“Do not dare say that Texas is ‘deregulated’ or the free market or ‘competition’ failed in the Lone Star State. All of the state and federal laws [listed] need to be repealed where the owners of assets gain control of them–and customers make voluntary transactions with government out of the picture….”
Doug Sheridan, a top energy analyst with a large social media footprint, noted the dirty hidden secret behind Texas’s beleaguered grid.
When we examine the cost of solar energy, we assume all energy comes from new assets built at current costs. Those assets are assumed to power a hypothetical grid in a US region rich in both natural gas and sunlight.
The results of the analyses show a breakeven cost of generation of $54.24 per MWh for a 100% newbuild gas-fired system.…
“CO2 is not the threat but the friend, as are fossil fuels that make an unsafe world safe and pleasant for billions of people despite the forces of Statism and … elitist climate policy.”
Climate alarmists live in a self-righteous bubble where humankind is the scoundrel. Nature is optimal and fragile; anthropogenic change cannot be good, even toward greening, warming, and moistening. Think about that nonpolluting trace gas, carbon dioxide (CO2).
To the Church of Climate, there cannot be any debate against the narrative of alarm–or pushback against forced energy transformation. The opposition is evil against the common good, defined so vaguely as to preclude real human betterment. So psychological explanations emerge.
Consider this post on LinkedIn by self-described PR specialist Dr. Tanya Pobuda (Tanya P.) (I am blocked–see comment below):
… Continue ReadingThere’s something I have noticed when I engage with climate change deniers on LinkedIn.
“Every statement pushing back on Interior Secretary Burgum’s directive would equally apply to the Keystone XL pipeline situation. However, since Keystone involved crude oil, it was not entitled to the rights that green energy demands. Yet, the current critics quickly point out that the U.S. needs all forms of energy.”
On April 16, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to order Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor (formerly Statoil) to cease all construction activities related to its offshore wind project, Empire Wind 1. The announcement came when Equinor notified BOEM to begin construction activities.
The initial work included dumping the first load of rocks on the ocean floor to protect the wind turbine foundations. The work was scheduled to start in late April, with foundation pile-driving to follow.…
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