http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2011/03/09/report-new-investment-in-coal-is-a-risky-proposition/ Fri, 17 May 2013 16:29:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2011/03/09/report-new-investment-in-coal-is-a-risky-proposition/comment-page-1/#comment-147540 Librada Whelchel Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:36:46 +0000 http://blog.cleanenergy.org/?p=12490#comment-147540 The term "alternative" presupposes a set of undesirable energy technologies against which "alternative energies" are contrasted. As such, the list of energy technologies excluded is an indicator of which problems the alternative technologies are intended to address. Controversies regarding dominant sources of energy and their alternatives have a long history. The nature of what was regarded alternative energy sources has changed considerably over time, and today, because of the variety of energy choices and differing goals of their advocates, defining some energy types as "alternative" is highly controversial.* The term “alternative” presupposes a set of undesirable energy technologies against which “alternative energies” are contrasted. As such, the list of energy technologies excluded is an indicator of which problems the alternative technologies are intended to address. Controversies regarding dominant sources of energy and their alternatives have a long history. The nature of what was regarded alternative energy sources has changed considerably over time, and today, because of the variety of energy choices and differing goals of their advocates, defining some energy types as “alternative” is highly controversial.*

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