Tag: fossil fuel
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Net Zero Colorado Container Home Overlooks Spectacular Mountain Views
This Nederland, Colorado container home, designed by Studio H:T, performs at net-zero energy consumption by utilizing passive strategies of insulation and orientation, active solar photovoltaic and thermal systems, and the harvesting of on-site renewable fuel (timber is selectively and sustainably cleared to burn in the high-efficiency wood stove). A center space between two shipping containers,…
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New Report Reveals Additional Fossil Fuel Subsidies Equaling $4 Billion Each Year
Though eliminated for most U.S. industries more than a quarter century ago, special rules protected eligibility for fossil fuels, and have allowed a growing range of oil and gas activities to escape corporate income taxes entirely …
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Keystone XL Export Pipeline: Bad for Americans, Bad for the Economy
The core talking points for the supporters of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline center around U.S. domestic energy security and economic growth. However …
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New Website Challenges Industry Spin on Fracking
Food & Water Europe takes issue with industry’s denial of strong links between shale gas extraction and water contamination in the U.S. In addition …