“Is global warming from burning fossil fuels sufficiently dangerous to stop its use and replace our vast, inexpensive energy sources with possibly expensive and environmentally challenged solar, wind, ethanol from corn, other biofuels, and biomass (predominately burning wood). The answer is absolutely not–or not in the least.”
Some GOP candidates have responded “I am not a scientist” when confronted by questions about climate change (global warming). President Barack Obama singled out the phrase in his 2015 State of the Union speech stating,
… Continue ReadingI’ve heard some folks try to dodge the evidence by saying they’re not scientists; that we don’t have enough information to act. Well, I’m not a scientist, either. But you know what, I know a lot of really good scientists at NASA, and at NOAA, and at our major universities.
“Small rooftop solar is an upper-middle-class hobby paid for by general taxpayers and ratepayers. For small solar the payment can be set by Georgia Power’s hourly avoided cost, similar to the prices calculated for marginal sales under the Real-Time Pricing (RTP) family of rates.”
“By compensating distributed generation and solar according to marginal cost-based payments … this problem goes away. As with marginal cost-based sales nonparticipants are not affected.”
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Renewable energy should receive no subsidies, no mandated purchases, no set-asides, and no special treatment whatsoever. Renewable energy’s value should be determined by letting the market decide.…
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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.
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Some of the more informative articles in this issue are:
How a NC Wind Project Undermines US National Security
An Open Letter To Amazon about the NC Desert Wind project
China drastically reducing wind and solar subsidies
UK PM Cameron: “Get Rid of the Green Crap”
Video: Wind Turbines Can Cause Human Health Impacts
AWEA’s Eagle Mortality Defense: A Response
The story behind “Renewables” and “Sustainability”
“Renewable” Energy – Powerful Words Make Us Do Stupid Things
Report: Private Interest and Public Office
Greed Energy Economics:
China drastically reducing wind and solar subsidies
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Call for Ending Energy Subsidies
UK PM Cameron: “Get Rid of the Green Crap”
Talk Is Cheap but Renewable Energy Is Not
Study: Wind Energy has Diminishing Returns
Wind Energy Profits Gone with the Wind
Wind Farm Investment Plunges With Power Prices in Nordic Region
Transparency lacking in state energy moves
Uncle Sam’s Solar Racket — A Cesspool Of Waste And Corruption
NC Shouldn’t Renew ‘Renewable’ Handouts
NC’s RPS cost = $3,800 per NC family
NC’s Energy Policy is “Morally Repugnant”
Turbine Health Matters:
Video: Wind Turbines Can Cause Human Health Impacts
New Research: Less Sleep Causes Higher Chance of Sickness
Web MD: Ten Things to Hate About Sleep Loss
Healthline: The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on the Body
Harvard: Consequences of Insufficient Sleep
NIH: Consequences of Sleep Loss
NHS: Why Lack of Sleep is Bad for Your Health
More deaths from relocation than from Fukushima or tsunami
Turbine Wildlife Matters:
AWEA’s Eagle Mortality Defense: A Response
Raisin Supreme Court ruling seen as lifeline for endangered species
Is wind energy development, killing the green energy movement?…
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