Posts tagged ‘green energy’
The Drama Queen Files – Exhibit #6
Carbon dioxide, superstition, and protecting the oceans.
Where Do Wind Turbines Come From?
Mining the iron ore needed to build wind farms entails ripping mountains and valleys “to shreds.”
Being Green Isn’t Harmless
We all care about the environment. But now we’re going to foolish extremes. And real people are getting hurt.
No Wind, No Sun, No Power
Windmills and solar panels sound wonderful. Except that the UK wind isn’t blowing and the German sun isn’t shining.
Green Fantasies, Hard Realities
The only place wind energy is free and easy is in the minds of green activists.
Europe Today: Stealing Wood, Burning Wood
Green energy is expensive energy. In Europe, prices are rising and unintended consequences have followed.
Solar Pie-in-the-Sky
How plans to run an entire Australian town on solar energy failed miserably.
Write a Heretical Essay, Win £8,500
Write an essay that pokes holes in a green myth, submit it by June 30th, and you could be $13,000 US dollars richer.
Green Energy: the Auditor Isn’t Impressed
A report by the Auditor General of a Canadian province highlights the dark side of green energy.
Blindspots at the IPCC
A new 1,000-page Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report appears to ignore both nuclear power and shale gas – even though both these energy sources emit far less CO2 than does coal. This suggests the IPCC’s top priority isn’t emissions reduction after all.
The IPCC on Renewable Energy
The IPCC has released a 26-page summary of a new report 3 weeks ahead of the 1,000-page full document. This is an example of how the IPCC manipulates media coverage. Journalists can’t compare the summary to the real thing.
Message to Young Journalists: Connect the Dots
Invited to speak to journalism students, here are a few ideas I’ll try to communicate: First, large increases in heating bills are the result of green energy policies. Second, these policies are the result of our belief that carbon dioxide emissions are harmful. Third, that belief is the result of reports written by the IPCC. Fourth, much of what we’ve been told about the IPCC and how it works is not true.
How Much Is a Bird’s Life Worth?
Oil companies get fined $7,000 per bird for inadvertently harming wildlife. Yet society ignores the predictable massacre of thousands of birds by wind farms. Are we protecting wildlife – or harassing oil companies?
James Hansen and the Experts
Activist scientist James Hansen says the “experts agree” that meeting our current energy needs is possible via efficiency measures & carbon-free sources. But lots of experts don’t agree. Does he make a habit of pretending those with contrary opinions don’t exist?
