Archive for the 'Fossil fuel' Category
SF Power Plant to Remain Open Through 2010
Posted on September 15, 2009 - Filed Under Fossil fuel | Leave a Comment
State regulators have decided a power plant on San Francisco’s waterfront will be shut down, but not until at least next year.
Regulators at the California Independent System Operator voted to keep the 40-year-old fossil fuel plant running through 2010.
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Green Energy Overtakes Fossil Fuel Investment, Says UN
Posted on June 7, 2009 - Filed Under Fossil fuel, Renewable Energy, environment | Leave a Comment
Green energy overtook fossil fuels in attracting investment for power generation for the first time last year, according to figures released by the United Nations.
Wind, solar and other clean technologies attracted $140bn (£85bn) compared with $110bn for gas and coal for electrical power generation, with more than a third of the green cash destined for [...]
Biofuels May Speed Up, Not Slow Global Warming Says Study
Posted on February 15, 2009 - Filed Under Biodiesel, Biofuel, Climate, Fossil fuel, Global Warming | Leave a Comment
The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of rainforests, scientists warned Saturday. Once heralded as the answer to oil, biofuels have become increasingly controversial because of their impact on food prices and the amount of energy it takes to produce them.
They could also be [...]
Cutting Fossil Fuel Subsidies Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Says UN Environment Report
Posted on August 30, 2008 - Filed Under Fossil fuel, Renewable Energy, environment | 1 Comment
Scrapping fossil fuel subsidies could play an important role in cutting greenhouse gases while giving a small but not insignificant boost to the global economy a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says.
The report challenges the widely held view that such subsidies assist the poor arguing that many of these price support systems [...]
Fossil Fuel
Posted on August 30, 2008 - Filed Under Fossil fuel, Renewable Energy, environment | Leave a Comment
In common dialogue, the term fossil fuel also includes hydrocarbon-containing natural resources that are not derived from animal or plant sources.
These are sometimes known instead as mineral fuels.
The utilization of fossil fuels has enabled large-scale industrial development and largely supplanted water-driven mills, as well as the combustion of wood or peat for heat.
Fossil fuel is [...]
