“Depletionists believe that once a production peak is reached, there can be no recovery. This is simply not true when the history of oil production in many regions is examined.”
“Such is the state of Greenpeace ‘scholarship’ where it seems that the Peak Oil choir, out of songs, needs anything to sing. I’ll let you know when this dead horse tries to run again.”
Incredibly, in these days of an oil glut, Greenpeace published a piece by its co-founder Rex Weyler titled Will Peak Oil Save Earth’s Climate? “Given the slow pace of climate action,” he states, “some ecologists have wondered if peak oil production might arrive in time to forestall runaway global heating.”
Others have worried that peak oil and gas would mean higher coal usage and thus more carbon emissions, a question for another day.…
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Some of the more important articles in this issue are:
Schumer’s Green Energy Subsidies Cost Much More Than Trump’s Wall
This May Be the Greatest Renewables Story Ever Told
The carbon tax – a wolf in green clothing
Superior video: Infrasound caused by Industrial Wind Turbines
Study: Acoustics and Biological Structures
Report: Concerns about Wind Turbines and Human Health
US Supreme Court Decides Against Wind Developer
President Trump Signs Bipartisan Law to Boost Advanced Nuclear
A Cheaper, Cleaner Electric Grid
An actual letter from a grandfather to his grandkids at school
The Growing Absurdities of the German Energiewende
More Than 1000 Citizen Wind Energy Protest Groups
The drive to make New York ‘zero carbon’ is insane
The Green New Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Socialism
Millennials Are Clueless About Communism.…
Continue ReadingThe statement from India and other nations is clear: “This is no country for radical environmentalism.” And it is not just India. China has always maintained its sovereign rights for development, and the new Brazilian government is moving towards reclaiming its energy independence.
Mark Scialla, a freelance journalist based in the United States, was deported from India two weeks ago for reportedly documenting a controversial case surrounding the operations of a copper smelting factory.
So why are countries like India becoming increasingly wary of foreign elements and their growing involvement in domestic developmental issues?
The news of the journalist’s deportation did not come as a surprise to many here in India, as we are aware of our government’s intention to weed out foreign nonprofits and journalists who seek to sabotage developmental projects.…
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