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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: August 24, 2015, 9:30 pm
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       [quote author=MKing link=topic=4539.msg83627#msg83627
       date=1440389373]
       I don't even have a vehicle that can properly take advantage of
       this consumer windfall anymore. I am so prepped for expensive
       fuels that if they went to $50/gallon it wouldn't bother my
       basic transport needs at all. Pathetic. I need a monster truck
       to properly appreciate this winter's prices.
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       Agelbert NOTE: When MKing gets his new wheels/vehicle, he will
       decorate it to ensure we-the-people get all the "benefits" from
       all that "cheap" fuel he is burning willy nilly.
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: August 25, 2015, 3:15 pm
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       PANIC selling at the CLOSE!  :o           [img width=25
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: August 25, 2015, 5:54 pm
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       [quote author=Surly1 link=topic=559.msg83776#msg83776
       date=1440534420]
       Yup. DJIA and S&P down a point and change.
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       Woof.
       Imagine how bad it would be if fundamentals had anything to do
       with it.[/quote]
       I hear ya. Expect the fed to try to engineer the following:
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       We can always hope that the reality based folks prevail.
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: August 27, 2015, 1:59 pm
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: August 29, 2015, 4:02 pm
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       [quote author=MKing link=topic=5451.msg84062#msg84062
       date=1440818041]
       [quote author=agelbert link=topic=5451.msg84059#msg84059
       date=1440815388]
       [quote author=MKing link=topic=5451.msg84012#msg84012
       date=1440766734]
       [quote author=agelbert link=topic=5451.msg84001#msg84001
       date=1440735002]
       Excuse my crude attempt at Thom Hartmann style humor. And I
       don't care what that agelbert Renewable Energy Crazy says  about
       you, anybody that drives a Volt has a lot going for them!
       :icon_sunny:
       [/quote]
       I don't drive a Volt anymore Anthony. Wrote up an entire review
       of the new EV in the technological section. You feeling alright?
       [/quote]
       Sorry, I don't read much of your stuff unless you are addressing
       me. I missed it. [/quote]
       You make up so much and then just assign it to me I just figured
       you were doing the usual deliberate misrepresentation.
       But if you are listening because I am addressing you, I
       recommend you give up your gas guzzling ways and join those of
       us fighting the good fight!
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       [quote author=agelbert]
       And I haven't felt alright since 2007.  8)
       [/quote]
       For me it was 1981. January 20. That was the day I learned about
       American power, and the perception of it based on nothing more
       than who wields it, and why that matters and why those without
       steel in their spines are always the wrong people.
       [/quote]
       [move]I prefer to keep listening to Obi Wan, thank you very
       much.[/move]
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       Agelbert prepares his photon torpedo gift for delivery to the
       fossil fuel government death star. NOTE: My X-Wing is powered by
       rocket fuel made from Supercritical (pressurized) CO2 split by a
       secret process to surround magnesium atoms (as a solvent) - no
       gas guzzling involved  ;D - Along with some oxygen the process
       produces, it Makes Great Rocket fuel as long as you have plenty
       of CO2 available to harvest!  I make it on Mars, just like NASA
       plans to do.
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       And as to your claim that I misrepresent you, uh, I think said
       claim is rather consistent with my observation that you are a
       student of Karl Rove strategy...
       Karl Rove strategy #3: Accuse your opponent of your weakness
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: September 4, 2015, 6:43 pm
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       [center]This image from 350.org mocks Industry Minister Ian
       Macfarlane’s comments about the news. Photo credit:
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       [center]3 Huge Signs the Divest From Fossil Fuels Campaign Is
       Winning[/center]
       Cole Mellino | September 4, 2015 11:39 am
       The campaign around the world to divest from fossil fuels has
       really heated up this year. Students at Swarthmore, Yale,
       Harvard and University of Washington among many others demanded
       their institutions put their money where their mouth is and stop
       investing “in an industry that is actively destabilizing the
       future that our education is meant to prepare us for,” as one
       student at Swarthmore put it.
