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Fossil Fuels Activity for 4th Grade: Hands-On Diagram Lesson

Teaching fossil fuels can feel a little abstract for students. After all, we’re talking about things that formed millions of years ago. That’s where this diagram-based fossil fuels...

Ranked: The World’s Biggest Electricity Sources

Fossil fuels still generate 57% of global electricity, despite rapid renewable growth.

Fossil Fuels & The Maslow Hierarchy Of Needs

Once upon a time, renewables were nice to have but not essential. The war on Iran is changing that calculus. The post Fossil Fuels & The Maslow Hierarchy Of Needs appeared fir...

As upstate New York looks to nuclear power, NYC remains dependent on fossil fuels

New York City's energy sources are 90% dependent on fossil fuels. The downstate grid is roughly 90% dependent on fossil fuels and facing rising demand from increasing use of el...

Fossil Fuel FUD Is Targeting Your Children

A children's book in Sweden about fossil fuels has created controversy, with critics saying it is propaganda for the oil and gas industry. The post Fossil Fuel FUD Is Targeting You...

Coal Still Generates More Electricity Than Any Other Source

Coal remains the dominant force in global electricity, supplying nearly one-third of total generation despite the rapid rise of renewables.

We Need Another Hero: Fossil Fuels Versus Renewable Energy Production — Which Is the Alternative? (Part 1)

For decades, energy policy debates in the United States have largely centered on a familiar tension: economic growth versus environmental protection. Today, however, that framing i...

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz force us to reconsider the material benefits of fossil fuels

Energy "REALITY" tells us that we need refineries to convert crude oil into usable transportation fuels and products. The post Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz force us to reconsid...

Living Without Fossil Fuel Is Harder Than We Think

Caitlin Cassidy is a journalist in Sydney, Australia, home to two of the world’s most iconic buildings. The first is the Queen Victoria Building — known to city residents as the QV...

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Farmers for Action: Ireland needs less dependency on fossil fuels

The Farmers For Action (FFA) Steering Committee has said it is time for Ireland and the UK to ditch 75% of fossil fuels for biofuel. The group said such a move would prevent rogue...

Fossil Fuels Shine Light of Hope in Africa

By embracing their oil and gas reserves, African leaders are not destroying the planet; they are saving their people. 

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Study: Fossil fuel power generation has peaked in every OECD country

New analysis claims OECD member countries now generating far less electricity from oil, gas, and coal than at peak levels, with generation down 19 per cent since 2007

Coal, The Fuel We Ignore But Cannot Replace

If you think coal is a thing of the past… then you are missing the big picture, which is far more complex and far more relevant than most headlines suggest.

Renewables First, Not Fossils First: Policy Response to the Fossil Fuel Crisis

The attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran have created a global energy crisis, as oil and gas exports from the Gulf are restricted and global prices rise. The post Renewa...

Rights Need to Guide Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Click to expand Image Climate activists hold a rally to protest the use of fossil fuels...

OECD gives Greenpeace an “A” for energy policy; and Luxon an “F” 

Fossil fuels are more expensive, less reliable and worse for the climate than renewables. The post OECD gives Greenpeace an “A” for energy policy; and Luxon an “F”  appeared first...

UN climate chief: Fossil fuel crisis 'supercharging' global renewables boom

Simon Stiell highlights 'immense irony' that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel proponents are now ‘inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom’

Fossil Fuels Are Driving Cost Crisis For Households, Businesses and Nations. Clean Energy is The Cure 

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. War in the Middle East has exposed a brutal truth: fossil fuel dependency rips away countries’...

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock

Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major pollutersEverybody knows fossil fuels cause climate breakdown, but...

Fortescue Moves To Eliminate Fossil Fuels Across Pilbara Mining Operations

In the remote Pilbara region, one of the world’s most emissions-intensive mining hubs, Fortescue is pushing ahead with a full-scale replacement of fossil fuels. The company has unv...

Cities around the world call for accelerating the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy

As city leaders and national governments gather at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, one message is clear: tr...

How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh pathThe world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels confe...