Category: Energy

Bummer: Obama’s Colorado Solar Auction Bombs

Posted on by William Teach

Perhaps companies are extremely reticent to dump their money into projects that have a poor rate of financial return (Washington Times) So much for the White House dream of solar selling like hotcakes. The first federal auction run by the Bureau of Land Management to sell chances to build solar power projects on public land […]

 

Wind Farms Cause Bats to Explode

Posted on by Dave Blount

Maybe this will cause moonbats to think twice about wasting our money and ruining landscapes with ideologically driven, economically idiotic wind farms. Their turbines don’t just kill bald eagles, but also bats: Scots windfarms are causing bats to explode, animal experts claim. The Bat Conservation Trust say they have evidence that pressure caused by turbine […]

 

Obama Expands War on Coal to Gas-Burning Power Plants

Posted on by Dave Blount

With only three years left to fundamentally transform America into a second-rate country, Obama is going straight for the jugular: our energy supply. In addition to throwing the war on coal into overdrive by effectively banning the construction of new coal-fired power plants, he is going after gas: This month, the Environmental Protection Agency will […]

 

Neil Young’s $1 Million Green Car Leaves Him Stranded

Posted on by Dave Blount

Bwahaha! Couldn’t happen to a sillier moonbat: Neil Young, a high-profile proponent of cars powered by alternative fuels, was recently stranded on the highway when his own $1 million biomass-powered hybrid car broke down. California highway patrol officers found the Canadian rocker stranded on the side of a road near Donner Summit, Calif. Young was […]

 

Man With Giant Carbon Footprint Sees Stopping Climate Change As Part Of His Legacy

Posted on by William Teach

Let’s not forget, the man in question has a “carbon footprint” estimated at 41,000 metric tons, making him mostly to be the Man With Largest Carbon Footprint In The World. The average American’s footprint is a bit over 19 metric tons. Worldwide it is 2 tons. Heck, Obama is putting out way more than two […]

 

Report States Keystone KL Will Have No Impact On Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on by William Teach

So far, every environmental and global warming study has found Keystone XL to be not an issue. Here’s another one (The Hill) The Keystone XL oil sands pipeline “will not have any impact” on greenhouse gas emissions, a report released by prominent energy industry consulting group IHS CERA said Thursday. The report said that’s because […]

 

Natural Gas Is A Gangplank To Boiling The Earth Or Something

Posted on by William Teach

Obviously, this means that all production of natural gas, especially when it requires hydraulic fracturing, should be stopped immediately Gangplank to a Warm Future It should be noted that Mankind has done best in warmer climates. Heck, one of the previous cool period was called “The Dark Ages”. MANY concerned about climate change, including President […]

 

Obama Will Evaluate Keystone XL Solely On Its “Climate Change” Effects

Posted on by William Teach

In a long, boring interview with the NY Times, in which (NMP) Obama dishes forth the same old failed policies, engages in lots and lots of Blamestorming as if this wasn’t his second term in office, patronizes, and offers little in the way of new policies, we find this bit on page 5 (via Tom […]

 

Hooray! Warmists Proclaim All Power Outages Caused By “Climate Change”

Posted on by William Teach

I was wondering when they would get around to this blamestorming talking point, and I blame you, dear reader, for all the power issues for refusing to give up your fossil fueled vehicle, using hair spray, and having a fridge with an ice maker. Oh, and per Warmist doctrine, no, I’m not giving up mine. […]

 

Orange County Getting New 5 Megawatt Solar Plant

Posted on by William Teach

And it only requires that 35 acres of trees be clear cut (Raleigh N&O) Orange County, one of the most environmentally conscious areas of the state, is finally getting a major league solar farm of its own. Except for the clear-cutting of 35 acres A 5-megawatt solar project under construction in the rural community of […]

 

Surprise! “Green” Companies Ripping Off Poor, Minority Customers

Posted on by William Teach

Gee, who would have thought there could be malfeasance within the “green” economy? There are hundreds of billions, if not trillions, of dollars flowing around the world, much of it government related, with little oversight. The mafia sure seems to like the green economy. Companies take government money then run, often leaving behind environmental messes. […]

 

Hopey Change Creates Record High Electricity Prices

Posted on by Dave Blount

For once we have a president who delivers on his promises. Obama said he would fundamentally transform America; if you fell asleep in 2008 and woke up now, would you believe even half of what you see on the news? He said he would cause energy prices to skyrocket; despite the discovery of massive energy […]

 

Obama Readying Emission Limit Plan To Deal With Hotcoldwetdry

Posted on by William Teach

Alternate headline: Obama readying plan to artificially raise your electricity costs and the costs of everything else by executive fiat (NY Times) President Obama is preparing regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, senior officials said Wednesday. The move would be the most consequential climate policy step he could take and one likely […]

 

Pandering To Keystone XL Foes, Obama Said To Soon Release His Climate Measures

Posted on by William Teach

In other words, hold onto your wallets, as Obama speaks to people whom which he wants to provide open wallets (Bloomberg) With his administration under pressure from environmentalists to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project, President Barack Obama plans to unveil a package of separate actions next month focused on curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. […]

 

Obama’s DOE Green Programs Spent $26 Billion On Less Than 3,000 Jobs

Posted on by William Teach

Don’t worry, Obama’s cool with this, it’s Someone Else’s money, and he can always get more. (Institute for Energy Research) Without much fanfare, the Department of Energy (DOE) recently updated the list of loan guarantee projects on its website. Unlike in 2008, when Barack Obama pledged to create 5 million jobs over 10 years by […]

 

What Say You To Remotely Having Your AC And Fridge Shut Down During Peak Time Energy?

