The Original Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living Portal (since 2009)
uncategorized, Tag
- Why “cheaper” wind and solar raise costs. Part III: The problem with power markets Thu, 29 May 25, 4:53amby Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) Part 3 of this series examines power markets, promoted by policymakers (FERC) and industry advocates to lower costs through competitive bidding and merit-order dispatch...
- Why “cheaper” solar raises costs. Part II: The hidden costs of residential solar Fri, 23 May 25, 1:13amby Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) In Part 1, we showed how wind and solar’s low costs over 80% of the time are overwhelmed by expenses at peak times such that they offer no cost advantages to the generation mix...
- Why “cheaper” wind and solar raise costs. Part I: The fat tail problem Tue, 13 May 25, 8:19pmby Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) Wind and solar power are often touted as the cheapest sources of electricity in many regions, capable of delivering low-cost energy for the vast majority of the time...
- Post Office Vote Fraud in 2024. Used Same Method as Reported Here in 2020. Thu, 8 May 25, 10:54pmColorado Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to Rigging 2024 Presidential Election Mail in ballots can be captured by anyone and filled out and turned in. Postal workers, largely democrats, as they are government employees, are inundated...
- A Critique of the Apocalyptic Climate Narrative Wed, 7 May 25, 11:29pmby Judith Curry and Harry DeAngelo We have a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, entitled “A Critique of the Apocalyptic Climate Narrative.” The paper reflects the JACF’s ongoing interest...
- Casting blame for the blackout in Spain, Portugal, and parts of France Tue, 6 May 25, 12:14amby Russ Schussler (Planning Engineer) On April 28th Spain, Portugal and parts of France suffered a major grid outage. A formal evaluation will likely be released at a later date cataloging many of the contributing factors...
- Saturday — Election Day Australia Sat, 3 May 25, 12:00amDon’t forget to vote…
- Monday: Election Day Canada Mon, 28 Apr 25, 12:39am10 out of 10 based on 1 rating
- Reversing soil desiccation: cooler, moister, greener Thu, 17 Apr 25, 8:25amby Douglas Sheil Last week an article in Science, by Seo and colleagues, provided compelling evidence that the world’s land surface is getting drier...
- Geothermal electricity generation Sat, 12 Apr 25, 1:54amby Chris Morris Geothermal power stations are mature technology with proven performance, reliable operation and ideal for baseload generation. The units are synchronous, so they support the grid. The production from them...
- The monster Green Tariffs we put on ourselves are worse than a foreign trade war Thu, 10 Apr 25, 6:19amBy Jo Nova Think of Net Zero Targets as a self imposed Carbon Tariff If you just want cheap coal power, you can’t, not without paying the wind and solar tariff, the battery clause, the pumped hydro pill, and the interconnector...
- This is Exactly What I Told You — in 2020 Tue, 1 Apr 25, 4:16amThis is why we need Voter ID — The social security number, it’s not supposed to be a federal ID number. It basically is that’s how you access all the benefits. This is why we need voter ID, because this thing is not...
- Potentially a Critical Failure in Florida Elections Sat, 22 Feb 25, 3:16amH/T Anonymous Last November, Democrat fraudsters bypassed the presidential race and focused instead on the down-ballot races. In Florida, local Democrat candidates received more votes than either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris...
- Debunking the 2023 hike in the Social Cost of Carbon Sat, 22 Feb 25, 12:49amby Ross McKitrick I have a new paper out in the journal Nature Scientific Reports in which I re-examine some empirical work regarding agricultural yield changes under CO2-induced climate warming...
- Unraveling the Narrative Supporting a Green Energy Transition Wed, 19 Feb 25, 10:57pmby Planning Engineer (Russ Schussler) The purpose of this article is to summarize and debunk many of the issues in the narrative surrounding the proposed green energy transition as applies to the electric grid. The issues...