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Fossil Fuel Subsidies? $620 Billion. Clean Energy? Well…

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The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit the environmental and health costs of burning coal, oil, and natural gas from their prices. Subsidies manipulate the game even further. Read more →

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How Best To Support Renewable Energy? Predictably, Ambitiously, Fairly

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While government probably shouldn't be picking technological winners and losers when it comes to renewable energy, we do need to make a clear, decisive choice. Read more →

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Offshore Wind Energy Again Seeks Its Day In Congress

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A bi-partisan effort results in a new bill before the U.S. Senate seeking to bolster the efforts of offshore wind power here in the United States. Read more →

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Clarifying 21st Century Energy And Climate Challenges

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Global energy consumption is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades. But established projections don’t even come close to accounting for modern energy access for all. Read more →

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Clean Energy, Stricter CO2 Pollution Standards Revel In Polling

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Poll after poll is finding staunch majorities of Americans view global warming as a “serious problem” and that human activity is a major driving cause. Read more →

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American Clean Energy Needs National Leadership

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To reclaim a leadership position in the worldwide competition, the public and private sectors in the U.S. must work together to strengthen the clean energy industry. Read more →

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Range Anxiety Overlooks Electric Car Sweet Spot

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Let’s not forget the way most of us actually drive, and how today’s EVs are incredibly compatible with those habits. It’s in their sweet spot. Read more →

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Don’t Quite Put The Last Nail In The Electric Car Coffin Yet

Ford Focus Electric at Los Angeles Auto Show (image copyright EarthTechling)

The emergence of EVs needs to be viewed from the framework of technology adoption and diffusion, rather than raw numbers or road trips, to tell the true story. Read more →

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Supercharged Tesla Nation Renders NY Times Powerless

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In the Times-Tesla tussle, Elon Musk and Tesla Nation showed how powerless even big media are in the modern era when met by passion and data. Read more →

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Making The EU 100 Percent Clean Energy Focused

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What will it take to make the European Union completely clean energy driven by the year 2050? Read more →

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