It's a question of degree. At it's most simple, we have two potential sources of energy: one ready available, but finite and damaging, the other requiring development, but clean and sustainable. In a… (View Post)

Excellent news. Anything that helps to keep it in the ground gets my vote. The underlying cause of the energy crisis has been insufficient urgency in the development of renewables, and anything that … (View Post)

Obviously everyone's experiences will differ, but what I'm seeing corresponds more closely with Nick's assessment than yours. We were at the theatre last night, along with the usual crowd of oldies a… (View Post)

The weasel word is "offshore". Most northern European countries have a higher share of renewables in their power mix than we do because their governments didn't insist that wind turbines be… (View Post)

The point is that there should be times, when the wind is blowing strongly, when we are using virtually no fossil fuels at all for power generation. That time isn't here yet. Instead, we are still us… (View Post)