From Forbes Tilak Doshi Energy I analyze energy economics and related public policy issues. Tweet This The claim that aggressive climate change mitigation programs helps the poor is egregiously misleading.…
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Aussie Leaders Bow To Change In Political Climate And Back Coal
From The GWPF Climate change was supposed to have won the party the Australian election. But yesterday, routed in the polls, panicking Labor Party leaders backed the opening of a…
China coal use exploding, U.S. leads world in CO2 reductions, alarmist media conceal all this & much more
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin In the scientifically unsupported wacky world of climate alarmism propaganda hype and media hysteria the public is threatened with claims that our country must commit…
China not ‘walking the walk’ on methane emissions
From EurekAlert! Public Release: 29-Jan-2019 Chinese regulations on coal mining have not curbed the nation’s growing methane emissions over the past five years as intended Carnegie Institution for Science Washington,…
Carbon dioxide emissions from the U.S. power sector have declined 28% since 2005
From EIA From December 17 through December 31, Today in Energy will feature a selection of our favorite articles from 2018. Today’s article was originally published on October 29. EIA’s…
Regulators Confirm Trump’s Concern: Coal And Nuclear Closures Could Lead To Power Outages
From The Daily Caller 6:34 PM 12/18/2018 | Energy Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator A stress test conducted by the regulatory authority that oversees North America’s electric grid lends credibility…
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…
EU, U.S. CO2 reductions completely overwhelmed by world’s developing nations fossil fuel driven emission increases
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The world’s developing nations are defying the Paris climate agreement with continued and growing use of cost effective and reliable fossil fuels including coal, natural…
Trump Has Another Plan Up His Sleeve To Rescue Ailing Coal Plants
From The Daily Caller 1:28 PM 12/05/2018 | Energy Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to give the coal industry a boost by rolling back…
Irony can be so… Ironic – Trump’s solution to AGW: “Drill, Baby, Drill!”
Guest commentary by David Middleton Daily Comment In Bonn, Trump’s Answer to Global Warming? Drill, Baby, Drill! By Elizabeth Kolbert November 15, 2017 Every year around this time, negotiators from across the…
DOE Secretary Rick Perry: “Resiliency Pricing Rule” for Coal-fired and Nuclear Power Plants
Guest post by David Middleton DOE = United States Department of Energy FERC = Federal Energy Regulatory Commission OCT 2, 2017 Rick Perry Directs FERC To Complete Final Action On…
Germany Probably Won’t Meet Its Global Warming Goal, Despite Shelling Out $800 Billion For Green Energy
Energy From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 2:50 PM 09/22/2017 A recent report claims Germany is not on track to meet its goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 40 percent…
In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine
U.S. aims to counter Russian influence with natural resources, though Ukraine’s roadmap for the energy emphasizes nuclear power. From UPI. By Daniel J. Graeber | Aug. 22, 2017 at…
Panda Meet Graph
Guest post by David Archibald China recently built a photovotaic farm in the shape of a panda at a cost of some $40 million. To create the visual effect…
California’s “leading” climate change fighting partner China funds coal plants in Indonesia violating Paris agreement
By Larry Hamlin Governor Brown who claims that China is “leading” the fight against climate change alongside California seems incredibly oblivious to the reality that China is committed to building…
Christopher Booker: Trump Took The Heat, But The Rest Of The G20’s Posturing Won’t Hide Their Rising CO2 Emissions
From The GWPF Date: 15/07/17 Christopher Booker, The Sunday Telegraph China, the world’s largest CO2 emitter, is planning to double its yearly emissions. India, the third largest emitter, will treble…
New York Times: World’s nations building huge numbers of new coal plants despite emissions growth
By Larry Hamlin, A recent article discussed at Watts Up With That? exposed that many of the world’s largest CO2 emitting nations are proceeding with energy policies involving the building…
Talking Truth to Climate Consensus
By Rud Istvan A sound bite summary* The climate consensus now has two derogation levels for those who disagree. Climate ‘contrarians’ like Bjørn Lomborg disagree about mitigation policies. Climate ‘deniers’…
EIA data shows wind & solar provide only 3.2% of U.S. 2016 energy
Submitted by Larry Hamlin A recent EIA report on energy production shows that wind and solar despite receiving tens of billions in government subsidies provided only 3.2% of U.S. energy…
The High Cost of Free Energy
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I will take as my departure point the following rather depressing chart from the US Energy Information Agency (EIA). It shows the rise in US…
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