Five Energy Stories Worth Reading Today (1/26/12)

Posted By Lowell F. on January 26th, 2012

Here are five recommended reads for today (1/26/12)

  1. According to Renewable Energy World, “With a little help from the government, geothermal energy has the potential to take a much larger share of the renewable energy market in the U.S. in the near future.”
  2. A Media Matters analysis finds that: “as a whole, news coverage of the Keystone XL pipeline between August 1 and December 31 favored pipeline proponents. Although the project would create few long-term employment opportunities, the pipeline was primarily portrayed as a jobs issue. Pro-pipeline voices were quoted more frequently than those opposed, and dubious industry estimates of job creation were uncritically repeated 5 times more often than they were questioned. Meanwhile, concerns about the State Department’s review process and potential environmental consequences were often overlooked, particularly by television outlets.”
  3. DeSmogBlog reports, “On January 16, the Los Angeles Times revealed that anti-science bills have been popping up over the past several years in statehouses across the U.S., mandating the teaching of climate change denial or “skepticism” as a credible “theoretical alternative” to human caused climate change came.”
  4. The Center for American Progress has a detailed analysis of President Obama’s “clean energy plan for an America built to last.”
  5. The Charlotte Observer reports, “Elevated levels of metals have been found in groundwater near ash basins at all 14 N.C. coal-fired power plants, state regulators say after intensified monitoring.
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