When New York Governor Kathy Hochul, whose state has banned natural gas pipelines because “climate change,” goes all in for nuclear energy, you know the revolution is under way. For decades, the anti-nuclear movement moved from protesting nuclear weapons to oppose nuclear energy as well. But not today. Gov. Hochul, in an adjunct to her […]
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Bloom Energy’s founder, K.R. Sridhar, recently appeared on Maria Bartiromo’s show on Fox Business. He touted Bloom Energy as a viable solution to President Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency. But as we approach the thirteenth anniversary of Delaware’s investment in Bloom Energy, it is time for the Meyer Administration to pull the plug
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Europe—light and dark. What happens if the grid fails for lack of sufficient generation?(Illustration by OpenAI.) When it comes to global energy policy, few narratives are as instructive – and as cautionary – as Europe’s ill-fated experiment with wind and solar energy. The continent’s self-inflicted woes contain lessons that should be taken to heart by
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A half century of disastrous wildfires and flawed land-management policies bring disaster home to Angelenos. Seems only yesterday, doesn’t it, the massive Camp fire (2018) killed 80 Californians and laid waste to some 150,000 acres of northern California. Closer to LA, the 2017 Woolsey fire burned over much of the same areas back in 2017, another big
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The following is a guest article by Chris Martz. To Senator Sanders: Hi there Colonel Sanders. Do you like facts? I hope you do, because you’re about to be sacked with some. Here we go. . . First, climate change does not cause forest fires. That isn’t how this works. Fires require an ignition source
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Major scientific organizations’ statements on “climate change” and the conclusions therein form the basis of much of the scientific foundation for governmental, scientific, media, and public concerns on the use of fossil fuels. Trillions of public and private dollars are currently being spent on alternative fuels to “save the planet” from the alleged harm of
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First understand Southern California is naturally dry. Its Mediterranean climate means it rarely rains in the summer and has a limited winter rainy season. Three deserts in the region attest to its dry climate. As a result, the vegetation around Los Angeles primarily consists of one-hour fuels that can dry in as little as 60
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“If Illinois wants an affordable and reliable grid, the answer is to end subsidies and mandates for all forms of generation. And to eliminate regulations that are taking the most affordable and reliable fuels out of the generation mix. Nothing else will work.” Electricity prices are climbing in Illinois. As is the public’s concern about
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So what happened to that goodwill promise President Joe Biden made in the White House Rose Garden on Nov. 7 to do everything he can to support an orderly transition to the upcoming Trump administration? Calling on people to bring down the temperature after the heat of the presidential campaign, he said, “We accept the choice
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The tragic wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles have reignited the predictable chorus blaming climate change for natural disasters. As articles from outlets like Axios, Newsweek, and the BBC demonstrate, there’s a growing tendency to tie every fire, flood, or storm to climate change. However, a closer look at history, meteorology, and land management reveals that these claims are
