Category: Wind and solar

The Weakening Electric Grid: Less Reliable, More Fragile

March 10, 2023
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As more and more irritated customers become certain that power shortages and blackouts have become more common, the electric grid’s problems receive more attention. They should. Shortages and blackouts have in fact become much more common than they once were. The electric power grid has become increasingly fragile and considerably less reliable. This is especially…

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Report: Biden’s Energy Plan Is a ‘Dangerous Delusion’

February 16, 2023
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In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe Biden declared that he would “finish the job” of what he calls the “incredible transition” from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy. “The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant investment ever to tackle the climate crisis,” Biden said, referring to $370 billion…

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Americans Like Wind and Solar in Theory, Dislike Them in Practice, Study Reveals

February 8, 2023
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A recent report by the Brookings Institution claims that “the American public overwhelmingly favors renewable power.” While this may be true in theory, when Americans experience the reality of it, they don’t seem to like it much at all. Brookings, which sees local resistance as an impediment to overcome, concedes that “even though people like…

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Greenpeace Founder Patrick Moore Says Climate Change Based on False Narratives

September 6, 2022
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Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace said in an email obtained by The Epoch Times that his reasons for leaving Greenpeace were very clear: “Greenpeace was ‘hijacked’ by the political left when they realized there was money and power in the environmental movement. [Left-leaning] political activists in North America and Europe changed Greenpeace…

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Energy Transition to Wind and Solar Is More Expensive and Environmentally Nonviable: Study

June 7, 2022
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Environmentalists, the Biden administration, and some states have been pushing for a drastic energy transition to renewable energies such as wind and solar, saying it’s cheaper and could help address climate change. However, a recent study found that, if all costs are considered, wind and solar are actually more expensive to produce electricity and such…

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