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

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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The lens of history

Envirotec Magazine

Battersea Power Station in 1938: High concentrations of smog were reported in its vicinity in December 1952, but aircraft observations indicated its chimneys were above the smog layer, so unlikely to be a significant contributor.6. Both areas had also been without any kind of pollution monitoring. Monitoring milestone.

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Zoom in on Net Zero - with clean tech author Ketan Joshi

Business Green

Science, climate and clean tech writer and analyst joins BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray to discuss his latest book Windfall, and Australia's ongoing political battles over climate action. Ketan Joshi is a leading energy, science and technology writer and analyst from Australia, who is now based in Norway.

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Oregon Regulator Rejects Some of Utility’s Attempts to Bill Customers for Lobbying and Advertising Costs

DeSmogBlog

Utilities can recover costs of routine communications with government officials, but not lobbying or political activities. Several Oregon cities and counties, such as Eugene , Milwaukie, and Multnomah County, are considering all-electric building codes or bans on new gas connections.

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The Chamber of Commerce’s latest amicus brief obstructs climate progress

EDF + Business

Yet the Chamber is currently working to eliminate one of the most effective climate and public health protections on the books in the United States. The Climate Authenticity Meter asks a simple question: does a company’s or industry group’s action support or obstruct progress on climate policy? greenhouse gas emissions.

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Britishvolt: A Green Business is NOT a Charity

Terra Infirma

Leaving aside renting a luxury mansion or buying top of the range 4k computer monitors, the Guardian reports that £3.2 This is a simple case of trying to flex the facts into a predetermined political position. Given the level of this boosterism, it’s a surprise that the cheque book wasn’t opened.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

DeSmogBlog

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.