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Why Fossil Fuels Are Having Such A Hard Time Competing With Renewables
The 3 reasons fossil fuels have such a hard time competing are: It keeps getting harder to find and extract fossil fuels. Renewable technology lowers costs far faster than technology improves fossil fuel cost due to Wright’s law. People don’t like the negative effects of fossil fuels — namely, pollution … [continued]
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Two Energy Paths: China Locks In Renewables, U.S. Clings To Coal
China’s coal consumption dropped by about 2.6% in the first six months of 2025 while electricity demand rose roughly 5% compared with the same period in 2024. That means China added solar and wind capacity fast enough to cover new demand and then some. U.S. coal fired electricity jumped 14% … [continued]
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Letters to the Editor: July 12, 2025
Free Press readers sound off on the topics of the day including NIMBYism near Labatt Park, opioid deaths and a renters’ activist.
France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport
At €520 per ton of CO₂ avoided, France’s hydrogen expenditures audit, Final Observations: Support for the Development of Decarbonized Hydrogen (translation by computer), reveals a stark economic reality, that decarbonized hydrogen produced via electrolysis remains stubbornly uneconomic, relying heavily on layers of public subsidies. This cost of abatement significantly exceeds … [continued]
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Oil Prices & Refinery Margins Fell Slightly in 1st Quarter of 2025
During the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25), crude oil prices generally decreased while U.S. refinery margins initially increased before decreasing in the final month of the quarter. In this quarterly update, we review petroleum markets price developments in 1Q25, covering crude oil prices, refinery margins, biofuel compliance credit prices, and … [continued]
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