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- Guest “debunking the debunkers” by David Middleton Setting the Stage Why was Texas, ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) in particular, so unprepared for the onslaught of frigid weather? This…
- The Guardian: “The Paris Agreement is Failing” Thu, 25 Feb 21, 5:00pmDoes The Guardian want military invasions of countries which fail to reduce CO2 emissions? Author Jojo Metha laments the Paris Agreement has no enforcement clause - but she shies away from describing exactly how future agreements...
- The Day After Tomorrow: Renewables Fail Edition Thu, 18 Feb 21, 9:00amGuest “The best laid plans of mice and men…” by David Middleton Note: I had originally titled this post, The Day After Tomorrow: ERCOT Fail Edition, and ERCOT did fail.…
- “You Can’t Fix Stupid”… Biden Pauses New Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands and Waters Thu, 28 Jan 21, 1:00pmGuest “you can’t fix stupid” by David Middleton We knew this was coming… Biden Hits ‘Pause’ On Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And WatersJanuary 27, 2021NATHAN ROTT, SCOTT…
- New Mexico Shocked by “Biden Assault On Oil And Gas” Wed, 27 Jan 21, 9:00pmGuest “I feel shocked” by Pepper Brooks David Middleton Jan 24, 2021New Mexico Officials Taken Aback By Biden Assault On Oil And GasDavid BlackmonSenior ContributorEnergy Officials in the state of…
- Elon Musk Drilling Gas Wells in Texas! Tue, 26 Jan 21, 5:00amGuest “I was wrong about this guy” by David Middleton SpaceX Plans to Drill for Natural Gas Near Texas LaunchpadSergio ChapaJan 23 2021 (Bloomberg) — Elon Musk recently moved to…
- Biden Suspends Federal Oil and Gas Permits, Because Climate Change Fri, 22 Jan 21, 9:00amAs promised, Biden has launched a full frontal assault on the USA's oil and gas jobs, while he investigates the impact of US domestic energy independence on climate change.
- Wind and solar are losing ground to gas Tue, 29 Dec 20, 1:00pmWhat is amusing is that gas-fired power generation, a fossil fuel with no subsidy, is still growing faster than wind and solar. Far from taking over, wind and solar are actually losing ground to fossil fuels in the American...
- Boris Johnson Bans (Barely) Affordable Gas Home Heating Fri, 11 Dec 20, 9:00pmHeating Bills are set to quadruple under Boris Johnson's latest climate brainstorm. Many people in Britain cannot afford heating bills of this magnitude. Around 10% of Britons already cannot afford their heating bills, even...
- EIA: “About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up within an hour” Sat, 21 Nov 20, 9:00amGuess “Did you know?” by David Middleton In a world where mostly unreliable power plant (solar & wind) construction is on the rise, backup power generation becomes more important every day...
- Utility-Scale Battery Costs “Fall” to $625/kWh Wed, 11 Nov 20, 1:00pmGuest “Now that’s funny right there!” by David Middleton OCTOBER 23, 2020Utility-scale battery storage costs decreased nearly 70% between 2015 and 2018 The average energy capacity cost of utility-scale battery...
- Solar Power Costs 2-3 Times As Much As Wind, Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Wed, 14 Oct 20, 8:00amGuest “why?” by David Middleton Why? Because California… OCTOBER 9, 2020Solar photovoltaic generators receive higher electricity prices than other technologies In 2019, the average U.S. wholesale price for...
- Aussie Government: “we don’t need a [carbon] price because renewables are too cheap” Tue, 6 Oct 20, 4:00pmAccording to The Guardian, the Australian Government is "more concerned with the impact of short term electricity price rises on a small number of highly energy-intensive manufacturers" than solving the climate crisis.
- NYT: Secret Climate Change Oil Executive Voice Recording Sun, 13 Sep 20, 11:00amNYT has revealed that a secret tape recording of a meeting of oil executives has shown that oil companies flare off unwanted natural gas.
- California Bows to Energy Reality Sat, 5 Sep 20, 11:00amToday it acknowledged reality, as the Los Angles Times reports. The board allowed the plants to remain in operation for a few more years until -- they hope -- chimerical renewable energy can pick up the load: