Over half a million balsa hardwood trees are being illegally logged in the Amazon rainforest every year to feed the massive demand for wind turbines in many parts of the…
Category: Energy
Energy Expert: Germany’s Nuclear Phaseout Was A “500 Billion Euro Mistake”
Vahreholt advocates for a return to nuclear energy (using subsidy billions to build new plants), the use of domestic shale gas, and the continued operation of coal-fired power plants. The…
A New Way to Measure U.S. Energy Security
Given our current weak position in global mineral markets, shortages of copper, nickel, and neodymium that undermine the entire U.S. energy system may replace the oil embargos of the 1970s…
Hormuz Choke Point Displays ‘Green’ Vulnerabilities and US Power
The crisis also showcases America’s capacity to support allies and the poor. Long‑term LNG contracts with Asian and European partners, coupled with support for reasonable financing of oil and gas…
Coal Needs Boots on the Ground
Over the last two decades, the coal industry has ceded much of the battlefield to its opponents and even now seems somewhat complacent about its future. The Trump Administration will…
US Energy Realism Pays Off in Iran Crisis
What the current crisis proves is simple: Energy security resides in the ability to secure physical molecules – oil, gas, coal and uranium – when geopolitical storms hit. Europe, and…
New energy policies in California threatening America’s national security.
Refinery closures in California reduce fuel supply resilience on the West Coast, increasing risks to military readiness and national security. Maintaining a stable policy framework that supports continued operation of…
Animals’ knowledgeable inherited behavior
The trick to seeing knowledgeable behavior is to stop and think. What would the critter have to know, perceive, decide, and do in order to perform this action? Over the…
Ed Miliband’s Wind Farms Could Cripple UK ‘Iron Dome’ Anti-Missile Systems and Leave Britain a “Sitting Duck”
Britain is a “sitting duck” for drone attacks, senior defence sources say, because Ed Miliband’s wind farms interfere with radar used by defensive domes.
A Windy Day!
It does not take a genius to work out that when Ed Miliband succeeds in tripling wind power capacity, there will be far too much wind power for the grid…
Inconvenient wind turbine facts
Wind turbines are intermittent, inefficient, labor-and resource-intensive, and require a tremendous footprint on land or water. These massive turbines extract a heavy toll on eagles, hawks, birds, bats, and marine…
Hinkley Point C UK: France’s EDF Boondoggle Sets a Record
Europe’s biggest nuclear power operator EDF, which manages France’s fleet of 57 reactors, is under pressure to show it can improve on its record of reactor construction. Recent projects have…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Defining Moment
We stand at a defining moment for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and for the future of nuclear energy in the U.S. American’s electricity demand is rising sharply due to…
House hearing on bird killing ignores wind
So while I learned a lot about black vultures and double-crested cormorants, I heard nothing about much-needed legislation to protect birds from being slaughtered by wind turbines. That should be…
Ursula von der Leyen Calls Abandoning Nuclear Power “A Strategic Mistake” – 15 Years After Supporting the Nuclear Phase-Out
While in 1990 one-third of Europe’s energy came from nuclear, today it’s only close to 15%. This reduction in the share of nuclear was a choice. And in hindsight, it…
DOE green lights project for Puerto Rico’s electric grid
The effort to bring Puerto Rico’s grid into the 21st century has a long way to go, but a federal approach that focuses on reliable, rather than intermittent, energy has a…
Climate Change Weekly # 573— Reliable Solar Has Larger Land Footprint Than Previously Thought
IN THIS ISSUE: Reliable Solar Has Larger Land Footprint Than Previously Thought No Significant Change in European Flooding China and India Keep Adding Coal
Iran Nearly Crippled Global Energy, But Trump Found A New Weapon
On Tuesday, President Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) would provide political risk insurance and even U.S. Navy escorts for merchant vessels in the Strait…
IEA’s 2026 Ministerial Meeting Was Its Most Consequential
The IEA has done much excellent work in the past half century. With demand for all forms of energy certain to grow into the foreseeable future the IEA should have…