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Debunking the Renewables “Disinformation Campaign”

SustainableSA.com Posted on December 17, 2013 by stlaneDecember 17, 2013

According to Fox Business reporter Shibani Joshi, renewables are successful in Germany and not in the U.S. because Germany has “got a lot more sun than we do.” Sure, California might get sun now and then, Joshi conceded during her … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, Doing Something, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Export Economy, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Enlightened economic interest – the argument for energy efficiency and renewables. Focus on outcomes not motives. Energy wisdom over Climate problems. Bidirectional value tariff

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 21, 2013 by stlaneNovember 21, 2013

What's in store for the future of energy? VERGE SF 2013 concluded with this 27 minute freewheeling discussion among sustainability heavyweights. The New York Times reporter Andy Revkin caught up with Amory Lovins, chairman of the Rocky Mountain Institute and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, New Tech, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities | Leave a reply

San Antonio: Ground Zero for Renewable Energy in an ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Market – Yahoo Finance

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 5, 2013 by stlaneNovember 5, 2013

In Texas' 21st century energy economy, San Antonio has it all. It enjoys abundant renewable resources, enabling CPS Energy to include solar-generated electricity in its generating portfolio. San Antonio also is the largest city in South Texas, home of the … Continue reading →

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MIT Now Knows How to Get Clean Water out of a Gas Well | The Daily Fusion

SustainableSA.com Posted on November 1, 2013 by stlaneNovember 1, 2013

The transition from coal to natural gas is expected to significantly decrease carbon emissions. However, gas production poses its own environmental concerns. One of those is the problem of so-called “produced water”—large volumes of underground water with a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Tech, Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

New Financing Structures For Clean Energy Can Help Bring Down Solar Soft Costs

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 20, 2013 by stlaneMarch 24, 2014

Hardware costs for solar have substantially dropped over the past years. Solar module prices have decreased by 70% from 2010 to 2012. The attention is now directed towards soft costs and financing. An NREL study published in September 2013 analyzed … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Commercial Building, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Job Creation, Microgrids, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Residential Building, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Uncategorized, Utilities | Leave a reply

After Public Concern, CPS Promises To Scale Back Bonus Pay, Rate Hike – News and Politics – San Antonio Current

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 9, 2013 by stlaneOctober 18, 2013

After taking heat for trying to increase customer rates while top-level executives receive sizable bonus checks, CPS Energy is doubling up on efforts to save face. During a presentation before City Council last Thursday, CPS CEO Doyle Beneby said the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Lone Star Green: Policing Eagle Ford – News and Politics – San Antonio Current

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 9, 2013 by stlaneOctober 18, 2013

Hector Zertuche’s first environmental crime occurred around 2009 when he discovered a truckload of oilfield drilling muds dumped on the banks of the Nueces River outside Sandia, Tex. “We matched the tracks to a nearby resident,” the Jim Wells County … Continue reading →

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Blog | Mission Verde Alliance

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 8, 2013 by stlaneOctober 18, 2013

A Regional Forum on Our Future October 15, 2013 . 10am – 2pm . The Historic Pearl Stable Program 11:30am – 1:30pm, Exhibits 10:00am – 2:00pm This critically important, first of its kind, forum goes well beyond education and outreach. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Carbon, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Events, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Utilities, Water | Leave a reply

Internal EPA report highlights disputes over fracking and well water – latimes.com

SustainableSA.com Posted on August 6, 2013 by stlaneAugust 6, 2013

WASHINGTON — One year ago, the Environmental Protection Agency finished testing drinking water in Dimock, Pa., after years of complaints by residents who suspected that nearby natural gas production had fouled their wells. The EPA said that for nearly all … Continue reading →

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A Republican Case for Climate Action – NYTimes.com

SustainableSA.com Posted on August 2, 2013 by stlaneAugust 2, 2013

EACH of us took turns over the past 43 years running the Environmental Protection Agency. We served Republican presidents, but we have a message that transcends political affiliation: the United States must move now on substantive steps to curb climate … Continue reading →

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Electric Vehicle Guide | SIERRA CLUB

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 18, 2013 by stlaneJune 18, 2013

Use the Sierra Club's guide to plug-in electric vehicles to check out individual cars, calculate how much CO2 and money in fueling you'll save, learn what EV driver incentives exist in your area, and find out where to buy an … Continue reading →

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Close Unfair Loopholes For Fracking Pollution – Earthjustice

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 18, 2013 by stlaneJune 18, 2013

Drillers Need To Clean Up Their ActIt's hard to go a day without hearing something in the news about the consequences of the oil and gas drilling rush across the United States. The rush is due in part to the … Continue reading →

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Can GE Make Fracking Safer?

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 10, 2013 by stlaneJune 10, 2013

In three years, General Electric Co. has gone from only dabbling in oil and gas to investing a whopping $15 billion in the sector, with an eye for diversity and new technology—not drilling and producing. The bottom line is that … Continue reading →

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Tell Lawmakers: Level the Playing Field for Renewable Energy Investing

SustainableSA.com Posted on June 8, 2013 by stlaneJune 8, 2013

Good news for bi-partisan clean-energy solutions!Right now, a pair of bills — one in the House, and one in the Senate — may be on their way toward correcting a bias written into the tax code that favors fossil-fuel investing … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Something, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Total Cost of Energy | Leave a reply

EPA Lets Energy Firms Pollute America’s Underground Water Supply | InsideClimate News

SustainableSA.com Posted on May 29, 2013 by stlaneMay 29, 2013

A primary concern about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is that a leak would contaminate the Ogallala aquifer, one of the nation's most important sources of drinking and irrigation water. InsideClimate News is republishing this investigative story from ProPublica … Continue reading →

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U.S. Energy Insecurity: Why Fracking for Oil and Natural Gas Is a False Solution | Food & Water Watch

SustainableSA.com Posted on May 21, 2013 by stlaneMay 21, 2013

Promoters of modern drilling and fracking celebrate the industry’s newfound ability to extract oil and natural gas from shale and other tight rock formations, calling it an energy “revolution,” a “paradigm-shifter,” a “rebirth” and a “game changer.” One recent report … Continue reading →

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Newly Released Tim DeChristopher Finds a Movement Transformed by His Courage

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 27, 2013 by stlaneApril 27, 2013

After 21 months in federal custody, climate activist Tim DeChristopher approached the pulpit at his church in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a free man. The First Unitarian congregation rose in uproarious applause, tears streaming down more than a few … Continue reading →

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More Than One Million Comments Urge Obama Administration to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

SustainableSA.com Posted on April 27, 2013 by stlaneApril 27, 2013

Opponents of Keystone XL have submitted more than one million comments urging President Obama, Secretary Kerry and the State Department to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, following the publication of the latest deficient environmental review. There is a … Continue reading →

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The Price of Carbon | Climate Reality

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 20, 2013 by stlaneApril 15, 2013

Carbon pollution is not only disrupting our lives, it’s hitting our wallets. Comedian and musician Reggie Watts shows how, laying out the billion-dollar connection between fossil-fuel energy and dirty weather events like Superstorm Sandy caused by carbon pollution. We’ve all … Continue reading →

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