Coal is not returning from the dead. The world never stopped needing it.
Category: Energy
University of Reading Professor Explains How Britons will Have to Do Without when Renewable Energy is Unavailable – Unless you are Rich
“… Up to now, the solution has been to build more storage or curtail generation. Both approaches can work, but both can also be expensive. …”
Africa’s Poorest Countries Need Energy, Not Empathy
African governments should demand that the African Development Bank and World Bank restore financing for fossil fuel plants and for the infrastructure to connect them to consumers. This is the…
The Guardian calls Climate Change Treachery on a Major Aussie Coal Mine Extension
The mine produces large volumes of bituminous thermal black coal – the kind of coal being phased out in Aussie power stations.
US Unshackles Its Power Plants; Poor Nations Must Do the Same
The American energy reset is an exit from climate imperialism and an entrée to greater freedom to pursue prosperity. After appeasing ministers of international climate commitments for years, leaders of…
Helion Admits Technical Problems are Delaying their Nuclear Fusion Timetable
Gee, who could have predicted a nuclear fusion startup which promised commercial fusion before 2030 might not meet the deadline?
Green Energy Mandates Meet the Commerce Clause
Pennsylvania is unlikely to be the only state to face such a challenge. New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, have similar geographic restrictions and may soon face…
Another Electricity Margin Notice
NESO issued yet another Electricity Margin Notice for yesterday evening’s peak period, with low winds and solar power dropping away:
Canada is Our Energy Friend
A closer look reveals a trade arrangement that overwhelmingly favors American production, energy independence, and industrial power.
The US Energy Humanism of 2026: Capital Formation is Greener Than Green
Energy sanity is not optional. Hormuz made that obvious. EQT made it measurable. The rest of the world can copy this example of Energy Humanism, or it can keep writing…
Al Gore: “The day is coming when our [Renewable Energy] momentum will overtake the resistance. We’re getting very close now”
Al Gore still stuck in green conspiracy land.
Bill McKibben Pins his Climate Hopes on Bernie Sanders and the United Nations
Things are getting truly desperate in climate activist land.
Environmental activists show their true color is red, not green
If NOAA decides once again to reject Save LBI’s petition, the New Jersey conservationists will most certainly file suit to reverse that decision. They may have also have an ace…
I Went Out to Vineyard Wind: You NEED to See This
This video looks at the project’s estimated $4.7 billion construction cost, reported $2 billion in tax credits, Massachusetts’ projected ratepayer savings, the 2024 blade failure and remediation, and the debate…
China Wants More Coal
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) and later targets have called for, among other measures, the creation of around 100 million tonnes/year of coal production-capacity reserve (production+net imports-consumption) by 2030.
Nuclear Radiation and Falling out of Bed
Small doses of nuclear radiation are harmless and there’s no need for any concern. As much as you can safely sleep on a normal bed, you can safely sleep next…
Fantasy Climate Models Effectively Denied Energy to the Poor: The White House Just Set the Stage for Change
Leaders in victimized countries can either cling to a debunked climate agenda or rewrite energy laws to prioritize their own citizens. Choosing the former would disregard the millions suffering in…
Aberdeen hydrogen bus fleet sold for just 6% of original public investment
Last year, I reported how all of these buses had been mothballed because of a lack of hydrogen supply in Aberdeen. Presumably the eco-nutters thought it came out of thin…
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Applaud EPA’s Repeal of Strict Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule for Power Plants
‘This represents a massive victory for energy and climate realists who have fought this unscientific overreach for decades.’
Repealing Power Plant Limits Is a Good Start. ARC-ES Would Give It Lasting Impact.
It was big news when the EPA announced last week that it was “repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas,”…