The story of the Chola Empire is a record of what human ingenuity can achieve when the climate cooperates. Their ships sailed on prosperity sustained by a warm, fertile planet.…
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BBC: “India’s solar boom faces a hidden waste problem”
“… trace toxic metals like lead and cadmium can pollute soil and water if mishandled …”
China Threat Calls for Ideologically Free Energy Policy
Ultimately, energy independence is not merely an economic issue; it is the bedrock of national sovereignty. A nation that cannot power its homes, fuel its industries, and move its military…
India’s Ethanol Gambit: A Muddled Climate Policy
When the effects of climate change prove less severe than commonly projected, the economic costs of policies like E20 are impossible to justify.
How the West Snookered Itself in Energy Geopolitics
It is not as if the historical and political differences among the three great Eurasian powers – China, India and Russia – will all be resolved quickly under the pressure…
Decarbonization Myth Frays as Hydrocarbon Use Grows
Meanwhile, the digital battleground remains an arena for the ongoing tug-of-war between the realities of economics and physics and fanciful rhetoric about an energy transition. The growth in consumption of…
India Rejects Carbon Tax, Backs Fossil Fuels and Trade in Defiance of Green Policies
India won’t bow to carbon taxes and it won’t join an unscientific climate war that sacrifices its future. The U.K. and EU would do well to listen, lest they find…
India-US Deal Signals Energy Sovereignty and Climate Cult’s Demise
In a landmark move that may well redefine the future of U.S.-India trade relations and global energy geopolitics, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance announced the initiation of a new trade…
Summertime Reality Twisted Into Climate Exasperation
Individuals are not only subjected to feelings of guilt regarding the supposed degradation of the Earth’s climate, but they are also deceived into thinking that erratic wind and daytime solar…
Star of Coconut Fish Curry Thrives in Modern Climate
Contrary to the media drumbeat of apocalypse, I found that fishes are highly resilient and facing no crisis from climatic variations. In its 2024 report on “The State of World…
Hydrocarbon-Friendly Trump a Match for Energy-Hungry India
With 1.4 billion energy-hungry citizens, India stands at the epicenter of the geopolitics of energy and climate policy. As the world’s third-largest energy consumer and projected to have the fastest…
Coal Use Hits Record High in 2024 Thanks to India and China
The only takeaways from the coal use data are that countries with sensible leaders are looking to the energy needs of their citizens and that climate is too complex an…
IEA Coal Outlook Bad News For Miliband.
There still appears to be some naive puzzlement at the IES, that renewable energy is not replacing coal. They still have not worked out that countries like China and India…
Western Households Sacrificed While Asians Benefit From Coal Splurge
It’s time to stop making Western taxpayers sacrificial lambs at the altar of climate politics while countries like India and China burn huge amounts of fossil fuels to the benefit…
India Accentuates Coal Reliance in its New Economic Policy Brief
India’s enthusiasm for coal is driven by several factors: abundant domestic coal reserves, the need for reliable and affordable energy to fuel industrial growth and concerns about energy security. The…
World’s Most Populous Nation Has Put Solar Out To Pasture. Other Countries Should Follow Suit
The story of Dharnai serves as a cautionary tale for the implementation of renewable energy projects in rural India, where pragmatism is the official choice over pie in the sky.
Steve Milloy on Biden’s Climate Agenda on FOX Business
Of course, it’s totally cynical. I mean, you know, Joe Biden is not doing this because he’s stupid or the people behind him are stupid. Half this country is for…
Unusual Cold Plagues Both Northern, Southern Hemispheres….Arctic Sea Ice Strengthens
Bolstered by the increasing snowfall in recent years (and despite the “devastating effects of climate change”), Saudi Arabia is working to improve its mountain tourism with its own ski resort…
India Power Sector In 2023
New coal generating capacity added 2120 MW last year, and now stands at 208 GW. In the last three years 9630 MW has been added.
The Deindustrialization of Europe in Five Charts
Industrial electricity use in the EU is collapsing. US policymakers “Have no excuse for not looking at Europe and learning.”