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Author: P. Gosselin Two brief wind downturns push Germany’s power supplies to their limits… German Chemical Industry Association: “What a despair. Author: Professor Fritz Vahrenholt Germany's renewable energy power supply collapsed from November 2-8 and December 10-13 due to typical winter weather conditions with weakened winds and minimal solar radiation, leading to supply shortages, high electricity imports and skyrocketing electricity prices. At times, more than 20,000 megawatts of electricity (more than a quarter of Germany's electricity needs) must be imported. Electricity prices have increased tenfold (93.6 €ct/kWh). Companies without long-term contracts had to halt production. Wolfgang Große Entrup, Managing Director…
The offshore wind power industry has suffered another setback as Vineyard Offshore announced it would withdraw an 800-megawatt wind energy project from the Massachusetts procurement process. The decision comes after Connecticut refused to participate in the Tri-State Wind Energy Agreement, preventing Vineyard from receiving the full contract for the 1,200-MW Vineyard Wind 2 project. The development highlights the ongoing difficulties in combining national-level cooperation with the financial realities of large-scale renewable energy schemes. Background: A decentralized approach to regional cooperation Vineyard Offshore originally planned to develop the Vineyard Wind 2 project as part of a New England coordinated bid involving…
From Manhattan Contrarian Francis Menton For years, it has been obvious to mathematicians that the fantasy future powered by wind and solar energy was not going to happen. Sooner or later, reality will inevitably set in. However, this fantasy lasted much longer than I imagined. Hundreds of billions of dollars in government largesse are a big reason why, flowing not just to green energy developers but also to academic charlatans and environmental NGOs to fan the flames of climate alarm. Three years ago in December 2021, I asked this question: “Which country or U.S. state will hit the green energy…
Will Maryland have a white Christmas this year?Probably not. But snow is expected to fall on Christmas Eve morning.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]Sunny and cold weather is expected in the Baltimore area during the week leading up to Christmas and Hanukkah, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures near BWI Marshall Airport dropped below freezing over the weekend, with a high of 31 degrees expected on Sunday and an overnight low of 16 degrees. Winter shelters in Baltimore City and County have been activated for at least part of this week.Sunday is expected to be sunny and calm.…
From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor Existing data and recent history contradict one of the key points of the Biden administration's long-awaited liquefied natural gas (LNG) export study, which Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is trying to turn into fact. . The Department of Energy (DOE) released the study on Tuesday, nearly a year after the Biden administration froze approvals for LNG exports to non-free-trade countries in January. The paper does not establish that more LNG export capacity is not in the public interest, but it does suggest that a significant increase in exports would push up domestic gas prices, despite…
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from legal riots As the media heightens concerns about record “hot” temperatures, a review of the science suggests our primary focus should be energy security. Posted by Leslie Eastman Despite elite views of coal as a dirty fossil fuel, global coal use is expected to reach a record high of 8.77 billion tons in 2024, marking the third consecutive year of record-breaking consumption. The surge was largely driven by increased demand in Asia, particularly China, India and Indonesia. The elite media tried to tie these data to their claims that this year was the “hottest year on record.” The International…
News by Kip Hansen — December 21, 2024 I often make fun of, ridicule and criticize science reporting new york times. It's been a while, maybe more than a decade, since I've been covering straightforward, unbiased, and accessible explanatory science, medicine, and environmental news for The New York Times' science desk. Gone are the days when Andy Revkin and a few others (please remind me their names in the comments) tried to write rationally about the scientific and medical controversies of the turn of the century. But there are always a science journalist Regardless, many of his themes are the…
Article by Eric Worrell The idea of nutrient dilution is back… Climate change is making plants less nutritious — which may already be hurting herbivores Published: December 21, 2024 12:17 AM (AEDT)Ellen WeltyResearch Ecologist, Great Plains Science Program, Smithsonian Institution More than a third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cattle to elephants, rely on plant-based diets. Plants are low-calorie food sources, so it can be challenging for animals to consume enough energy to meet their needs. Now, climate change is reducing the nutritional value of some of the foods plant eaters rely on. Human activities are increasing…
Wells Fargo’s decision to withdraw from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) is a stark reminder that not everyone in finance is willing to unquestioningly follow climate orthodoxy. The departure of the bank, one of the fossil fuel industry's biggest financiers, underscores growing doubts about the necessity and even legitimacy of these alliances. Wells Fargo's withdrawal marks a turning point in the global push for so-called “climate finance”, following Goldman Sachs' withdrawal from the NZBA earlier this month. Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, described environmental alliances such as the NZBA as a “climate cartel,” accusing them…