Marian Tupy: “Celebrate the Industrial Revolution and What Fueled It”

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- January 30, 2019 2 Comments

“The Industrial Revolution did not cause hunger, poverty and child labor. Those were always with us. The Industrial Revolution helped to eliminate them.”

MasterResource from time to time has updated our readership on the significant work being done at HumanProgress (Cato Institute). Marian Tupy, founder and editor, is continuing the tradition of Julian Simon (1932–1998). It was Simon who described energy as “the master resource,” the inspiration for this blogsite.

Recently, Tupy penned his thoughts about the importance of energy to human advancement—and mineral energies to energy. His 1,500-word post follows in its entirety.

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What is the role of the Industrial Revolution in general and fossil fuels in particular in bringing human improvement? Those readers who are familiar with Alex Epstein’s excellent The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels will recognize the gist of my argument: fossil fuels, which drive, among other things, modern agriculture and industrial production, make present-day abundance possible.

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Energy & Environmental Newsletter: January 21, 2019

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The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).

 A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

 Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

Schumer’s Green Energy Subsidies Cost Much More Than Trump’s Wall

This May Be the Greatest Renewables Story Ever Told

The carbon tax – a wolf in green clothing

Superior video: Infrasound caused by Industrial Wind Turbines

Study: Acoustics and Biological Structures

Report: Concerns about Wind Turbines and Human Health

US Supreme Court Decides Against Wind Developer

President Trump Signs Bipartisan Law to Boost Advanced Nuclear

A Cheaper, Cleaner Electric Grid

An actual letter from a grandfather to his grandkids at school

The Growing Absurdities of the German Energiewende

More Than 1000 Citizen Wind Energy Protest Groups

The drive to make New York ‘zero carbon’ is insane

The Green New Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Socialism

Millennial Socialism 101

Millennials Are Clueless About Communism.

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Energy & Environmental Newsletter: January 7, 2019

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The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).

A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

Follow the (Climate Change) Money

Study: Wind turbine radio/electromagnetic energy – the risk to human health

41 Reasons why wind power can not replace fossil fuels

Wind Power Installation INCREASES The Growth Of Fossil Fuels

“Green New Deal” Is Neither New, Nor A Deal — It’s A Fraud

Nuclear wins big in clean energy competition

Nuclear activity: UK, Russia, Japan, China and US all increasing capacity

There is no Holy Grail of Energy

Another report reluctantly admits that ‘green’ energy is a disastrous flop

NJ Board of Public Utilities Rejects Offshore Wind Application

Another Look At Fuel Mix

The 2018 Year-End Energy Quiz

New Study Spells Trouble for Wind Energy

Roadmap to nowhere: the myth of powering with 100% renewable energy

500+ 2018 Scientific Papers Support A Skeptical Position On Climate Alarm

Climate Doom Ahead?

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Holiday Lighting Humbug

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- December 20, 2018 3 Comments

Don’t drive. Don’t fly. Don’t eat red meat. And … don’t let yourself enjoy holiday lighting.

It’s not easy being green, they say. Well, gee, life is a bummer when you get the religion of deep ecology. Here are some (sad) examples from the seasons of good cheer.

“With the holiday season, the intensity of light pollution only increases…. Ideally, there would be a public outcry against bigger causes of light pollution, such as street lamps and tall buildings. But until that happens, the simplest thing that one can do is to not put up any Christmas or Hanukkah lights.”

 – Heidi Ward, “Holidays & Light Pollution,” United Green Alliance

“Do you love those displays of Christmas (or Hannukah or Kwanza or …) lights? Are you awed by those so impassioned that they string up 1000s of lights in awesome displays worthy of a city center?

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Energy & Modernity: Three Industrial Revolutions (Heartland Institute treatise excerpt)

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Energy & Environmental Newsletter: December 17, 2018

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‘Climate Alarmism and Corporate Responsibility’ (2000 essay for today’s debate)

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Environmental Accounting and Green Subsidies: The Biofuels Mistake

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Energy & Environmental Newsletter: December 3, 2018

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Energy & Environmental Newsletter: November 12, 2018

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