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- EIA data shows wind & solar met 3% of U.S. energy after $50 billion in subsidizes Fri, 7 Jun 19, 7:00amGuest essay by Larry Hamlin The EIA AEO 2019 report shows that in year 2018 wind and solar energy resources provide about 3% of U.S. total energy consumption while fossil fuel energy resources provide about 81% of total energy...
- Trump's nuclear bailout could cost consumers up to $17 billion each year Fri, 8 Jun 18, 4:00amThe Trump Administration is taking unprecedented steps to bail out failing nuclear and coal power plants, effectively nationalizing the American energy market with potentially drastic consequences for the renewable energy...
- Tesla battery, subsidy and sustainability fantasies Mon, 24 Jul 17, 1:00amMore subsidies from exhausted California taxpayers cannot compensate for hard realities Paul Driessen The first justification was that internal combustion engines polluted too much...
- Denmark to end subsidies for renewables much sooner than anyone thought possible Sat, 29 Apr 17, 1:10amThe renewable energy industry is performing extremely well in Denmark. The country's energy minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said it's performing so well, they'll be able to stop providing state support for clean energy...
- The Hood Robin Syndrome Sun, 30 Aug 15, 10:34amGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s a new study out, under the imprimatur of the Energy Institute of the Haas School of Business in Berkeley, California, entitled The Distributional Effects of U.S. Clean Energy Tax...
- A prayer for our times by Dominic Lawson Fri, 26 Jun 15, 6:24pmA very PC prayer for our times by Dominic Lawson. And a cartoon by Josh.
- Stinking rich - Josh 330 Wed, 3 Jun 15, 1:54amH/t Paul Homewood on an interesting story in the LA Times about the subsidies Elon Musk receives. Well worth a read - if you dont mind the niff.
- Tuesday titter – Josh on the Stench of Green Subsidies Wed, 3 Jun 15, 2:20amJosh writes: H/t Paul Homewood on an interesting story in the LA Times about the subsidies Elon Musk receives from the US Government. Well worth a read – if you don’t mind the smell. Cartoons by Josh Tagged:...
- Solar and Wind Energy are Finally Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in the United States Tue, 25 Nov 14, 7:04amSolar and wind energy have long struggled to compete with conventional energy sources on two fronts: dispatch and cost. However, new U.S. industry data outlined in the New York Times reveals the cost of these renewable energy...
- Wind is the World’s Cheapest Source of Energy According to EU Report Wed, 15 Oct 14, 8:02amA report prepared for the European Commission has found that onshore wind power provides the cheapest source of energy once external factors such as air quality, health impacts and expenditure, and the costs of climate change...
- Onshore Wind Power is the World’s Cheapest Source of Energy Says EU Report Wed, 15 Oct 14, 4:00amA report prepared for the European Commission has found that onshore wind power provides the cheapest source of energy once external factors such as air quality, health impacts and expenditure, and the costs of climate change...
- Hefty Subsidies Prop Up Unsustainable Energy System Thu, 23 Jan 14, 3:11amEfforts by a variety of organizations to quantify global support for fossil fuels have generated estimates that range from $523 billion to over $1.9 trillion, depending on the calculation and what measures are included. What...
- Newsbytes: EU Orders Britain To End Wind And Solar Subsidies Sat, 4 Jan 14, 3:03amFrom The GWPF and Dr. Benny Peiser: The European Commission is to order Britain to end wind farm subsidies. Officials have told ministers that the current level of state support for renewable energy sources must be phased...
- Osborne's tax breaks for frackers: at once too much and too little – and far, far too late Sat, 20 Jul 13, 2:01amTwo cheers for George Osborne's latest announcement on tax breaks for frackers. Actually, maybe one cheer, because I can see at least a couple of things seriously wrong with it. The first is that it is a function not of high...
- One Quarter of World’s Energy to be Renewable by 2018, IEA Reports Thu, 27 Jun 13, 10:21pmImage via Shutterstock One quarter of all the world's energy generation will be renewable by 2018, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Wednesday...