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Real Threats to Biodiversity and Humanity

by Paul Driessen

References to climate change almost guarantee funding, even for research topics of little interest beyond academia and eco-activists. Polls reveal that most people worry most about energy and food prices, crime, living standards, Putin’s war on Ukraine, and increasing efforts to control their lives. A recent study by Rutgers University scientists sought to determine how much diversity is required among bee species to sustain wild plant populations. They concluded that ecosystems rely … [Read more...]

Dated: May 9, 2022

Tagged With: solar power, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, Windfarms
Filed Under: Animal, Plant & Eco-System Rights, Biodiversity & Endangered Species, Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Climate & Energy, Climate Change and Insurance Industry, Climate Consensus, Climate Policy, Developmental Economics, Economic Ethics, Economics, Poverty & Development, Environmental Subjects

Why Can’t Solar Provide Abundant, Affordable Electricity?

by E. Calvin Beisner

Nuclear engineer James H. Rust, over at the Heartland Institute, has just posted a clear, concise, factual piece refuting the claim that there's a "dirty war" to stop expansion of solar energy in the United States. I won't get into the stuff about the "dirty war"---which is entirely bogus, and Rust demonstrates just why---but thought it helpful to pass on just a little of the factual information about why solar has such difficulty competing with nuclear and fossil fuels. Rust writes: In the … [Read more...]

Dated: June 29, 2016

Tagged With: fossil fuel energy, Heartland Institute, James H. Rust, nuclear power, solar power, wind power
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Energy Options

Why Do Taxpayer-Subsidized Businesses So Often Fail?

by E. Calvin Beisner

Subsidize renewable energy? What a great idea! If you like wasting money. SunEdison, which once described itself as the "largest global renewable energy development company" and was America's fastest-growing renewable energy company, filed for bankruptcy April 21. It seems that $1.5 billion combined subsidies and loan guarantees (including $650 million in grants and tax credits---i.e., outright handouts) wasn't enough to make up for the combination of hubris-driven over-expansion, … [Read more...]

Dated: May 11, 2016

Tagged With: A123, Ener1, renewable energy, renewable energy bankruptcy, renewable subsidies, Robert Bryce, solar power, Solyndra, SunEdison
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Environmental Economics, Funding and Incentives

How Economically Competitive is “Renewable Energy”?

by E. Calvin Beisner

Condemnation's always most credible when issued by a supporter. That's what the renewable energy sector got from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards 2016 Annual Status Report, which states right in its highlights: "More than half of all growth in renewable electricity (RE) generation (60%) and capacity (57%) since 2000 is associated with state RPS requirements." In short, non-hydro renewable energy---wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass---cannot … [Read more...]

Dated: April 28, 2016

Tagged With: Fossil Fuels, renewable energy, renewable portfolio standards, solar power, wind power
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Energy Policy

Bill Gates Gets It on Wind and Solar

by E. Calvin Beisner

In an interview published in The Atlantic, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates had two very astute observations about wind and solar energy: On the limits of wind power and solar photovoltaic cells: Wind has grown super-fast, on a very subsidized basis. Solar, off a smaller base, has been growing even faster—again on a highly subsidized basis. But it’s absolutely fair to say that even the modest R&D that’s been done, and the various deployment incentives that are there, have worked … [Read more...]

Dated: October 14, 2015

Tagged With: Bill Gates, Climate Policy, climate summit, COP21, energy and poverty, India, Poverty, Solar Energy, solar power
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Energy Options, Energy Policy

Getting Down to Nitty Gritty: Why Wind and Solar Threaten Electricity Grids and People’s Health and Safety

by E. Calvin Beisner

Rud Istvan has a very instructive article at Judith Curry's Climate Etc. blog about the challenges of bring wind and solar power into use through electricity grids. Bottom line: Their intermittency greatly increases the costs of electricity while reducing its reliability, bringing threats to people's health and safety wherever they begin to make up a significant percentage of total power supplied to the grid. The higher the renewable penetration, the greater this intermittency burden becomes. … [Read more...]

Dated: July 7, 2015

Tagged With: battery storage, chemical storage, distributed grid storage, electricity grid, electrochemical batteries, electrostatic storage, grid stability, intermittent energy, Judith Curry, kinetic energy storage, pumped hydro storage, Rud Istvan, solar power, wind power
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment

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Future Speaking Engagements

May 23, 2025 – Grand Rapids, MI

GR.Church, 4525 Stauffer Avenue Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49508

Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, Cornwall Alliance President, and Steve Goreham, Cornwall Alliance Board Member, will hold a symposium on Sustainable Energy, Climate Change, and the costs to YOUR life.  For tickets and more information, click HERE.

June 18-21, 2025–Dallas, TX

Cornwall Alliance will be a host of the Association of Classical Christian Schools’ (ACCS) annual Repairing the Ruins conference in Dallas, TX, and will have an exhibit booth.

Details and registration can be found HERE.

September 19-20–Arlington, VA

Dr Beisner will represent the Cornwall Alliance at the fall meeting of the Philadelphia Society and will have a literature table.

Attendance is for Society members and invited guests only. To inquire about an invitation, email Dr. Cal Beisner: Calvin@cornwallalliance.org.

September 26-27– Lynchburg, VA

Dr. Beisner will be speaking at the Christian Education Initiative Annual Summit, “Advancing Christ’s Kingdom Through Biblical Worldview Education.” 

Details and registration can be found HERE.

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