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No, I’m not talking about California’s wild fires, but there could be a case made for how better forest management could foster a healthier environment, including less combustibles ending up as CO2.  Instead, the imperative to figure out how to fight, to end underground coal fires. Stacey Feldman discusses this (The Truth About Coal Fires) over at […]

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Actually, many things are going right with Kansas … many.   And, if you haven’t heard, something very right happened this week.  Kansas has rejected a proposed coal-fired electrical plant due to carbon dioxide pollution. For any who’ve missed, at Daily Kos, Devilstower has dedicated a 30 day period of diaries to call attention to the […]

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“Almost heaven, West Virginia …”  An anthem immediately recognizable to millions.  Yet, an anthem under ever mounting threat.  West Virginia, as with much of the world, faces a clear choice between an ever-dirtier fossil fuel path and moving toward a prosperous, climate friendly economy. 

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Architecture2030 is a tremendous organization with a clear vision as to radically change the future for America’s (and the world’s) building infrastructure by putting the nation on a path so that 100% of new buildings will be carbon neutral (or better) in 2030.  Appearing in next week’s New Yorker magazine, currently scrolling on their front […]

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In Collapse Is Latest Fight for Coal’s Best Friend, the Washington Post gave front-page prominence to Robert Murray, CEO of Murray Energy which co-owns the Crandall Canyon mine where rescue workers desperately seek to rescue the trapped miners. Murray has coal in his blood and has worked his way up the ladder to be CEO […]

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The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) looks to have just taken major decisions related to CTL and biofuels, ones that could have major impact on future energy (and pollution) developments there. Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) / Liquid Coal is currently a major rage, with significant CTL subsidies being considered in the Senate. There were grand plans for […]

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Simply put, we can’t afford as a nation to be stupid anymore … And, part of the path toward stopping stupidity is understanding when smart policy has gone awry and now is stupid … simply bad for the nation. Truth be told, there are many programs and many arena where that is true. For an […]

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When it comes to choices about energy, is the Department of Energy agnostic, seeking the best, most holistic set of choices between energy efficiencies, usage requirements, and fuel/source options?  Or, is it promoters of specific solution sets, perhaps even sets that put this nation at risk? Hmmm From DOE’s coal page: “Coal is one of […]

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