In 2021, More Than 260 Human Beings Were Burned Alive Due To Extreme Energy Poverty
Two days before Christmas, the deputy mayor of Cap-Haitien increased to 95 the number of Haitians who were burned alive on December 14 after an overturned tanker truck caught fire and exploded. According to press reports, about 100 residents gathered around the overturned truck trying to help themselves to the fuel when the fuel ignited.
Vineyard Wind Harpooned By New Federal Lawsuit
Despite more than a decade of hype and the promise of billions of dollars in federal and state subsidies, the offshore wind boondoggle – and yes, boondoggle is the right word for it – keeps getting torpedoed by delays and litigation.
The Electric-Vehicle Push Empowers China
The Biden administration wants to spend billions on electric-vehicle subsidies and charging stations because, as Vice President Kamala Harris put it in a Dec. 13 speech, “climate change has become a climate crisis and it demands urgent action.”
Robert Bryce’s Testimony Before The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Written Testimony of Robert Bryce Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate “To examine the causes, outlook, and implications of domestic and international energy price trends.” November 16, 2021
Robert Bryce’s Testimony Before the US Senate Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management on “Strategies for Improving Critical Infrastructure”
Written Testimony of Robert Bryce, author, journalist, film producer, and host of the Power Hungry Podcast, Before the Government Operations & Border Management Subcommittee, United States Senate – “Strategies for Improving Critical Energy Infrastructure”
Europe’s Energy Crisis Underscores The Dangers Of The Proposed Clean Electricity Performance Program
If Washington policymakers want to see what happens when you push renewable-energy mandates too far, too fast, they only need to read the news stories coming out of Europe.
Coal At $200 A Ton And Soaring Use Of Oil For Power Proves ‘The Iron Law Of Electricity’
Nearly five years ago while in Kolkata, I interviewed Sanjay Kar Chowdury, a manager at the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation. When I asked him about the importance of coal to the Indian electric grid, he did not hesitate. Coal, he told me, “is a lifeline. It is a lifeline of all the thermal power stations. Without coal, you cannot survive…It’s not possible to keep the lights on without coal.”
Here’s The List Of 317 Wind Energy Rejections The Sierra Club Doesn’t Want You To See
A few weeks ago, I ran into a prominent employee of the Sierra Club who declared something to the effect of “we have to quit using coal, oil, and natural gas.” That, of course, is the official dogma of America’s “largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.” The group says it is “committed to eliminating the use of fossil fuels, including coal, natural gas, and oil, as soon as possible.
Stop worshipping the sun: Biden’s solar power enthusiasm is unmoored from reality
Hyping solar energy is one of Washington, D.C.’s most renewable resources. Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter declared the U.S. needed to capture more energy from the sun because of “inevitable shortages of fossil fuels.”
Get Ready for the Blackouts
Generac Power Systems, a company that produces home generators and other equipment, announced in July record sales of $920 million during the second quarter, a 68% jump over last year. But what’s good for Generac is bad for America.
After Hurricane Ida, Blackouts Will Lead To Surge In Deaths And Carbon Monoxide Poisonings
As night follows day, public health crises follow closely on the heels of extended blackouts. Although only about four people have died due to the direct effects of Hurricane Ida, the electricity crisis in New Orleans and much of southeastern Louisiana will soon result in a surge in the death rate and a big jump in the number of fatalities and poisonings caused by inhalation of carbon monoxide emitted by small electricity generators.
Soaring Electricity And Coal Use Are Proving Once Again, Roger Pielke Jr’s ‘Iron Law Of Climate’
As the Covid lockdowns are easing, the global economy is recovering and that recovery is fueling blistering growth in electricity use. The latest data from Ember, the London-based “climate and energy think tank focused on accelerating the global electricity transition,” show that global electricity use soared by about 5% in the first half of 2021.
California’s Energy and Climate Regulations Are “Green Jim Crow”
The puns about the recall of the Chevrolet Bolt EV almost write themselves. Last week’s announcement by General Motors that it was recalling some 73,000 Bolts at a cost of some $1 billion due to the possibility that the vehicles could catch on fire, is both embarrassing for the iconic automaker, and a warning that its plans to electrify all of the cars it sells by 2035 could, ahem, be going up in flames.
GM’s $1.8 Billion Chevy Bolt Recall Shows Why Automakers’ EV Rollouts Could Be ‘On Fire’
The puns about the recall of the Chevrolet Bolt EV almost write themselves. Last week’s announcement by General Motors that it was recalling some 73,000 Bolts at a cost of some $1 billion due to the possibility that the vehicles could catch on fire, is both embarrassing for the iconic automaker, and a warning that its plans to electrify all of the cars it sells by 2035 could, ahem, be going up in flames.