the United States. The prodigious supply of U.S. natural gas already has weakened energy-dominate regions, which include Russia and OPEC, and has created a greater potential for foreign partnerships.…
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