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Could these tiny beads be the solution to stopping CO2 emissions?

Could these tiny beads be the solution to stopping CO2 emissions? CCS or carbon capture and storage is a climate change solution that works to safely remove CO2 from power plants and industrial processes before it reaches the atmosphere. One method that groups like the Global CCS Institute have been promoting for carbon capture relies … Continue reading Could these tiny beads be the solution to stopping CO2 emissions?

Energy Bombshell: #CO2 Emissions Stabilized in 2014

Energy Bombshell: CO2 Emissions Stabilized in 2014 Solar, wind and other renewables are making such a big difference in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide that global emissions from the energy sector flatlined during a time of economic growth for the first time in 40 years. The International Energy Agency announced Friday that energy-related CO2 emissions last … Continue reading Energy Bombshell: #CO2 Emissions Stabilized in 2014

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Threatens To Turn The Lights Out On America

LAURA SHEEHAN   |   MARCH 3, 2015 The Washington Post profiled Sharon Garcia, a single mom from Pueblo, Colorado, last year who suffers from a state policy that shuttered coal plants in favor of costlier, less reliable fuel sources. Ms. Garcia and her family—emblematic of so many other U.S. families—are forced to live in darkness at … Continue reading EPA’s Clean Power Plan Threatens To Turn The Lights Out On America

What California’s cap-and-trade success means for the low-carbon economy

Barbara Grady Tuesday, March 3, 2015 – 3:05am Despite warnings that adding transportation fuels to California’s cap and trade system would wreak havoc on the market and hurt the state’s economy, the first auction to include emissions from cars, trucks, ships and the like officially sold out last week. Read the full article at GreenBiz.