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SPUR Urban Center Event: OUR RENEWABLE FUTURE

San Francisco, June 2, 2016 Several of the country’s leading energy analysts and environmental organizations have formulated plans for transitioning to 100
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Renewables firm Good Energy to accept Bristol Pound - Blue & Green Tomorrow

Renewables firm Good Energy to accept Bristol Pound - Blue & Green Tomorrow | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Good Energy, which provides 100% renewable power, has become the world’s first energy company to accept a local currency – the Bristol Pound – for it
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Renewables menace traditional power model

Renewables menace traditional power model | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Lots of things are shaking up the traditional power model. A decade ago gas and coal power plants were very profitable. Retail companies, which distribute to industrial and household consumers, bought wholesale electricity at a price that always covered operating costs and increased during peak demand. Even fairly inefficient power plants could expect to have enough profitable operating hours per year to make it worthwhile sustaining operations.

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Renewables create 10 times more jobs than fossil fuels

Renewables create 10 times more jobs than fossil fuels | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Renewable energy creates up to ten times more jobs than similar sized fossil fuel ventures, a new study by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) shows.
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A High-Renewables Tomorrow, Today: Güssing, Austria

A High-Renewables Tomorrow, Today: Güssing, Austria | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A small town in Austria that had no significant industry or trade business is now thriving thanks to local renewable resources.
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Peak oil also means peak renewables

Peak oil also means peak renewables | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
By Eivind Berge. Original post here.
Mainstream experts on energy promote some incredible beliefs. Today I was reminded just how fantastical are their beliefs by a conversation on Twitter with oil analyst Thina Saltvedt.
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Renewables can create six-times more jobs than fracking industry - Click Green

Fracking industry claims about job creation in the UK are wildly over-optimistic and any jobs boom would be short-lived, according to a new research report.
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