Category Archives: Green Energy

Michael Moore stumbles upon the truth about so-called ‘green’ energy

Posted on April 25, 2020 by TonyR

It turns out that Moore, despite hectoring Americans to get with the green program, had managed to be completely unaware of the practical problems with green energy: Moore said that he, like many people, thought electric cars were a good idea, “but I … Continue reading →

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Feds reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report – ABC News

Posted on February 29, 2020 by TonyR

PORTLAND, Ore. — A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing 4 hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort tosave threatened and endangered salmon, saying such a dramatic approach would destabilize the … Continue reading →

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Tofu is Definitely NOT Green: This vegan food staple is damaging the planet

Posted on February 26, 2020 by TonyR

So it turns out almond milk is actually really damaging the planet. It’s putting tonnes of pressure on bees causing them to die and 130 pints of water are needed to produce just one glass of wholesome almond milk. And … Continue reading →

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It’s So Green: Apple, Tesla among tech firms sued over child deaths in cobalt mines | Add Wind Power to the List

Posted on December 18, 2019 by TonyR

Several US tech companies are being accused of benefiting from cobalt that’s mined by children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nonprofit group International Rights Advocates this week filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Washington on behalf of 14 … Continue reading →

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The toxic rhetoric of climate change | Watts Up With That?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by TonyR

by Judith Curry Letter from a worried young adult in the UK I received this letter last nite, via email: “I have no idea if this is an accurate email of your but I just found it and thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Has Nuclear’s Time Come? | Ask Bill Gates

Posted on November 26, 2019 by TonyR

If you seriously think that carbon dioxide emissions pose an existential threat to the planet–I don’t, but let’s assume you do–the only rational course is to go nuclear. Wind and solar are both terrible for the environment; more important, they … Continue reading →

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The developing world has hit the brakes on clean energy |China!

Posted on November 25, 2019 by TonyR

Clean-energy investments in the developing world plummeted last year while coal use reached a record high. Those are very bad signs for the climate. Most of the world’s economic expansion in the coming decades will be in nations like China, … Continue reading →

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Monday Mirthiness – the Greta mural in SFO causes “climate change” | Watts Up With That?

Posted on November 12, 2019 by TonyR

If Cobre truly intended to “help” the cause of battling climate change, though, he might have jettisoned his preferred medium, aerosol spray paint. The 60-by-30 mural is expected to require hundreds of the climate-killing color to complete. OneAtmopshere.org is supplying … Continue reading →

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Why France is eyeing nuclear power again – MIT Technology Review

Posted on October 27, 2019 by TonyR

After years of backing away from nuclear power, France suddenly wants to build six huge reactors. This week Le Monde reported that the government asked EDF, the country’s main state-controlled energy company, to work up plans to build three new … Continue reading →

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Artificial leaf hopes to power the world | I Hope It Works

Posted on October 14, 2019 by TonyR

via Artificial leaf hopes to power the world – BBC Future

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