Posted on by William Teach

This is the logical extension of “smart grid” policies. (UK Daily Mail) Fridges and freezers in millions of British homes will automatically be switched off without the owner’s consent under a ‘Big Brother’ regime to reduce the strain on power stations. The National Grid is demanding that all new appliances be fitted with sensors that […]

 

Obama Officials Knews Fisker Was Failing. Also, Another Stimulus Backed Solar Company Going Down The Tubes

Posted on by William Teach

The CBS article is entitled WH knew electric car maker Fisker was faltering: AP. Not sure that they can say that the White House knew, the provide no information on that, but the DOE certainly knew. Newly obtained documents show the Obama administration was warned as early as 2010 that electric car maker Fisker Automotive […]

 

Oh Oh: There’s A War On Women In Obama’s “Green” Economy

Posted on by William Teach

While they do get paid a bit more in the “green” economy, a much lower percentage are working in the “green” economy. Supposedly, there are 3.4 million “green” jobs (school bus drivers, scrap metal workers, employee at a bike shop, and, yes, even an oil industry lobbyist) out there, but…. (Climate Progress) ….the green sector […]

 

Surprise: Stimulus Recipient Fisker Auto Lays Of 75% Of Their Workforce

Posted on by William Teach

Another “green” company to add to the list of Obama green failures (h/t Dana) (The Hill) Fisker Automotive, a federally backed maker of plug-in hybrid cars, laid off 75 percent of its workers Friday as it struggles to stay afloat and find new capital, according to press accounts. Fisker drew $193 million of a $529 […]

 

Eagle-Killing, Investment-Wasting ‘Renewable’ Energy

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The “Green Energy” sector has been hit with a series of setbacks over the last few years. From a wind farm being cited for killing an endangered eagle, to solar energy’s tumble from investor favor over dismal performance, to a growing list of companies gone bankrupt even after President Obama pumped millions of our tax […]

 

Toll Roads and Double Taxation: The Left and Libertarians Converge

Posted on by Rachel Alexander

Toll roads are appealing to many on the right, because the fees don’t look like taxes; motorists are charged for the voluntary action of driving on a specific road. Toll roads appear to be run by private entities, not the government. Also known as turnpikes, they are becoming an increasingly popular way to raise money […]

 

Obama To Take Fossil Fueled Flight To Propose Program To Eliminate Fossil Fuels

Posted on by William Teach

Once again he’s on the campaign trail for his “green energy” meme (Washington Post) The pitch President Obama will make as he visits the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago Friday involves a bit of policy jujutsu: let’s take the money we make by producing oil to stop using it altogether. Sequester? What Sequester? […]

 

Whoops! Green Cars Not So Green

Posted on by William Teach

I, and others, have posted material showing that electric cars and hybrids are not exactly environmentally nor hotcoldwetdry friendly. Here’s another in the Wall Street Journal (h/t Dana) Bjorn Lomborg: Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret Electric cars are promoted as the chic harbinger of an environmentally benign future. Ads assure us of “zero […]

 

Greens Fret Over Obama Admin Keystone Report

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The State Department has released its much-anticipated report on the environmental impact of the Keystone Pipeline and, to the alarm of the green lobby, it seems to leave President Obama with little reason to continue delaying construction. The 2,000-page report makes no final recommendation on whether or not to approve construction of the energy project, […]

 

Obama Possibly Trading Keystone for More Taxes

Posted on by Unicorn Jones

Pretty much everyone, including all of the major labor unions, is geeked about the Keystone Pipeline, which would create jobs and improve the United State’s energy independence. But a bunch of hippies hate it, and the hippies vote, probably illegally in seven states, so Barack Obama is totally against it for right now, you guys. […]

 

Say, Why Doesn’t America Have Any Off-shore Wind Farms?

Posted on by William Teach

Surprising, Mother Jones’ Tim McDonnell never mentions how Democrats, especially the late Ted Kennedy and current Secretary of Climate Change, er, State, John Kerry worked hard to block the Cape Wind project (Mother Jones) Despite massive growth of the offshore wind industry in Europe, a blossoming array of land-based wind turbines stateside, and plenty of […]

 

Thousands Of Climastrologers Freeze Their Buns Off Protesting Keystone Pipeline

Posted on by William Teach

They’re really, really upset about the potential use of Canadian tar sands by fellow Americans (Politico) Tens of thousands of people converged on the National Mall on Sunday to urge President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, a project they say will cause irreparable damage to the climate. The rally, which was organized […]

 

Green Movement Founder Opposes Wind Turbines in His Backyard

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

One of the world’s premiere environmentalists, credited as a founder of the green movement, is fighting plans to erect wind turbines in his own village. Professor James Lovelock, 93, is renowned for having created the “Gaia Theory” and becoming one of the World’s earliest and most active modern environmentalists. He is also known for predicting […]

 

Bummer: Electric Cars Heading To Trash Bin (Again)

Posted on by William Teach

Of course, they’ll have to be pushed there since they can’t travel very far under their own power (Reuters) Recent moves by Japan’s two largest automakers suggest that the electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, still is not ready for prime time – and may never be. In […]