Category Archives: Energy

Federal Court Seriously Quotes Children’s Cartoon Movie In Pipeline Decision

I’ll admit, I’m not a big fan of this pipeline due to the area it travels through (though, really, lots and lots and lots of pipelines do the same and nothing bad happens), but the reason it was killed is absurd Court tosses permit for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail A federal appeals court has […]

Obama Backed Solar Plant Leaves Behind Heavy Pollution, Wasted Taxpayer Money

Yet another example of what dumping enormous amounts of taxpayer money into an industry not ready for prime time brings FAILED OREGON SOLAR EQUIPMENT PLANT LEAVES BEHIND MILLIONS IN TAXPAYER LOSSES A multi-year effort by federal, state, and local agencies to prop up an Oregon solar-panel manufacturer has ended in a shuttered factory, millions of […]

The ‘Climate Change’ Tax War Rages In France

It’s a real bummer when Warmists discover that the ‘climate change’ policies they really love actually end up hitting themselves right in the wallet. I mentioned the start of the protest back on November 17, and didn’t expect them to still be going on Paris burning: Protesters set streets on fire on 8th day of […]

Warmists Are Suddenly Coming Out In Favor Of Nuclear Power

Yes, yes, there have always been a few members of the Cult of Climastrology who support nuclear power, but, the CoC is so chock full of extreme-enviros who were unhinged over nuclear power that most have said “nyet” to it as a way to reduce mankind’s carbon footprint. That might be changing, as we see […]

There’s Only One Solution To Ending Hotcoldwetdry Or Something

Surprisingly, it’s not a tax, as written by Mayer Hillman at the UK Guardian There are three options in tackling climate change. Only one will work The world faces a near-impossible decision – one that is already determining the character and quality of the lives of the generations succeeding us. It is clear from the […]

Surprise: NJ Solar Industry Set To Collapse Without Massive Subsidies

There’s a difference between tax breaks and subsidies. I’m not going to bother explaining it, the Internet is your friend, and people who constantly yammer about subsidies for oil companies are clueless fools. Especially when all these “alternative” and supposedly green industries just like solar receive both NEW JERSEY SOLAR INDUSTRY AT RISK OF COLLAPSE […]

Suddenly, Washington Post Is Against Using Food For Fuel (’cause Trump)

This reminds me of the time that the NY Times came to the realization that using food for fuel is a Bad Idea (it’s worth reading the full article, as it still applies today). Of course, that was during the Obama administration (4/7/2011), so there was no hint of Blaming Obama. Now we have the […]

Labour Wants UK Powered By Unicorns And Fairies By 2030

It’s a shame that none of the MPs in the other parties stand up and say “when will you make your own home to be powered by “green” energy?” Labour wants green energy to power most UK homes by 2030 Almost all of Britain’s homes and businesses would be powered by wind, solar and nuclear […]

State Which Uses Lots Of Fossil Fuels Vows To Move State Off Fossil Fueled Electric Grid ‘Cause ‘Climate Change’

This is amusing California lawmakers are in the middle of a historic vote to move the state completely off fossil fuels, with 72 percent of the state's residents backing the proposal https://t.co/QvER0ScoYb pic.twitter.com/Lo2OuKRe3Y — CBS News (@CBSNews) August 29, 2018 Let’s take a look California’s assembly has voted to move the state’s electricity completely off […]

EPA Announces Plan To Formally Abandon Obama’s Clean Power Plan

Yet another one of Obama’s “legacies” will soon be down the tubes (The Hill) Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed off on a proposal Monday to reverse a landmark Obama-era measure that placed restrictions on the coal industry in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, The Wall Street Journal reported. The news outlet reviewed a copy of […]

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