The trouble is that no reputable organisation classifies hydro in renewables.
Category: Intermittent Wind and Solar
Green Energy’s High Price: Wind Farms Are Ravaging Nature, Biodiversity
But behind this “green” lies an underestimated chain of destruction causing extensive, possibly irreversible damage to our ecosystems.
Biden Admin Streamlined Path For Offshore Wind Boondoggles Despite Internal Red Flags
The Biden administration granted major offshore wind projects financial breaks despite internal warnings of increased risks to taxpayers, according to documents obtained by the watchdog group Functional Government Initiative (FGI).
Australia’s Big Battery Snowy 2 Pumped Hydro Scheme Suffers Another Cost Blowout
A billion here, a billion there, soon you’re talking about real money.
Claim: Renewable Australia will Have No Problem with Zero Generation Days
A new study suggests blackouts will only happen sometimes, if we build enough batteries and overcapacity, and a hydrogen export industry.
Revolution Wind Is Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The bottom line is this: Ørsted may have a cause of action, but it brought the case to the wrong court. The APA does not apply to its case. Ørsted…
Feds Respond to Save LBI Lawsuit with Motion to Reconsider Approvals for Massive Atlantic Shores Wind Farm
Save LBI will continue advocating for a full rescission of unlawful approvals, protection of the right whale’s migration, and an overhaul of BOEM and NMFS’s offshore wind permitting practices.
Aussie AI Industry Demands Subsidies for Unspecified Reasons
… The tech industry has been pushing the government to … subsidise AI processing power through multi-billion dollar deals …
Transportation Dept. takes more wind out of offshore wind
The DOT made the right call in ending these wind turbine subsidies and redirecting the money to where it’s really needed.
Australia Must Double Solar, 20x More EVs and Replace Coal with Renewables Without Raising Energy Costs
The cost will be between A $500 billion to $1.5 trillion, but the government assures us there will be no impact on energy prices.
Heartwarming: Watch Madison County Destroy 7 Wind Turbines with Explosives
A happy interlude in our ongoing coverage of a world gone mad.
U.S. Offshore Wind: Politics Giveth, Taketh
Offshore wind developers are speaking out about violations of the legal approval process, which have and will continue to harm other legitimate users of the ocean shared with the wind…
Can PR Rehabilitate Big Tech’s Dirty AI Carbon Splurge?
Will anyone still believe big tech claims they care about the environment?
Jakarta Post: Coal Plants Need to Stop Outcompeting Renewables
“… market forces are stacked against renewables as long as there is excess supply of power, mostly from coal, in the Java-Bali power grid. …”
Trump Admin Kills Massive Offshore Wind Project
“Americans deserve energy that is affordable, reliable, and built to last — not experimental and expensive wind projects that are proven failures,” DOI deputy press secretary Aubrie Spady told the…
UN: Renewables are So Cheap They Need Lots of Subsidies
Watch out for big oil saboteurs, who are more interested in pumping oil than making money.
Corporate Investor Strike Triggers Aussie Renewable Energy Crisis
“… data confirms no new project commitments in the first half of 2025, and following a week when the country’s three biggest utilities showed no interest in buying, building or…
Yet Another Misleading Report on “Low-Cost” Wind and Solar
Promoting misleading claims about wind and solar power distorts policymaking and will only exacerbate the growing inadequacy of electric supplies to meet increased demand in the wake of continued electrification…
Chinese Media: AI Investment Should be Diverted to Climate Action
“… Trillions of dollars of bubble-inflating equity investment continue to pour into tech stocks while critical areas … such as climate change alleviation continue to go underfunded. …”
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