SchwartzReport: Solar Creates More Jobs than Oil & Gas Extraction — Solar Jobs Up 80% in Four Years

03 Economy, 05 Energy, 07 Health, 11 Society
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

As predicted the shift to non-carbon energy is creating wealth as well as wellness, and it is gaining momentum. This development makes excellent news.  Carbon energy will do everything it can to continue to control the production of energy but that industry is on the wrong side of history.

The Solar Industry Created More Jobs In 2014 Than Oil And Gas Extraction

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SchwartzReport: 90 Companies = 2/3rd Emissions

03 Environmental Degradation, 05 Energy, 07 Health
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

This is perhaps the most extraordinary and preposterous story I have ever published, or that has been published in years. The fate of humanity and the Earth hangs largely on the activities of 90 companies. Think about that. Then ask yourself how is it that we lack the political well to do anything truly meaningful about this. Please also pass this on. It is important that as many people as possible know this.

Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions

Chevron, Exxon and BP among companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age, figures show. The analysis, which has been published in the journal Climatic Change.

JZ Liszkiewicz: Arizona Algae Oil for Energy?

05 Energy
JZ Liszkiewicz
JZ Liszkiewicz

Hyped but part of a good mosaic.

Algae Oil Poised For World Domination, Eventually

Don’t be surprised if you wake up one day to find that the petroleum economy has been nudged aside by a startling diversity of alternative fuels topped by algae oil. The geopolitical implications alone are staggering given that various forms of algae can be cultivated practically anywhere in the world, but for now let’s focus on a partnership between the Israeli company TransBiodiesel and an American company called Heliae, which is based in our favorite algae biofuel state of the future, Arizona.

SchwartzReport: 39% Wind Power in 2014 – Denmark Sets World Record

05 Energy
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

There is increasing good news about non-carbon energy. This transition must be thought of in planetary terms, because one country's advances impact the world total.  As this report describes Scandinavia There is also much going on in the U.K. and Germany. The Chinese embracement of alternatives particularly will have a planetary impact. It is not clear what the U.S. will do, except to note that the Republican Congress has committed itself to the continuation of carbon.

Denmark Sets World Record For Wind Power Production

Yoda: Tom Steyer to Go After Fracking?

05 Energy, Ethics
Got Crowd? BE the Force!
Got Crowd? BE the Force!

Convergence, have we.

Tom Steyer Rejoices over Brown’s Speech

Steyer called Brown’s three stated goals for reducing carbon pollution by 2015 “exemplary.” Those goals included raising the amount of electricity gleaned from renewable sources from one-third to one-half, reducing the present usage of petroleum by vehicles by 50%, and making buildings double their energy-efficiency while also reducing the pollution from heating fuels.

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SchwartzReport: : 2015 War Against Solar Panels

05 Energy
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

This is so blatant it sounds like something in a novel. But it's real. This is what we face. This is evil. Make a point of learning about the companies owned by the Kochs (see SR archives) and do no business with them, and never ever shop in a Walmart.

Kochs and Walmart Clan Wage Dirty War to Stop You From Putting Solar Panels on Your Home

Solar panels are popping up everywhere, and it's upsetting to corporate power system.