       Not all of the campaigns so far this year have been successful,
       but to date, 397 institutions have at least partially
       divested—including foundations, faith groups, pension funds,
       governmental organizations, universities, nonprofits and
       for-profits. One notable case came from the Norwegian
       Parliament, which took the unprecedented step of mandating that
       its sovereign wealth fund (the richest in the world) divest from
       coal burning and coal producing companies. And, in the past few
       weeks, there have been some more major divestment victories:
       1. California Assembly votes to divest pension funds from coal
       California lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that requires
       the state’s two largest pension plans—California Public
       Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and California State
       Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)—to divest their holdings
       from thermal coal.
       [quote]“Coal is the fuel of the past and it’s no longer a wise
       investment for our pensioners,” said assemblyman Rob Bonta, who
       presented the bill before the assembly. “I’m pleased that my
       colleagues agree: it’s time to move on from this dirty energy
       source.”[/quote]
       The measure to divest CalPERS and CalSTRS—the largest public
       pension funds in the U.S.—is part of a legislative push in
       California to address climate change. “What a signal of hope
       amid California’s relentless drought and the planet’s hottest
       summer,” said Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org. “That
       California—Earth’s eighth biggest economy—will begin to pull its
       money out of fossil fuel stocks is a sign about what
       technologies are the future, and which are the dirty past.”
       2. Environmental leaders launch “Divest for Paris” At the Paris
       Divestment Conference on Tuesday, environmental leaders launched
       Divest for Paris, which challenges “institutions, individuals
       and governments to show climate leadership and align their
       investments with their values by divesting from fossil fuels
       ahead of the COP21 Climate Summit in Paris.”
       The event was co-hosted by 350.org and the European Green Party.
       “If you say you want action in Paris, then you have a
       responsibility to divest from fossil fuels,”said 350.org
       Executive Director May Boeve. “By shifting resources from the
       dirty energy of the past to the 100 percent renewable energy of
       the future, institutions can model the type of action we need
       from countries at COP21. With our climate in crisis, divestment
       is a moral necessity.”
       Emphasizing the power of divestment as not just a moral
       necessity, but a democratic one, Nicolas Haeringer, 350.org
       divestment organizer in France said: “French institutions, such
       as the Caisse des Dépôts—France’s most important public
       investor—should set the example and listen to local authorities.
       Divesting from fossil fuel helps address the climate crisis,
       [i]but is also a democratic necessity: [/I] if investments have
       an impact on our future, then investors should listen to the
       demands of citizens and their representatives.”
       3.  The world’s largest coal port voted to divest from all
       fossil fuels. The city of Newcastle, Australia, which has the
       most coal going through its port every day, voted last week to
       divest its $270 million investment portfolio from fossil fuels,
       including coal. “The importance of this decision cannot be
       glossed over,” says 350.org. “It is outstanding leadership for a
       city that is neck-deep in fossil fuels to make the call that
       it’s time to get out of them. Obviously this divestment decision
       won’t stop the coal port from continuing on at this point, but
       it sets the direction for the city going forward.” Prime
       Minister Tony Abbott came out against the decision as have other
       Australian politicians.
       Newcastle city councillor Declan Clausen explained the city’s
       aspirations moving forward: [quote]There are an increasing group
       of start-ups in Newcastle that are looking at a clean-tech
       future, we are embracing those opportunities. The coal downturn
       has particularly affected the Hunter Valley. Clean techs are
       going to be a significant employer moving forward. Council is
       being on the front foot about that.[/quote]
       In response to the Newcastle vote, McKibben said, “We’re
       suddenly and decisively, in a one-way transition to a renewable
       future and the only question—perhaps the most important question
       humans have ever faced—is whether we can make that transition
       fast enough to save the planet.”
