Energy deregulation offers the opportunity not only for more competitive energy rates but also allows some to choose from more renewable and green energy options.
… What would deregulated energy look like? Emily Folk | 25th February 2019 News Energy Deregulation alternative-alternative-energy-clean-159397.jpg Energy deregulation …
Energy independence can have huge benefits for countries - particularly the United States. Energy independence gives economic freedom and the opportunity to branch out further into the renewable energy sector. EMILY FOLK reports
… How important is energy independence in the US? Emily Folk | 10th September 2018 Comment Energy Independence wind-turbines-sunset_1600.jpg Energy independence can have huge benefits for …
Developing the potential for renewable energy is essential to benefit both the planet and our health,. One renewable source with untapped potential is geothermal - but a cost-effective way to utilise the energy must still be found, writes EMILY FOLK.
… Can geothermal become an affordable energy source? Emily Folk | 31st July 2018 … plant Developing the potential for renewable energy is essential to benefit both the planet … - but a cost-effective way to utilise the energy must still be found, writes EMILY FOLK. …
None of the various technofixes on offer alter the fact that humanity has to learn to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means
… up to natural limits, or face a 1970s-style energy crisis Paul Mobbs | 19th January 2010 Comment Energy Climate Change Oil Gas 3globes.jpg None … to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means …
We need to increase our energy resource by 35 percent by 2035 - it's time we start harnessing water.
… Hydropower: untapped energy? Emily Folk | 17th December 2019 News Water Renewable Energy Hydroelectricity Thought Leaders … We need to increase our energy resource by 35 percent by 2035 - it's …
Energy efficiency options offer the potential to save money as well as do what's better for the planet - but how can we highlight these benefits to consumers?
… Making energy efficiency more appealing Emily Folk | 24th January 2019 News Energy Efficiency money-2696228_960_720.jpg Energy efficiency options offer the potential …
Renewable energy at home - such as solar panels on the roof - can help save energy costs but also reduce a little our impact on the environment in terms of climate change. With such a win-win solution, why are we not all making the switch, asks EMILY FOLK
… so hard to get people to switch to renewable energy? Emily Folk | 13th March 2018 Comment Renewable Energy installing_solar_panels_7336033672.jpg … Renewable energy at home - such as solar panels on the …
Governments have for years offered incentives for renewable energy - but is it time to take it a step further and begin funding renewable energy projects?
… Emily Folk | 8th March 2019 News Renewable Energy Government Policy … for years offered incentives for renewable energy - but is it time to take it a step further and begin funding renewable energy projects? Government funding has almost …
Energy efficiency can be hugely impactful in reducing the effects of climate change, and the best place to start is with our buildings and with our transportation, argues EMILY FOLK
… Why home energy efficiency matters for the climate Emily Folk | 7th August 2018 Comment Energy Efficiency The Shard, London Energy efficiency can be hugely impactful in …
Sustainable improvements for energy efficiency are far more affordable when homeowners take a strategic approach to their changes.
… with impact Emily Folk | 21st May 2019 News Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Green Home Thought Leaders Energise … Africa project Sustainable improvements for energy efficiency are far more affordable when …
Federal tax cuts are one way governments can help renewable energy grow in both the residential and business sectors.
… Tax cuts and renewable energy Emily Folk | 4th February 2021 | Comment Renewable Energy Tax Government Editor’s Picks USA … are one way governments can help renewable energy grow in both the residential and …
Battery technology is essential to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. But they must be more sustainable and easily disposable.
… alike can partake in. Efficiency Renewable energy is perhaps the most common example of … the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels, solar energy is converted into electricity for … can improve eco-friendliness for sustainable energy ventures. The key is storage. Energy …
A wholesale corruption of science underlies the UK Government's insistence that gas from fracking offers a 'low carbon', low cost route to energy abundance, writes Paul Mobbs. On the contrary: it's expensive, over-hyped - and just as bad for climate change as coal.
… exposed Paul Mobbs | 30th May 2014 News Energy Fossil Fuels Fracking UK Climate Change … offers a 'low carbon', low cost route to energy abundance, writes Paul Mobbs. On the … small'? In December 2012 the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) commissioned …
The 'death of peak oil' has been much exaggerated, writes Paul Mobbs. Take out high-cost 'unconventional' oil and production peaked ten years ago, and even North America's fracking and tar sands boom has failed to open up new resources both big enough to make good the shortfall, and cheap enough to reward investors. We really do need to be thinking 'beyond petroleum'.
