Those of us trying to make sense of the validity of renewables versus fossil fuels are forced to deal with many different parameters. For instance, we often talk about the externalities of coal, i.e., the cost factors that are not …
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Too Late to Stop Global Warming by Cutting Emissions?
A reader sent me this article that suggests that it’s too late to stop global warming by cutting emissions and writes: I happen to agree with this guy. Climate change is so far advanced at this point that it makes …
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U.S. Politicians Mince Words on Energy Policy
The American voters who are hoping that the cause of clean energy and sustainability will still be alive when the dust clears in November can sleep a bit easier after tonight’s debate. But it sure was a tragedy to see …
The Situation with Coal-fired Power Plants in Asia Is Urgent
Below is a graphic that I borrowed from my friends at Energy and Capital (Hi, Jeff Siegel!) illustrating the real problem we face vis-a’-vis coal on the international scene. I’m reminded of an interview I did for a consultant in …
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Electric Vehicles and Coal-Fired Power Plants
On my piece on EVs earlier today, my friend Tom Konrad of AltEnergyStocks.com writes: Given the extra demand from a large number of EVs, how will the utilities supply the extra power? (This could be anything, not just renewables or …
The Migration to Electric Transportation — It's Complicated
Here’s an overly simplistic article that questions the validity of electric vehicles as “green” transportation on the basis that coal is used to charge EVs. And here is one of the comments: “I power my electric car totally from solar …
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Discussion on Renewable Energy, Externalities, Sustainability, Etc.
Here’s a conversation I’m having with a friend that readers may find interesting: Craig: I said something that I regret in our talk on the phone yesterday. In particular, I said that “clean coal doesn’t exist.” As a broad fact, …
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Coal Set for a Strong Comeback in Europe
Tim Kingston just sent me this, an article on coal-fired power plants from an apparently credible author that compares coal with other forms of energy, while going out of its way to avoid mentioning the health and ecological consequences. Regarding …
What Is It Like to Live Next to a 136-Megawatt Wind Farm?
This article, “What Is It Like to Live Next to a 136-Megawatt Wind Farm?” is not too condemning of the experience. I would have preferred its section “The Bats and the Birds” to point out that birds are many thousands …
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Renewable Energy, Resource Scarcity, and World Hostility
At a party yesterday, I ran into a top-flight businessman who sells advanced sonar systems to the world’s navies. I happen to know that he spends a huge amount of time in India, and I wanted to ask him about …
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