This matters because the longer it takes, the less competitive coal
becomes against renewable energy sources and the more likely we are to see coal mines closed before they are exhausted.
The next day, the paper explained how ALEC «is mobilizing to penalize homeowners who install their own solar panels — casting them as «freeriders» — in a sweeping new
offensive against renewable energy»:
But while Smith has repeatedly voted
against renewable energy tax credits and pushed to do away with loan guarantee programs that help bring new energy technologies into the world, he does seem to have a soft spot for speculative, high tech solutions to a climate crisis he rarely acknowledges.
Beyond Capitol Hill, a similar study with DOE's stamp could reignite failed attacks
against renewable energy policies in states like Ohio, where IER and AEA's misleading reports have failed the smell test.
I suspect that to the Waubra Foundation and Australian Landscape Guardians — with which the Waubra Foundation has strong links — she is little more than a useful tool in their
fight against renewable energy.
However, thanks to Rob Hopkins of Transition Culture, we've just heard of a new
argument against renewable energy that, quite frankly, has us stumped: apparently the newly announced plans for the expansion of offshore wind power in the UK makes a prime target for terrorists.
In Colorado the state legislature was
totally against the renewable energy standard, but a grassroots movement helped get a referendum on the ballot in 2004, and it was approved within weeks.
Despite the criticisms
leveled against renewable energies, recent case studies and research show that they are well on the way to becoming viable within the next decade; solar energy particularly so.
It seems that the Australian has joined forces with the Liberals in supporting big business, the mining industry and the fossil fuel
industry against renewable energy.
In which a mendacious idiot, Anthony Watts» fellow - traveller Eric Worrall, falsely claims that Australia's Chief Scientist is
against renewable energy because it, somehow, hurts the poor.
Exelon has routinely
worked against renewable energy policies and used its financial resources and political influence to benefit the company at the expense of environmental quality and renewables.
A coalition of conservative groups lead by the Koch - affiliated American Energy Alliance (and including the Koch - affiliated Americans for Prosperity, the Koch - affiliated Competitive Enterprise Institute, among others) are showing up in
force against renewable energy, urging congressional Republicans to allow a key wind energy tax credit to expire.
Really — not sure why you've got this
thing against renewable energy, or why you don't see that the future is very bright, but the stuff works and the future is rather green.
An alliance of corporations and conservative activists is mobilising to penalise homeowners who install their own solar panels — casting them as «freeriders» — in a sweeping new
offensive against renewable energy, the Guardian has learned.
That's long been one of the
arguments against renewable energy, even if there are plenty of arguments for developing additional solar and wind energy installations without large - scale energy storage solutions in place.
I am not
against renewable energy, but to spoil the decent countryside in the UK with wind farms is driving me mad.