California is looking for help keeping its lights on this summer as it seeks to procure additional energy resources in preparation for coming heat waves. “We are concerned about the level of imports available,” California Independent System Operator (Cal ISO) vice president Mark Rothleder said during a recent press briefing. “During these high temperature conditions, we are experiencing…
California, World’s Fifth-Largest Economy, Scrambles to Find Reliable Energy
July 7, 2021
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Biofuels Expansion Will Drive Up Food Costs, Says Environmental Economist
In the push to achieve net-zero emissions, Canada’s rapid expansion of the biofuels sector could have negative consequences as studies show that biofuels production leads directly to food price increases, an environmental economist says. “There’s been a long-standing theme in the economics literature around ethanol and biofuels policy that there’s competition with the food supply,”…
Blackouts Loom in California as Electricity Prices Are ‘Absolutely Exploding’
June 29, 2021
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Commentary Two inexorable energy trends are underway in California: soaring electricity prices and ever-worsening reliability—and both trends bode ill for the state’s low- and middle-income consumers. Last week, the state’s grid operator, the California Independent System Operator, issued a “flex alert” that asked the state’s consumers to reduce their power use “to reduce stress on the grid and avoid…
The Return of the Corporate Welfare State
Commentary No one is paying much attention, but Washington is building up a vast new multitrillion-dollar welfare class: corporate America. Deep inside President Joe Biden’s budget are hundreds of billions of dollars of loans, grants, and loan guarantees for corporate America. This Aid to Dependent Corporations is most prevalent in the area of renewable energy….
Australia to Construct World-First ‘Solar Hydro’ Power Plant
The Australian government has announced funding to construct a $27 million (US$21 million) “solar hydro” power plant in north-western Victoria able to generate, store, and deliver electricity on demand. The power plant will demonstrate RayGen’s patented solar-plus-storage technology which uses a photovoltaic (PV) module 4,000 times more powerful than standard solar panels. This module is…
Is California’s Green Energy Really Green? | Michael Shellenberger
The Biden Administration recently announced plans to open more than 250,000 acres off the California coast to wind development as part of a program to expand renewable energy nationwide. My returning guest today is Michael Shellenberger…described by Time Magazine “as a Hero of the Environment,” also Founder and President of Environmental Progress, and best-selling author…
Climate Activists at Odds With NSW’s $600 Million Gas Plant
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed up to $600 million (US$470 million) will be invested in ensuring the completion of a 660 MW open cycle gas-fired power station in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales (NSW). However, Climate activists groups, such as the Climate Council, have called for Australia to cut off funding towards…
Unions Sell Out Their Own Workers for the Biden Energy Plan
April 27, 2021
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Commentary Another pro-President Joe Biden union just told it’s rank-and-file members: Sorry, guys, you are all fired. Last week, the United Mine Workers of America union endorsed Biden’s energy policies. Yes, you read that right. The coal-mining union bosses have embraced a bill that outlaws coal mining. This is about as dumb as the Pipefitters…
The Truth Behind California’s Clean Energy | Jim Phelps
California legislators are proposing to use 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2045. My guest is Jim Phelps. He is an energy consultant, power contractor, and designer with over 35 years of experience. He discusses the challenges within renewable energy and what it will take to achieve 100 percent clean energy. California Insider is an Epoch…
Environmental Policies Are to Remake Economy and Justify Control Over People: Expert
March 25, 2021
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People should be concerned about the Green New Deal because it includes the most radical policies that can transform the economy into a socialist one and allow the government to tighten control over society, according to Hayden Ludwig, Senior Investigative Researcher at the Capital Research Center. “The Green New Deal, I would say, has nothing…
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