... the wind mills that capture this energy. There is also the cost for building the fossil fuel power plants…… The ... the coal plant to save on the cost of fuel. The decrease our use of fossil fuels, we only need to build more renewable energy power systems. ... to help fund renewable systems would be a good way to displace fossil fuel plants while at the same time producing the energy we ...

... we sometimes need some final treatment). Now it’s easier to see why biofuels cannot just pick up where fossil fuels leave off: We have to do all of the work ourselves. Much energy has to be expended in cultivation, logistics, ... (EROEI) on biofuels is so pitifully low. Not only that, we are heavily dependent on fossil fuels to make biofuels. Just recall that the next time someone starts talking ...

NASCAR, rooted in fossil fuels, turning over new, green leaf USA Today “Do our cars need to be more fuel efficient ? Absolutely,” says Red Bull Racing driver Brian Vickers, who buys renewable energy at home. … and more » Read the original: NASCAR, rooted in fossil fuels, turning over new, green leaf - USA Today

A new report by the National Research Council seeks to put a dollar amount on the “hidden” costs of energy produced by burning fossil fuels. These costs aren’t factored into the market prices of coal, oil, and gasoline, or the prices of electricity generated by fossil fuels, the report says. But someone eventually pays for them. (more…)

... fuels does a lot more than warm up the earth. The impact of airborne nitrogen released from the burning of fossil fuels and widespread use of fertilizers in agriculture is much greater than previously recognized, according to research results published in this week’s issue of the journal Science. It extends even to ...

... Service PDF report (via Robert Rapier), the US has more total fossil fuels resources proved reserves than any other nation. Russia ... a meaningful threat to a smooth transition into a post-fossil energy age. The really good news? The report essentially ... to exist in large new finds. In other words, the US is tops in fossil reserves without even trying. The really bad news? Obama is president, ...