As Shale Gas Booms, Effects and Sustainability Remain Unclear

Many question remain about impacts of shale gas mining on local economies and the environment
Posted On 27 Apr 2015
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Major changes are in store for electricity industry

As the battle to phase out fossil fuels heats up, finding economically viable ways to store surplus electric power is becoming vital.
Posted On 26 Apr 2015
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Canada as an Energy Superpower- A Concept Revisited

Canada has the potential to become leader in responsible energy development on the world stage - a new tyoe of energy superpower
Posted On 21 Apr 2015
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U.S. Energy Grid Needs a $15 Billion Overhaul

The lack of timely investments in refurbishing, replacing, and modernizing energy infrastructure has rendered the U.S. energy system old, obsolete and vulnerable.
Posted On 21 Apr 2015
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Renewed call for the removal of fossil-fuel subsidies

GENEVA, April 17, 2015—A coalition of governments are calling for the phase-out of subsidies to fossil fuels in the lead-up to a major climate conference in Paris. A group of eight countries known as the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform released a Communiqué encouraging...
Posted On 20 Apr 2015
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Closing the $70 Billion Climate Finance Gap – End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

“Fossil fuel subsidies send out a terrible signal: burn more carbon.” World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.
Posted On 13 Apr 2015
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The changing face of electricity generation – jobs in the coal industry plummet

Transition to clean coal technology to reduce coal plants’ negative environmental impacts, may be only salvation for coal dependent regions
Posted On 12 Apr 2015
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China ramps up the rhetoric on climate change – country’s harvests and infrastructure at risk

China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases − largely due to its reliance on coal for power generation.
Posted On 31 Mar 2015
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