Highlights from Marc Morano’s interview with Benji Backer

Marc Morano sat down with Benji Backer to discuss the climate issues of the day. Here are the highlights from that interview.

‘We’re all in trouble’ – Wind turbine makers selling at a loss

“It is unhealthy because we have an inflationary market that is beyond what anybody anticipated even last year. Steel is going up three times.”

Blood on the blades: are thousands of dead bald eagles too high a price to pay for “clean” energy

The legalized slaughter of eagles and other large birds of prey was legitimized under the Obama administration and continues today.

The Future Of Energy In The U.S.: Which Projection Do You Believe?

What will the production and consumption of energy look like in the United States in 2050? There are two very different answers to that question.

China Continues To Laugh At Western “Green Energy” Foolishness

The rescue of the planet’s climate will make worthwhile our sacrifices in the form of higher energy prices, increased taxes to support subsidies to renewable energy, and restrictions on lifestyle.

Wind Turbines Out West Part II

Wind energy development has suddenly exploded in southeastern Wyoming. In just two counties we have now in operation, or permitted, some twelve wind projects involving 613,000 acres (958 square miles)…

Fossil Fuels v Renewable Energy

The simple reality is that we will continue to need fossil fuels for many years to come. In the long term we will have look to develop new technologies such…

Wind Turbines Out West-Part 1

Wind energy development has exploded in southeastern Wyoming. In just two counties we have now in operation, or permitted to begin construction, some ten wind projects involving 613,000 acres (958…

The People Promising Us “Net Zero” Have No Clue About the Energy Storage Problem

Yes, we are to be completely dependent on so-called “DEFR” technologies, which have not been invented yet and as to which “significant uncertainties” exist. Could this get any more ridiculous?

Madness of Our Worship of Wind: Matt Ridley

The wind industry has already been fattened on subsidies of more than £6billion a year (paid for out of green levies on your electricity bills), it has privileged access to…

New York Climate Act: What the Experts are Saying Now  

Roger Caiazza On February 6, 2022 an article of mine was posted: New York Climate Act: Is Anyone Listening to the Experts?  This post shows that the experts are saying…

With The Ukraine War, The Green Chickens Have Come Home To Roost

We are on a war footing—an emergency—and we have to responsibly increase short-term [oil and gas] supply where we can right now to stabilize the market and to minimize harm…

As Energy System Comes Apart, Germany Now Preparing Emergency Natural Gas Rationing Plans

“The government is having a contingency plan drawn up to determine which companies should first stop receiving gas when Russian natural gas fails to arrive,” reports  Blackout News.de here. “A corresponding…

How Volatile Is Offshore Wind?

It is commonly claimed that the wind is much more constant and reliable in the North Sea and around Britain’s coasts than it is inland. “The wind always blows!”

No Amount Of Incremental Wind And Solar Power Can Ever Provide Energy Independence

So permit me to say the blindingly obvious: No amount of incremental wind and solar power can ever provide energy independence.

Bald Eagle ‘Takings’: Biden’s Interior Department Protects Big Wind

With biased research and imaginary population estimates, Big Wind wants to increase its bald eagle “take” in America.

Lies My Wind Developer Told Me

The wind zoning regulations demanded by Apex Clean Energy company (APEX) in Montcalm County are demonstrably irresponsible and should be resisted.

An Ocean of Ignorance Guides Western Energy Policy

How can you trust any analysis that refuses to integrate the current hydrocarbon system that meets 80 percent of global energy needs?

National Audubon Society Sues Bay Area Wind Turbines (Altamont Pass–a 40-year problem)

“Altamont Pass has been a black eye on the entire wind industry since its construction.”

Who Needs Russian Gas? We’ve Got Windmills!

Supplant Russian gas? Clearly neither the Express or Mr Jackson have bothered to do any sums! So let’s help them.

Green Wrecking Ball: Germany Clearing “Undisturbed” 1000-Year Old Forest, Make Way For Massive Wind Park

Germany’s government has not only taken a wrecking ball to the nation in terms of COVID, but also to its biodiversity in its self-deluded bid to protect the climate. 

More Focus On The Impossible Costs Of A Fully Wind/Solar/Battery Energy System

It should be glaringly obvious that, if we are shortly going to try to convert to a “net zero” carbon emissions energy system based entirely on wind, sun and batteries,…

Natural Gas as a ‘Bridge Fuel’: Back to the 1980s/90s

“History rhymes. Natural gas as part of the environmental solution is a return to thirty-plus years ago.”

We Should Not Compare Electricity Sources Using Nameplate Ratings

Renewables only “take root” because governments, market operators, utility regulators and misguided Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors – misguided only in that they do not account for how the…