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Renewable Energy On The Up?


Much has been written on TalkClimateChange of the challenges associated with the mass adoption of renewable energy.
Yet investors are apparently keen to throw money at renewable projects, despite lingering uncertainty over the plans of many governments to implement carbon credits as a means of incentivising such projects.
Keith Johnson wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal:
Spain’s […]

Wind Power - Made in China. Where is My Green Economy?


 
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh go the wind turbines that are popping up slowly across the world’s wind corridors.
With demand growing, new production facilities are being created, with all the green jobs that environmental lobbyists promised. The transition into the new green economy has began with the promise that we will all be stronger for it, especially […]

Climate Change, The Ultimate "Not in My Back Yard"


This post hopes to demonstrate that environmentalism and common sense are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
People want cheap air travel, yet they don’t want additional runways. People want cars, but they don’t want traffic jams. They also want mobile phones without antenna masts, fast food without calories and a whole host of other benefits […]