by Joe Romm Posted on September 11, 2014
The International Energy Agency reports that the total benefits from energy efficiency upgrades equals -- and often exceeds -- the energy savings. The IEA finds that cost-effective efficiency investments have "the potential to boost cumulative economic output through 2035 by USD 18 trillion.”
by Jeff Spross Posted on September 11, 2014 Updated: September 11, 2014
Here's why they're almost certainly wrong.
by Emily Atkin Posted on September 11, 2014
The EIA said natural gas was the winner in terms of most new capacity additions in 2014, but Greentech Media says the agency failed to include small-scale solar projects in its estimate.
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by Katie Valentine Posted on September 11, 2014
"It's a cultural marker for us ... It is the voice of Minnesota."
Standard economic modeling tends to be biased against emission cuts because they assume markets are already efficient. A more realistic analysis from Britain says otherwise.
by Ari Phillips Posted on September 10, 2014 Updated: September 10, 2014
The necessity defense was just tested in a climate civil disobedience case for the first time. No one could've guessed how it played out.
by Andrew Breiner Posted on September 10, 2014
If you don't let them build the pipeline that's a bad idea, they'll build a pipeline that's a really terrible idea.
by Emily Atkin Posted on September 10, 2014 Updated: September 10, 2014
The findings represent "the largest study to date of general health status of people living near natural gas wells," Rabinowitz said.
by Jeff Spross Posted on September 10, 2014
On Tuesday, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) suggested new federal rules to cut down on explosions and derailments of oil-carrying trains are "a facade" to cut down Americans' fossil fuel use.
by Joe Romm Posted on September 9, 2014
If you thought you’d noticed deluges becoming more intense, you were right. Thanks to climate change, when it rains, it pours, literally. Some 70 percent more precipitation falls in the heaviest rain events now than it did in 1958. Here's why.
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