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Solar Arrays Are Bad Neighbors (Kerrville, Tx finds out first hand)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 19, 2021

The Kerrville Public Utility Board, advertising itself as “Safe. Reliable. Yours.”, should cease investing in politically correct, economically incorrect energies that are disruptive to the landscape and neighbors.

Last year I moved from Houston to the Texas Hill Country in search of good air, clean living, and a respite from the city scene. There are no wind turbines here, but a nearby solar installation has been in the news.

Kerrville Daily Times article, “Residents Report Flooding from Solar Farm” (May 11, 2021), explained a situation of problem, non-solution … continuing problem, non-solution. The municipality at issue (partial investor) is the Kerrville Public Utility Board (KPUB).

The details are provided in the article below:

In the wake of concerns over flooding at properties adjacent to a solar farm off Spur 100,  NextEra Energy Resources says it has submitted a remediation plan to the city and Kerrville Public Utility Board. …

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Middle-East Oil Burn Continues (media blackout on the same)

By Vijay Jayaraj -- May 18, 2021

“Given the receptive nature of the Middle Eastern countries to future oil and gas projects, oil giants from Europe are also planning to increase their investment in the region’s unceasing oil juggernaut.”

“The notion that the world is moving away from fossil fuels is incorrect, at least as per the production and consumption numbers of oil, gas, and coal worldwide. The Middle East scenario gives a better picture of where the future of oil is headed.”

On Earth Day, President Joe Biden was busy trying to persuade the ‘oil-guzzling’ countries to reduce their fossil-fuel dependency. But the great global oil juggernaut rolls on. Countries in the Middle East, especially, are optimistic about a coming decade of increasing oil and gas exports. 

Media Silence

In contrast to the anti-fossil fuel-oriented policies of the West, the Middle East remains very committed to their primary revenue resource: oil and gas.…

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Price ‘Gouging’ Laws & Hoarding: Institutionalizing Waste

By Roy Cordato -- May 17, 2021

“What actually constitutes ‘an extreme pricing practice,’ typically referred to as ‘price gouging,’ has nothing to do with sound economic theory and shows no consideration of what constitutes efficient price formation or the role of prices in an economy.”

“A year ago it was toilette paper; today it’s gasoline. The products that are hoarded may differ, but the cause of these shortages is ultimately the same: price controls.”

In the wake of the cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline, Southeast public officials at all levels of government are pleading with consumers not to hoard gasoline. Yet consumers are topping off the tanks of every car they own, even if those cars will ultimately be sitting in the driveways.

And with widespread hoarding comes shortages and long gasoline lines, which, in turn, incites more hoarding….…

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“Buffer of Civility” (a message amid the gasoline lines)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 13, 2021
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Replacing Crude Oil: The 2006 Debate Revisited (coal oil in play)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 12, 2021
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‘Too Much Competition’ (fussy CEO want rivals to ease up)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 11, 2021
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“Green Fraud” Book Review (one-stop shopping for energy/climate realists)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 10, 2021
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Mises on Resources: Short, Sweet, Definitive

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 6, 2021
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California Grid Frailty: Imported Power/Solar at Issue

By -- May 5, 2021
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U.S. Renewables – Current and Potential Output

By Stanislav Jakuba -- May 4, 2021
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