Energy

California Net-zero Leaders Want to Shutter its only Zero-emissions Electricity-generating Plant

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Over the years, the so-called forward-thinking policymakers in California have achieved questionable results:  read more »

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Democrats Are Not Backing Away from the Green New Deal

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As they contend with their lowest approval ratings in recent memory, Democrats may wish to reconsider some of their least popular positions. Some even suggest the party is preparing to jettison Joe Biden’s “Green New Deal” — once central to his floundering economic agenda.  read more »

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, of Electric Vehicles

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Electric vehicles are being mandated in California, but Governor Newsom is oblivious to the fact that it’s just another product that cannot exist without oil  read more »

Spain’s Impossible Dream of ‘Green’ Electricity

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Updated Man of La Mancha lyrics could read: “To dream the impossible dream of clean, green, net-zero electricity, to fight the unbeatable foe of manmade climate cataclysms, we must run where the brave dare not go.”  read more »

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Africa's Deep Tech Centers

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Deep tech development is dominated by North America, Europe and Asia, however the competition from Africa is also becoming noticeable. Africa´s growing economies already host some of the world´s leading 500 deep tech companies.  read more »

Global Tally Of Alt-Energy Rejections Passes 1,000

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The rejections keep coming. Since the beginning of May, a provincial government in Queensland has rejected an enormous wind project, a county board in Illinois spiked a solar project  read more »

Nuclear Conversion

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There’s a vast difference between politics and policy. Doing politics — making speeches, giving TV interviews, and drafting talking points — is child’s play.  read more »

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A British Media Outlet Wants to Censor Anyone Who Publishes “Climate Change Counter-Narratives,” Including Me.

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Last month, a new media outlet called Tortoise Media launched a database called “Hot Air,” which it claims is “making sense of climate misinformation.”  read more »

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How China Co-opted the Green Movement

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Rising empires require collaborators to expand their influence and win over adversaries. In this respect, China and other anti-Western regimes increasingly count on green activists, investors, and media to advance their interests.  read more »

The High Cost of California's Green Energy Policies

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Since the early 2000s, governors and legislators from both parties have signed onto a climate agenda in California that is making energy steadily unaffordable.  read more »