By Nasser M.N. Alshemaimry, OceanBased Perpetual Energy Founder and President  If the 20th century is known as the “Century of Oil Wars,” then the 21st century is a powerful candidate for the “Century of Renewables” and “Natural Gas Wars” with serious distinction. With the increasing global pressure on the use of clean and sustainable alternative...Read More

America’s grid was built to support fossil fuels; power is generated at centralized locations and then travels long distances over transmission lines to power peoples’ homes and businesses, Justine Calma writes for TheVerge.com. Renewable energy generation, on the other hand, is distributed more widely.  There’s also the issue of intermittency:  the amount of energy coming...Read More

Several dozen schools have stopped investing at least partially in fossil fuels, but there is debate over how much the move slows the effects of climate change or affects the bottom line of companies like Chevron and Exxon Mobil.  Michael Melia reports for the Associated Press here.Read More