Germany Admits Renewable Energy Doesn't Work

Amid the brouhaha of Donald Trump abandoning the Paris Agreement was an admission by Germany's energy minister in June that sustainable energy can't work -

"Even if we did manage to get enough electric cars, we wouldn't have enough renewable energy to keep them on the road."

Trump abandoning the Paris Agreement was a big first step toward realism on energy and the environment.

Fossil Fuels‎ Are Here to Stay

First a repost from June 30, 2015:

Fossil Fuels‎ Are Here to Stay because they work, better than alternatives.

Next we show how market forces and fossil fuels create modern infrastructures and how this helps defeat the worst of natural disasters.

Fossil Fuel Protesters Clueless

Protesters against fossil fuels get everything wrong.

Coal Outpowers Solar - Again

New data proves an old fact - solar produces piddling power compared to more conventional sources, notably coal.

Energy Hysteria

A look at the hysteria surrounding Donald Trump's energy approach.

Fixing the Power Grid through Open Markets and New Technologies

A smart way to handle the issue

The electric power system makes our modern, mobile, information-age economy possible. But it is organized in much the same way it was in 1884, when Thomas Edison created the first system of power plants to light up homes and businesses in lower Manhattan. By way of comparison, the iPhone, which is the spiritual descendant of the telegraph, packs more computing power in a user's pocket than mainframes that once filled entire rooms. Meanwhile, the electric system is still built around central generating plants delivering power to customers via a monopoly provider—the local utility company.
In most segments of the U.S. economy, market competition drives prices lower, delivers innovation faster, and gives consumers more choice. But in the electricity system upon which all our modern devices depend, competition has come slowly and fitfully. We could do better with more of it.

Obama's Last-Minute Coal Regulation Gets Pushback

Barack Obama fights against coal and Capitol Hill fights back

The Obama administration finalized a long rulemaking process Monday to tighten regulation of coal mining near streams, drawing pushback from Capitol Hill who questioned the move's necessity and had hoped the government would leave the issue alone before the president departs office next month.

The Stream Protection Rule, which officials inside an Interior Department branch dedicated to surface mining spent most of the Obama presidency crafting, sets tougher standards for mining activity excepted inside a 100-foot buffer zone. Previously, regulators argued, there was no specificity as to what constituted material damage to streams inside such areas, akin to posting 'do not speed' signs on highways without listing a speed limit, an Interior official said earlier this year.

The Dakota Pipeline Fraud

The protest over the Dakota pipeline showcases a flimsy argument and also a culture of appeasing demagogues.

Refuting Opposition To Fracking In Colorado

Colorado's Supreme Court refutes the argument against fracking.

Solar Power Flaming Out

Solar companies need government to force them upon people, even as they prove failures.

Obama's Two Dollar Gas Lie

Barack Obama said "we can't drill our way to $2 gas."   Yes, we did.

And BTW also worth noting is how keeping coal in the ground does nothing for affordable energy.

Electric Car Reality Shocks Obama

Remember the Obama mandate for electric cars? It was a promise he couldn't keep because electric cars are a failure.

Yet Another Bad Energy Bill

The Senate has an energy modernization bill - and it's just another failed exercise pushing that politicians know best even though they never do.

The Subsidizing of Solar Failure In California

California's artificially high energy costs derive in part from subsidizing solar power.

U.S. Renewable Energy isn’t Helping the Economy — or the Fight Against ISIS

U.S. Renewable Energy isn’t accomplishing anything useful.

Sanders’ Inconsistent Opposition to Nuclear Energy

Bernie The Bozo as usual doesn't know anything about nuclear energy. And it of course meshes with Barack Obama's energy ignorance regarding the effectiveness of natural gas.

Solyndra And The Myth Of Green Energy

Solyndra was a solar company heavily backed by the Obama administration and its irrational push for green energy. A new report shows how corrupt it was.

Fixing the Grid and Improving Energy Policy

A look at energy choices down the road.

Elon Musk’s Solar Battery Project Won’t Revolutionize American Energy

A Harvard professor disputes a much-hyped announcement from Tesla.

Renewables Offer No Bang for Your Megawatt

The myth of renewable energy gets weaker.