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: September 18, 2015, 6:48 pm
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       [center]Fossil Fuel Industry Bankruptcy is the writing on the
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       The way these corporate fossil fuelers in the integrated
       (upstream PLUS downstream) big oil price gouging predatory fu
       cks operate is to do absolutely everything they can to make sure
       the downstream prices are "inelastic" (code speech for: make up
       every excuse in the book for not lowering them) on the way down,
       while ensuring they have a hair trigger on the way up.  ;)
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       That said, they only have so much storage available (tanks,
       tankers sitting at ports, etc.). So they do try to not produce
       too much above what they can store to gouge consumers for
       tomorrow. THAT is what fossil fuelers perceive INCORRECTLY as
       the proper "supply and demand" calculus.
       The fact is that demand destruction is going on because
       Renewable Energy technology, increased efficiency and more well
       insulated and carbon neutral building retrofits are TAKING A
       BIGGER AND BIGGER BITE OF THE downstream profit enchilada.
       This dynamic may not save the biosphere (because it is too slow)
       but, because the fossil fuel industry business model operates
       mostly on volume sales (Profit margins are tiny on volume sales
       - without the artificial subsidy government babying and with the
       increased Renewable energy competition, bankruptcy is a high
       possibility.
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       to make a
       profit, a steadily decreasing amount of market share can, and
       will, drive them out of business. Fossil fuelers will never
       accept that as an economic fact of life.
       Tough luck, fossil fuelers.
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: September 29, 2015, 5:42 pm
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       09/28/2015 03:39 PM
       [center]Fossil Fuel Divestment Reaches $2.6 Trillion
       ;D[/center]
       SustainableBusiness.com News
       Who thought the movement to divest from fossil fuels could have
       any real impact?
       But it is - $2.6 trillion has been pledged to be pulled from
       portfolios since the movement began just three years ago!
       436 institutions and 2040 individuals from 43 countries have
       pledged to divest, according to Arabella Advisors' analysis.
       Pledges come from pension funds, health, education,
       philanthropy, faith, entertainment, climate justice and
       municipalities.
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       Once viewed as a strong, stable investment, the tides are
       turning. Not only are fossil fuel investments viewed as fueling
       climate change, but the stocks are starting to be seen for what
       they are - long-term losers. There's a long way to go of course,
       with a total of $74 trillion invested worldwide.
       On the other hand, fossil-fuel-free portfolios are doing just
       fine, and much of the money pulled is being invested in clean
       energy.  Green mutual funds, for example, outperformed
       conventional funds by over 14% from 2012-2014, according to
       researchers at University of Edinburgh Business School.
       "Our research shows these environmentally-friendly investments -
       which were once the preserve of ethical stockholders - are now
       delivering better returns than their peers, and attracting
       interest from a much wider community of investors," says
       research lead Gbenga Ibikunle.
       Read our article, Fossil-Free Portfolios Outperform Those With
       Coal, Gas, Oil.
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       Proof that DIVESTMENT from Fossil Fuel Industry Stocks is a
       sound financial decision
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       350.org started the divestment campaign:Divestment Campaign
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       California Legislation Forces Divestment [/center]
       This summer, California passed legislation that requires the
       state's two biggest pension funds to divest from coal.
       SB 185 - "Investing with Values and Responsibility" - mandates
       divestment be completed within 18 months for the California
       Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and California
       State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS).
       "Coal is the fuel of the past and it's no longer a wise
       investment for our pensioners," says Assemblyman Rob Bonta, who
       introduced the bill.  [quote]"California's utilities are phasing
       out coal, and it's time our pension funds did the same,"
       [/quote]says Kevin de León, Senate President.
       Where California goes, other states follow, and New York and
       Massachusetts are among six states that have similar bills in
       motion.
       Indeed, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Trust fund
       lost $500 million - 28% of its value - during the past year
       because of fossil fuel investments, according to Trillium Group.
       
       Other notable commitments to divest include University of
       California system, Stanford University, University of Oxford,
       Norway's Pension Fund, British and Canadian Medical
       Associations, World Council of Churches, US Episcopal Church and
       Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Some are divesting from all fossil
       fuel companies, others are starting with coal and/or tar sands
       companies.
