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Author: Robert Bradley Jr. The U.S. Department of Energy says: “Modern wind farms are reliable, safe, state-of-the-art power plants with well-tested technology that meet approved standards and have hundreds of thousands of hours of operating experience.” Unless they operate under normal conditions or Failed under abnormal conditions. A recent headline read: “Wind turbines destroyed by Typhoon Yagi.” There’s (not so good) news for wind power (during peak hurricane season in 2024). The 150 mph typhoon (a Category 4 on the hurricane scale) didn't just destroy the old turbine; The new “more efficient typhoon-resistant version” was also razed to the ground.…
Guest post by Larry Hamlin NOAA has released the continuous highest temperatures in the United States for summer 2024 (June-August) (shown below), clearly showing that the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s remains the highest summer temperature ever measured in the United States Despite more than four decades of climate alarmist propaganda claiming that trillions of dollars have been wasted by promoting bogus politically driven plans, falsely claiming that what we are facing (what we are seeing now) clearly does not exist as a “climate emergency,” But this result was still achieved. NOAA's continuous U.S. summer maximum temperature data (shown…
Kip Hansen's News Brief — September 11, 2024 — 500 words There is an interesting story from Captain g – “The world's leading maritime and offshore website, we are committed to delivering quality journalism and building an engaging community of maritime professionals.” “In a desperate move, Russia sends its first conventional LNG carrier across the Arctic” Author: Malte Humpert — September 8, 2024. Why was this an “act of desperation”? “To overcome Western sanctions, Russian LNG producer Novatek sent Non-ice class LNG carrier Everest Energy enters the icy waters of the Northern Sea Route. This is the first time a…
Kamala Harris' seemingly diplomatic stance on the debate stage over fracking and oil production has energy experts questioning whether her administration has truly changed its views. [emphasis, links added] “Given her support for net zero — it’s on every letterhead, every executive order — One cannot infer that she supports fracking,” Gabriella Hoffman, director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at the Independent Women's Forum, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. “Her warning, without answering, that what we are encouraging is a lot of leasing,” she continued, “suggests to me and any other observer in the energy sector that…
From the Daily Caller Nick Pope Contributor One of Greenpeace's original founders told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he would like to see Greenpeace USA lose a lawsuit that threatens the organization's survival. Patrick Moore was listed as one of Greenpeace's original founders in 2007, before the organization tried to distance itself from him. Large-scale lawsuit filed. The company is filing a lawsuit in North Dakota seeking $300 million in damages from Greenpeace USA, which or its entities incited mass protests against the Energy Transfer Dakota Access Pipeline, funded various attacks aimed at disrupting the project, and A smear…
Hurricane Francine is about to make landfall in central Louisiana, expected to hit Wednesday afternoon or evening as a Category 1 storm with winds of 90 mph (145 kph). Francine closed its eyewall overnight, allowing it to take advantage of record warm ocean temperatures, and intensified into a Category 1 top storm with winds of 90 mph at 2 a.m. ET Wednesday. However, high wind shear is now affecting the hurricane, and Francine is not expected to intensify further before making landfall. #francing Expected to land #hurricane Later today in Los Angeles. This will be the third hurricane to make…
In August 2023, at 6 pm, 15-year-old Iván Reyna was playing football on the field at South Miami Park as usual. He sensed temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius). He suddenly felt dizzy, nauseous, and wanted to vomit, and finally vomited. “I was very scared and so was my coach,” Reina commented. “The heat is unbearable,” he added. Summer has always been a great time to get outside, exercise, and “enjoy the weather,” but the high temperatures in recent years have made this reality increasingly difficult to achieve. Fortunately, he didn't have to go to the hospital. I…
President Eisenhower once declared that “pessimism never wins any battle.” Yet the pessimism of many Americans today is understandable. [emphasis, links added] Families worry about how to fill the gas tank and put food on the table. Most Americans believe the American Dream is out of reach. As our country faces growing challenges, Our leaders need to offer a positive vision for our future that Americans can believe in. The United States has abundant energy resources that power our economy with affordable, reliable energy. Getting the government out of the way is a great place to unleash American energy in…
from masterresource Author: Robert Bradley Jr. “Energy policy is on the ballot this fall, and American voters deserve meaningful answers from all candidates on how to advance affordable and reliable natural gas and oil production for decades to come.” – American Petroleum Institute The American Petroleum Institute (API) is no better or worse than its membership. If these companies like the free market, then they have a solid base of consumers and taxpayers. If membership is skewed toward government special favors (rent-seeking), APIs disadvantage consumers and taxpayers. Oil and gas companies should start from basic consumer needs, not political correctness.…
On the campaign trail for the 2020 election, Democratic presidential candidates, including then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, outlined in detail their plans to combat climate change, with Joe Biden even vowing to halt land use on federal lands Drilling for oil and gas. Now, a month into her tenure as her party’s presidential nominee, Harris has been even more vague — mentioning climate change only in passing, yet not laying out concrete plans to reduce climate-altering emissions or noting that fossil fuel production is accelerating global warming. aspect role. On July 23, Harris proudly told campaign staffers in a reference to…