For now, the lifting of the stop-work order represents a significant step toward the project’s completion and a continuation of New York’s attempt at an energy transition, though broader debates…
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Trump Administration Targets State Climate Laws
The Constitution explicitly states that neither the Congress nor any state may pass an “ex post facto Law,” which imposes criminal liability for past actions that weren’t restricted at the…
Liability for Climate Change: An Inequitable Economic Disaster
What is already clear are the serious and senseless economic consequences that will follow if states are allowed to punish fossil fuel companies for their lawful past production.
New York Climate Act Reckoning is Inevitable
Inevitably people will figure out that there is a law in place that is causing much of the observed increase in energy costs. I also believe that the Hochul Administration…
Markers On the Road to The Green Energy Wall — Electric Trucks Edition
Does anybody really think that this battery charging issue is going to be solved within a couple of years? People have only been working on batteries that are suitable for…
Blue States Discover That “Green” Energy Storage is Playing with Fire—Literally
For years, environmentalists have insisted that wind and solar—propped up by giant lithium-ion batteries—are the only way forward. Now, as these battery facilities start going up in smoke (literally), even…
Three Strikes and You’re Out! New York Swings And Misses Again with Climate Litigation
So, to summarize: it turns out that the “deceivers” were never the energy companies to begin with. Rather, New York City attempted to deceive the legal system by taking information…
New York’s anti-fossil fuel shakedown could spread to other states
A decision from the Supreme Court on whether to hear the case is expected in early 2025. In the meantime, blue states – anticipating that the incoming Trump administration will…
New York On the March to Climate Utopia
So here we are, suspended up in the air, and nobody seems to realize that we will shortly crash to earth. Everybody involved is trying to milk the last dollars…
The Math Behind New York City’s Local Law 97 Does Not Add Up
Basically, whoever wrote this document is just pulling numbers out of thin air. It is a total fabrication. When you can easily find such flagrant errors in major parts of…
The DEFR Follies — Cost Of Hydrogen Storage
I understand that there are people moving forward on setting up some of this hydrogen infrastructure, funded with government subsidies. It’s almost impossible to imagine how much subsidies it would…
Offshore Trojan Horses
Over 25 years, New York ratepayers will be paying about $13 billion for alleged benefits of $6 billion.
The Energy Transition Ain’t Happening: “Green” Economy in Retreat
Even the 45% figure cited there is a fantasy, and consists mostly of a power plant at Niagara Falls that pre-existed all of this energy transition claptrap.
No, CBS News, New York City Isn’t Going to Be Flooded by Sea Level Rise
About the only accurate portion of the CBS News story is the quote from Battery Park resident Nef Garcia, who said “That’s crazy to even picture.”
New York’s Energy Transition Guru Responds To Basic Questions
…the main idea is to punish the people for their sins of luxury and overuse of energy.
New Data Points In New York’s Unfolding Energy Implosion
…the scope of offshore wind projects moving forward with accepted bids has decreased by about two-thirds, while the price has just jumped by over 30%.
Electric bikes start record number of fires in New York
They claimed 18 lives and caused 150 injuries, with fatalities increasing 200 per cent in 2023.
Developers Cancel Huge Offshore Wind Contract In Latest Blow to Biden’s Climate Agenda
Equinor and British Petroleum (BP), the firms working in a joint venture to construct the enormous Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farm, canceled a contract with New York state to…
New Year’s Resolution – Methane Response
In the atmosphere where it counts methane is not nearly as potent.
Con Edison Launches Campaign To Deflect Blame For The Coming Energy Disaster
Con Ed, if you don’t have the courage to say the obvious truth here, you deserve whatever is coming to you.