Drilling for oil in the Arctic seemed to be a certainty in 2012, in 2015 it is far from it. Photo credit: Tatiana Pichugina via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen A year and […]
Opinion: Time is of the essence
Opinion: Drill, baby, drill
Does Obama contradicts himself on energy policies? Photo credit: Anita Ritenour via Flickr. By Rick Cooley That phrase was made famous by failed 2008 GOP Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The idea was […]
Opinion: Why has Bill Gates joined the Lomborg fan club?
Solar panels on Sumba Island in Eastern Indonesia. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank via Flickr. By Anders LorenzenSomething strange is going on. Why has a champion of eradicating poverty decided to champion […]
Opinion: The biggest climate movement the world has ever seen is underway in America
Photo credit: Climate Action Network International. By Anders Lorenzen Something quite remarkable happened in New York City last month, more precisely on the 21st September 2014 as an estimated 400,000 took to […]
Oil-rich Rockefeller pledges to divest from fossil fuels
Photo credit: Trillion Fund By Rebecca Cooke The latest fund to announce its divestment from fossil fuels is none other then the heir to the Rockefeller fortune, built on oil and coal. […]
Finland promises to cut emissions with 80% by 2050
A wind turbine next to the Finish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto. Photo credit: Green Blog By guest contributor Green Blog In June, the parliament in Finland passed a new climate change act […]
Opinion: If you needed more proof that a fossil fuel economy fuels conflict…
Iraqi security forces and volunteers who have joined forces to fight militants. Photo credit: Reuters / Stringer. By Anders Lorenzen In the last half a year we have seen further evidence […]
Turmoil in Iraq sees oil price jump to nine month high
Iraqi soldiers patrolling an oil refinery in Baiji, 180 kilometres north of Baghdad. Photo credit: Neurope. By Anders Lorenzen If more evidence of the security risks in a fossil fuel based global […]
EU Commission urges renewables uptake for economic boost
By guest contributor Rebecca Cooke The president of the EU Commission has written an open letter urging its member states’ governments to hasten their uptake of renewable technology ahead of the European […]
Offshore wind turbines: hurricane tamers?
By guest contributor Mauricio Torres We all have heard about how our economy depends on burning fossil fuels for the production of energy. This is wreaking havoc in the planet’s atmosphere, contributing […]
A greener life, a greener world 