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The Ascent of the Sun: Say Good-bye to Ol’ King Coal (Part 3 of 3)

So how does solar stack up against coal?  If you ignore the externalities then coal power is cheap, but not for long as a couple of things happen: We’re going to start running out of the easy stuff to get … Continue reading →

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Making history

The nuclear crisis in Japan has many of us feeling sad and worried, and the world is standing by with hopes and prayers for the workers and residents on the front lines of the disaster. At the same time, the … Continue reading →

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Denver beheads ole’ King Coal

I was all set for a week of blogs on my favorite theme–why fossil fuels suck–when I learned that the Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted to shutter ALL of of Denver’s coal-burning power plants by 2017.   The move will cut … Continue reading →

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Addicted to coal

As Jon Stewart reminded us in a bitterly funny shtick a couple of months ago, every U.S. President since Nixon has bemoaned our addiction to oil and promised to wean the nation ASAP.  But what about our addiction to coal? … Continue reading →

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Where does my electricity come from?

Have you been lying in bed at night wondering where your electricity comes from?  Just in case, NPR developed this incredibly informative interactive map showing the location and energy source of all electricity in the United States. Some points of … Continue reading →

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