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Fossil Fuels Still Supply 84 Percent Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

It is a primary source of data for numerous companies, government agencies, and non-government organizations. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27%), natural gas (24%), hydropower (6%), renewables (5%), and nuclear power (4%). This annual report is one of the most important sources of global energy data.

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Cancer Alley Activist Sharon Lavigne Among Goldman Environmental Prize Winners for 2021

DeSmogBlog

Kimiko Hirata, 50, fought coal plant construction in Japan following the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Lavigne got her start in the environmental movement after attending a school board meeting in 2015, where she met members of a local organization called H.E.L.P. Her parents organized in St.