September 11, 2012 – 9:04 am
It’s interesting to note that every time there is a big storm that knocks out power, people immediately assault power companies for failing to spend oodles of money upgrading their infrastructure. Like just last year in New Jersey. This past July saw people and government freaking out on PepCo, a Maryland power company, along with […]
September 9, 2012 – 8:18 am
Proponents of wind turbines say that this is all incidental and coincidental. Enough so that there is actually a medical condition name for it (UK Daily Mail) It was Uplawmoor’s tranquility and wild beauty that drew civil servant Aileen Jackson to settle there 28 years ago. She’d had enough of life in the big city. […]
August 24, 2012 – 9:00 am
Romney just released his detailed energy plan Thursday morning, a 21 page plan that outlines how America can strive for energy independence. Fortunately, Politico is there to attempt to shoot it down just a few hours after it was released, offering four roadblocks Energy experts say Mitt Romney’s goal to achieve North American energy independence […]
August 23, 2012 – 7:06 am
Sorry, Obama peeps, it does not include energy from unicorns and fairies (Washington Post) Mitt Romney on Thursday will outline a plan that he projects would achieve North American energy independence by 2020 by opening new areas for offshore oil drilling, starting in Virginia and the Carolinas, and by empowering the states to lease federal […]
August 21, 2012 – 12:33 pm
Jo Nova explains In June this year the UNEP report announced that Global Renewable Energy investment reached $257 Billion in 2011. It’s so large it rivals the $302 billion invested in fossil fuel power. But how much electricity do we get for all that money? When the details are pulled from the fog, a quarter […]
August 16, 2012 – 3:02 pm
Surprise! (WRAL) In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal. Many […]
August 11, 2012 – 11:47 am
Remember how they wanted every alternative type of energy? Well, they block transmission lines for the “clean energy” projects, block solar and wind projects, don’t like hydrothermal because of a raft of reasons, and now, geothermal is evil (Global Warming Policy Foundation) The most promising renewable energy of all is making pro-renewable Greens frightened and […]
August 10, 2012 – 1:58 pm
Don’t worry, the Solydra loan was a good bet (Business Week) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told President Barack Obama in mid-2011 that loans in the department’s clean-energy program were sound, two months before the bankruptcy of recipient Solyndra LLC. A draft prepared by Energy Department officials for Chu to brief Obama on June 27, […]
August 3, 2012 – 4:54 pm
Looks like the White House was warned about restructuring the Solyndra loan, which, if you remember, illegally subordinated the taxpayers, leaving them on the hook for the $535 million dollar loan, putting investors (many of whom were big Obama donors) ahead of the taxpayers (ABC News) Buried in the treasure trove of White House emails […]
August 2, 2012 – 11:56 am
I know, I know, you’re shocked! (The Hill) A GOP report shows that White House budget analysts had concerns about the financial risks of the Energy Department’s early 2011 restructuring of the federal loan for Solyndra, the solar panel company that collapsed last August, according to a news account. The Washington Post obtained portions of […]