       In fact, for the first time financial analysts concur that
       fossil fuel investments have become a significant risk to
       portfolios: HSBC, Citigroup, Mercer, Bank of England and the
       International Energy Agency have all come out with reports to
       this effect.
       Finally, Green Investing Taking Hold?
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       It's been about 20 years since green mutual funds, ETFs and
       portfolio advisors sprang up in an attempt to move peoples'
       portfolios to support the green economy.
       Some of the largest companies started green investment units,
       but that's always been a tiny fraction of their operations. Over
       the summer, however, Goldman Sachs appointed a partner and
       managing director as its global head of environmental, social
       and governance (ESG) investing, and acquired Imprint Capital, a
       specialist firm in the field. Morgan Stanley and Bank of
       America/Merrill Lynch are following suit.
       Morningstar recently announced it would begin displaying ESG
       scores for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
       Check out  Fossil Free Funds
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       where you can see fossil fuel
       holdings in the 1500 most widely-held mutual funds. A ranking
       system identifies funds without fossil fuels.
       Read Arabella Advisors' report, Measuring the Growth of the
       Global Fossil Fuel Divestment and Clean Energy Investment
       Movement.
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       Learn more about divesting and the movement:
       
       Website: www.divestinvest.org
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: October 7, 2015, 7:45 pm
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       Bloomberg Analysis: It Has Never Made Less Sense to Build Fossil
       Fuel Power Plants
       Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams | October 7, 2015 10:06 am
       Wind and solar power are “much more competitive” against dirty
       energy sources than they were even just a few years ago,
       according to a detailed global analysis published this week.
       In fact, according to the findings from the research company
       Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), wind power is now the
       cheapest electricity to produce in both Germany and the UK, even
       without government subsidies.  ;D Though Denmark passed the same
       milestone last year, this is the first time that threshold has
       been crossed by a G7 economy.
       The analysis took into account not just the cost of generating a
       megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity, but also the upfront capital
       and development expenses, the cost of equity and debt finance
       and operating and maintenance fees.
       In the U.S., coal and gas are still cheaper, at $65 per MWh,
       compared to onshore wind at $80 and solar at $107.
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       Still, given documented trends, “it’s impossible to brush aside
       renewables in the U.S. in the same way it might have been just a
       few years ago,” writes Bloomberg‘s Tom Randall.
       “Renewables are really becoming cost-competitive and they’re
       competing more directly with fossil fuels,” BNEF analyst Luke
       Mills told Bloomberg. “We’re seeing the utilization rate of
       fossil fuels wear away.”
       Indeed, while the future for renewables looks bright, the
       outlook for coal and other dirty energy sources is decidedly
       more dismal—and bound to become even more so.  ;D
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       “It’s a self-reinforcing cycle,” writes Randall. “As more
       renewables are installed, coal and natural gas plants are used
       less. As coal and gas are used less, the cost of using them to
       generate electricity goes up. As the cost of coal and gas power
       rises, more renewables will be installed.”
       Already there is evidence of this shift taking place. Citigroup
       on Monday announced a new policy to cut its lending to the
       global coal mining industry—a development hailed by
       environmental groups as an acknowledgement that “the scale of
       the challenge posed by climate change calls for the financial
       sector to transition away from financing high-carbon energy
       sources in addition to scaling up financing for low-carbon
       energy.”
       “With Bank of America, Crédit Agricole and now Citigroup
       withdrawing support for coal mining, this announcement shows
       major momentum away from financing coal by the banking sector,”
       said Lindsey Allen, executive director of the Rainforest Action
       Network, which campaigns for banks to cut ties with the coal
       industry. “But reducing credit exposure is only a partial step
       forward. We urge Citigroup and Wall Street laggards such as
       Morgan Stanley to cut all financing ties to both coal mining and
       coal-fired power.”
