Category: Blog entry
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Flywheel energy storage makes 100% wind and solar possible
We can meet all of our electricity needs with wind and solar. But what about when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining? Coal, nuclear and natural gas make up 88% of the U.S. electricity mix. There are several answers to the myth that intermittent energy sources like wind and solar can’t replace…
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We Won a Google Adwords Grant
Today Energy Justice won a Google Adwords grant! This provides us with an in-kind donation of advertising which we can use to increase our traffic and reach more people. Our ads will start showing up on the right hand side when you do searches in Google for any terms that we target (so long as…
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Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Pilot Project for Environmental Destruction
On Thursday, March 23rd, executive deputy secretary of the PA Department of Environmental Protection, John Hines, hit send on an unanticipated and regressive email memo ordering all Pennsylvania gas inspectors to stop issuing violations against drillers without prior approval from political appointee Michael Krancer. The dramatic policy change will effectively suppress “Notice of Violations” (NOV)…
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End the Climate Change Debate
Lately I have noticed a lot of false equivalence in the media. What’s crazier still is the way they are often touted as something to be proud of. As though the cliché phrase “there are two sides to every story” were a golden rule for newscasters to live by. I think that we need to…
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New Year, New Work
I hope you have been enjoying the break, holidays, winter weather and new year. New Year is probably my favorite holiday of the year, and it’s not just because of the parties. New Year is a time of serious reflection. A time to look back on the past year and consider what you did, and…
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Power Shift Recruitment 2011
Power Shift is happening April 1-4 in DC this year! Sign up to be a coordinator for your school or community and learn more below! Please visit: http://energyactioncoalition.org/powershift2011/organize Or don’t be shy and just shoot me an email at: ljubica@energyjustice.net Power Shift 2011 Lets talk about Power Shift 2011. Power Shift is the name of an annual youth summit…
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Mine. Yours. Ours.
That was the campaign tagline someone suggested in the “How to Keep Them Out” strategy session of the 2010 National People’s Oil and Gas Summit in Pittsbugh, PA (Nov. 19 and 20, 2010). I jotted it down because I thought it would be a fitting slogan to allude to a campaign to slow, stop, and antagonize the…
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People’s Gas and Oil Summit in Pittsburgh
For those of you who haven’t watched Gasland, I would strongly recommend checking it out. Besides the cool shots and excellent banjo accompaniments, the story at the heart of the film is extremely compelling and well told. There are honest and admirable protagonists in the movie, as well as shadowy corporations. The movie was created by Josh…
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First Newsletter
Newsletter Edition – Thursday, June 18th, 2010 Join Energy Justice Network at the US Social Forum 2010 in Detroit! ——————————————————– Workshop #1 Mapping for Justice: Open Source, Dirty Energy and Waste Facilities ——————————————————– http://organize.ussf2010.org/ws/mapping-justice-open-source-dirty-energ… Wed, 06/23/2010 – 10:00am – 12:00pm Woodward Academy Room 1449 Energy Justice Network is creating a space to share critical information…
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