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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

Happy Earth Day 2021! I was fortunate to interview Jacobson for an Energy Boom story in 2010 about the real cost comparison between coal and wind power. External costs include everything from pre-mature deaths due to air pollution to the sky-rocketing insurance costs for properties vulnerable to sea level rise.

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28 Posts Commemorating the Seminal Efforts of Female Environmentalists

Green Market Oracle

She took over her post at the UNFCC in 2010 after the disappointing failure of COP15 in Copenhagen. The climate-induced environmental threats they face include sea-level rise and shifts in the ranges of important species of food bearing plants. Figueres tenure at the UNFCCC saw her achieve great things.