       To that end, Rainforest Action Network and allied groups are
       planning a day of action this Friday targeting Morgan Stanley,
       which conducted half a billion dollars worth of coal deals in
       2014, financed $1.2 billion for the largest coal fired power
       plant operators in the world last year and continues to finance
       mountaintop removal coal mining.
       Dropping dirty fuels is just good business, said Michael Brune,
       executive director of the Sierra Club, in a statement to the
       Washington Post on Tuesday.
       “Clean energy solutions like wind and solar are getting more
       affordable and more accessible by the day, meaning they are
       increasingly the smartest long-term financial investments for
       utilities and other electricity producers across America,” he
       said, responding to the BNEF report. “The transition to a clean
       energy economy is going full speed ahead and pushing dangerous,
       dirty fossil fuels to the back of the line.”
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       Re: Fossil Fuel Profits Getting Eaten Alive by Renewable Energy!
       By: AGelbert Date: October 20, 2015, 5:18 pm
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       Oslo Becomes First Capital City in the World to Divest From
       Fossil Fuels  ;D[/center]
       Tierney Smith, TckTckTck | October 19, 2015 3:39 pm
       The City of Oslo has, today, become the first capital city in
       the world to ban investments in fossil fuels, as it announced it
       will divest its $9 billion pension fund from coal, oil and gas
       companies.
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       Today’s announcement follows a previous pledge in March to ban
       investment in coal.
       Lan Marie Nguyen Berg, of the Green Party in Oslo said:
       We are very happy to announce that Oslo will take responsibility
       for the climate, both through our own policies and our
       investments. The time for climate action is now, and the new
       city government will address climate change both locally and
       globally. The reduction in pollution will make the city even
       better to live in, and ensure that we take our global
       responsibility.
       In June this year, the Norwegian Parliament also announced the
       country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund—worth $900 billion—would sell
       off over $8 billion in coal investments.
       Oslo’s “brave decision” just weeks away from the UN climate
       talks in Paris has been welcomed by but national and
       international environmental groups.
       Arild Hermstad of Norwegian environmental NGO Future in Our
       Hands said:
       There’s a strong symbolism when the capital city of our oil
       producing nation says ‘no’ to investing in fossil fuels. It
       shows that fossil fuels are history, and that shifting away from
       them, and to renewables, is the future. We expect and we
       encourage other oil producing countries to follow suit.
       350.org Europe Team Leader Nicolò Wojewoda said:
       Oslo sets an example for cities around the world and shows
       investors like the Norwegian pension fund that if you have
       committed to divest from coal, it’s time to take the jump to
       divest from all fossil fuels now. If you want to see climate
       action, you can’t continue investing in the coal, oil and gas
       companies that are ruining our climate.
       Oslo joins a growing movement of 45 cities around the world that
       have committed to ban investments in coal, oil and gas
       companies.
       Last month, a study showed that to date more than 400
       institutions and 2,000 individuals from across 43 countries, and
       managing more than $2.6 trillion have pledged to ditch their
       holdings in fossil fuels.
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       As it becomes clear that large swathes of known fossil fuels
       must be left in the ground if the world is going to limit global
       temperature rise below the internationally agreed danger
       threshold of 2C, more and more institutions are pulling their
       funds out of these risky, dirty energy companies, and shifting
       their investments into fueling a renewable energy future.
       What began as half a dozen college campuses in 2011, has grown
       to a global movement that is reaching right to the heart of the
       financial sector.
       And the pressure is now on other to follow Oslo’s suit as the
       fossil fuel divestment movement challenges more investors to
       commit to divest from fossil fuels in the lead-up to the climate
       negotiations in Paris.
       Wojewoda said:
       [quote]Through this win and strong campaigns in London, Berlin,
       Amsterdam, Stockholm and many more cities, divestment is moving
       on to an even bigger stage—we hope that national governments in
       capital cities around the world will take notice, and start
       breaking their own links with the fossil fuel industry.
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