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Category: Renewable energy
Why Renewables Can’t Save the Planet
Michael Shellenberger has an article up on Quillette Excerpts. In 2002, shortly after I turned 30, I decided I wanted to dedicate myself to addressing climate change. I was worried…
B.C. government putting alternative energy sector on ice
‘That will have to change if B.C. is to pursue its CleanBC plans,’ says head of Clean Energy B.C. Randy Shore Updated: February 14, 2019 The wheels are coming off…
Failure of UK renewable energy policy to minimise costs, deliver meaningful emissions cuts, and maintain security of supply.
A new report from the Global Warming Policy Foundation finds that consumers are paying far too much for the emissions reductions delivered by renewable energy. The report, linked here, by…
Limits to Solar and Wind Power in Australia
By Richard D. Patton South Australia (SA) is the smallest state in Australia and its government has made a goal of being a leader in renewable energy production. As a…
Where The Texas Winds Blow
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s a typically hyper, deceptive, and Pollyanna article in the Houston Chronicle with the headline “Texas has enough sun and wind to quit coal, Rice…
Can wind and solar replace fossil fuels?
By Richard D. Patton Statements implying that wind and solar can provide 50% of the power to the grid are not difficult to find on the internet. For example, Andrew…
Another Look At The Fuel Mix
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach After my previous post on the subject of the fuel mix that powers the planet, I thought I’d take another look at energy use, this…
Germany’s green transition has hit a brick wall
Even worse, its growing problems with wind and solar spell trouble all over the globe Oddvar Lundseng, Hans Johnsen and Stein Bergsmark More people are finally beginning to realize that…
Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change
From Eurekalert Public Release: 11-Dec-2018 Switching to a home battery won’t help save the world from climate change At least until utilities charge less for energy coming from renewable power…
Colorado energy company Xcel goes crazy green
One starts to suspect there is a lot of hype, and maybe securities fraud, going on here David Wojick, PhD Awhile back, I wrote an article about how the radical…
Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds
From The ABC Renewable energy reduces power prices by more than cost of subsidies, study finds By Liz Hobday Posted Thu at 3:06pmThu 6 Dec 2018, 3:06pm Photo: Solar and…
Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility, committed to going 100 percent carbon-free by 2050
Yes, I know all about the photo caption~ctm From Summit Daily Deepan Dutta December 6, 2018 As the world turns its back on promises to curb carbon emissions, one of…
Indiana utility seeks 12 percent rate hike to shut down coal power.
From The American Spectator Under a renewable energy proposal from Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Indiana consumers would face a 12 percent electricity rate hike, which will cost the…
Blackouts, deaths and civil unrest: warning over Scotland’s rush to go green
From The Herald Scotland 28th November Exclusive by Sandra Dick The green energy sector in Scotland has grown rapidly in recent years. Scotland faces being plunged into darkness for days,…
When the Wind Doesn’t Blow
By John Hultquist, A brief look at the electrical balancing by the Bonneville Power Administration from Oregon and Washington, Nov. 2018 We live in central Washington State where the mighty…
We can eliminate fossil fuels, no problem!
By Andy May French President Macron has implemented a new fuel tax to discourage drivers from burning fossil fuels in their cars. The resulting higher fuel prices have caused more…
Peter Foster: Another report reluctantly admits that ‘green’ energy is a disastrous flop
From The Financial Post This report should be profoundly embarrassing to the government of Justin Trudeau Peter Foster November 22, 2018 12:40 PM EST Amid hundreds of graphs, charts and…
Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe
Reposted from Paul Homewood’s Blog By Paul Homewood This is a long, but very readable piece from the New York Times Magazine: I have only included the opening section, plus…
Electri-Fried Fusion
Guest Post by Renee Hannon My dad is an off-the-grid kind of guy and the cost of his lifestyle choice is usually secondary. He was one of the first in…
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