… of peak oil Paul Mobbs | 5th May 2015 News Energy Oil Economics syncrude-cut.jpg The … in the USA - though few heard them. The US Energy Information Agency (USEIA) had issued … have to go all out to realise the 'US shale energy revolution' . It has been sold to the …
The US Environmental Protection Agency has lowered methane emissions standards - which will 'lead to environmental damage and health issues like cardiovascular disease'.
… the new initiative saves small and mid-sized energy companies money by not conducting … economic conditions for small and mid-sized energy businesses, which must invest … likelihood of oil and gas remaining the main energy sources for the next century is …
Solar technology is not only changing the way we utilise energy, but some of the new innovations are also making us consider different methods to harvest solar energy. EMILY FOLK reports
… Folk | 28th August 2018 Ethical Living Solar Energy arch2o-planet-solar-boat1-1170x783.jpg … is not only changing the way we utilise energy, but some of the new innovations are … consider different methods to harvest solar energy. EMILY FOLK reports Solar modules that …
Climate breakdown concerns voters like never before - so was this reflected in the 2020 US presidential election results?
… Trump stand on environmental issues. Clean energy The US consumes 100.2 quadrillion Btus of energy a year, and most of that comes from … Here’s where both candidates stand on clean energy. Trump has made remarks about making …
The ultimate goal of putting all fossil fuels behind us is an uphill battle and one that we may not be able to reach.
… Emily Folk | 24th October 2019 News Renewable Energy Fracking Greenhouse Gas Science & … method of obtaining natural gas. Per unit of energy, natural gas yields in the United … gas has filled out the areas in America’s energy portfolio where coal used to reside. …
Machine learning can make a huge impact on the planet ranging from energy efficiency to reducing the impact of emissions.
… make a huge impact on the planet ranging from energy efficiency to reducing the impact of … Prevention Methane is a non-fossil-fuel energy source and is easy to store and … by the day. Collaboration Research shows that energy production and consumption collectively …
Fracking is just another step on the fossil fuel treadmill, according to 'Snake Oil' by Richard Heinberg. High costs, diminishing returns and growing pollution will ultimately nail its future. Paul Mobbs urges readers - give a copy to your MP before it's too late!
… Heinberg began to look at the issue of energy and the environment in the early 2000s, … known as 'peak oil' and 'peak gas' - the energy industry has looked to other 'unconventional' energy sources to keep their business models …
Political support for fracking is not just about energy, writes Paul Mobbs. It reflects the greater ecological and resource crisis at the root of our current economic woes - and only postpones the essential shift to a new kind of economy.
… support for fracking is not just about energy, writes Paul Mobbs. It reflects the … to tour those areas next in line for extreme energy developments - South Wales , The … biased towards the business interests of the energy service and investment industries …
The Environmental Audit Committee today calls for shale fracking in the UK to be 'put on hold', writes Paul Mobbs. But the EAC is missing an even more dangerous technology that the Infrastructure Bill would support - underground coal gasification.
… Mobbs | 26th January 2015 Comment Fracking Energy Oil Gas UK Politics ugc-cut.jpg The … generation. Shortly thereafter the North West Energy Task Force , a local ' astroturf ' … ongoing debate about a ban , fuelled by Dart Energy's proposed coalbed methane (CBM) …
After over a century of coal ash and colliery waste dumping, the Tyne and Wear coastline is no stranger to industrial pollution. But soon a horrific new technology - underground coal gasification (UCG) - will endanger human health and the environment, backed by unflinching Government support and generous lashings of taxpayers' money.
… Sea Paul Mobbs | 3rd April 2015 News Oceans Energy Gas Fracking Fossil Fuels UK Finance … or it could be supplied to large industrial energy users. Don't confuse this process with … for the pollution they have created. Linc Energy have also allegedly exposed workers to …
The UK's insistence on opening up the UK to fracking is symptomatic of a deeper malaise, writes Paul Mobbs. Of course we need a change of government, but more than that, we need a deeper, enduring change of the nation's governance if we are ever to effect the transition to sustainable policies on energy and environment. It's time for the UK to become truly democratic.
… Mobbs | 21st December 2015 News UK Politics Energy Fracking Regulation Farming Natural … the transition to sustainable policies on energy and environment. It's time for the UK … circuitous consultations, the Department of Energy and Climate Change's 14th Landward …