“Scientists, engineers, and policymakers must reject symbolic solutions and focus on measurable, scalable, and scientifically robust strategies. Not all gases are equally dangerous, and not all solutions are equally wise.”
My new book No Son, There Won’t Be a Hydrogen Economy is a data-driven critique of the growing hype surrounding hydrogen as a future energy source. Its central argument: while hydrogen may have limited industrial and aerospace applications, the broader vision of a global “hydrogen economy” is fundamentally flawed—technically, economically, and especially environmentally.
The hydrogen movement, in short, can be likened to “cargo cult science”—a term popularized by physicist Richard Feynman to describe efforts that mimic the appearance of scientific rigor without engaging with its foundational principles.
The book dispels the prospects of hydrogen as a miracle climate solution.…
Continue Reading“Politicians and ENGOs gaslight the public into believing Alaska has a magic thermostat that can stop erosion, reverse damage to fisheries, and fix every other contestable issue—as long as they scream ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’!”
Climate alarmism is a tired way to get what you want—not unlike a kid throwing a tantrum in the cereal aisle. Except begging for Froot Loops, the panicking alarmists—backed by ENGOs desperate to push their mandates through—demand more bureaucracy, heavier regulations, and political energy “solutions” that serve their agenda, not the public.
Never mind that these schemes do little to actually “save the planet.” They’re really about forcing costly policies, expanding government control, and driving up energy prices, all while making people poorer for their warped vision of the future.
Here in Alaska, the opportunity is to ‘read the room’ and dial back climate exaggeration and forced energy transformation.…
Continue Reading“… our legislative leaders think that the answer to overcoming renewable subsidies is to give subsidies to everyone else.” (- Bill Peacock, below)
Subsidized wind and solar power–dilute, intermittent, and fragile–wounded the Texas grid (ERCOT, covering 90 percent of the state), resulting in the greatest blackout in the history of U.S. electricity in February 2021. With the tricked grid continuing to attract inferior energies, Texas politicians have tried to wrong a wrong into a right. Instead of halting the cancers in the system (wind, solar, and battery investments), the Republicans are now subsidizing new capacity from natural gas technologies as well as nuclear fission.
New nuclear plants are a real stretch, but Texas can lose a few billion taxpayer dollars, right? The bad news from Texas is that the legislature is planning to increase spending by $48 billion with only $6 billion going to property tax relief.…
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