Wind Power Sales Hype
August 1, 2008 | Filed Under Dan Scott, Democrats/Leftists, Energy, Global Warming, Government, Corruption, Media Bias, News, Publius Contributor, Society/Culture | 3 Comments
-By Dan Scott
When I reviewed the alternative energy options I quickly dismissed wind turbines based on the Danish experience of 40% run time. It seems my dismissal was a little too hasty from a lack of considering other country’s experiences to this problem of reliability. I recently came across some very interesting articles discussing the problem the EU has had in two other of it’s member countries on the Alternative Energy bandwagon and I did not truly appreciate the depth of wind power’s inability to provide reliability.
According to the writer of this blog, who parsed a report from a German wind turbine operator E.on Energie
As wind power capacity rises, the lower availability of the wind farms determines the reliability of the system as a whole to an ever increasing extent. Consequently the greater reliability of traditional power stations becomes increasingly eclipsed.
As a result, the relative contribution of wind power to the guaranteed capacity of our supply system up to the year 2020 will fall continuously to around 4% (FIGURE 7). In concrete terms, this means that in 2020, with a forecast wind power capacity of over 48,000MW (Source: dena grid study), 2,000MW of traditional power production can be replaced by these wind farms.
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DNC Boondoggle: Carbon Credits Fund Broken Turbine
July 27, 2008 | Filed Under Business, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Global Warming, Media Bias, News, Publius Contributor, Society/Culture, Warner Todd Huston | 1 Comment
Looks like the DNC is passing off a tiny, little fib as a “green” measure to save the planet. The so-called “offsets” they are offering the participants to the Democratic National Convention are… well… meaningless.
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DNC Boondoggle: Carbon Credits Fund Broken Turbine
The eastern Colorado wind turbine tapped for the Democratic National Convention’s carbon-offset program has one problem: It doesn’t generate any electricity. Convention organizers are now being questioned for their eagerness to market those credits to delegates.
The DNC has contracted with Vermont-based NativeEnergy to offer delegates “Green challenge” carbon offsets to soften the environmental impact of convention travel. That money is then invested in carbon-free “green” energy sources around the country, including a wind turbine installed this year by the Wray School District RD-2. But a Face The State investigation reveals the district’s turbine has never produced marketable energy due to massive equipment malfunctions.
See the rest at Facethestate.com, “Colorado’s Front Page.”
Tell The EPA You DON’T Want Their Meddling in the Economy Over Global Warming
July 20, 2008 | Filed Under Constitution, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Global Warming, Government, Corruption, News, Publius Contributor, Society/Culture, Warner Todd Huston | No Comments
-By Warner Todd Huston
The EPA is looking to expand its powers even more thanks to the Supreme Court of the United States. It is about to meddle ever more in our national economic health with its claimed “fixes” to the non-existent “problem” of global warming.
But, we citizens have a chance to have our say. The EPA has opened up to public comments on their latest power grab. I urge each of you to email your insistence that the EPA lay off our economy with their anti-capitalist notions of fixing the non-existent problem of global warming.
Rewarding Consumption
July 20, 2008 | Filed Under Business, Dan Scott, Democrats/Leftists, Economy/Finances, Energy, Global Warming, Media Bias, News, Publius Contributor, Society/Culture | 1 Comment
-By Dan Scott
I previously had written concerning the wasteful lifestyle of Al Gore and his class. It was noted that at just one of his mansions he uses literally 20 times the electricity of the average American household. This was brought to light by the $1,000 a month electric bill Al Gore pays every month and recently confirmed that despite his so called energy saving investments which he urges upon the rest of us, he still pays over a $1,000 a month.
One of the claims by Democrats refusing to open up new leases for drilling to the oil companies is that we can’t simply drill our way out of this energy crisis, we must conserve through efficiency gains and alternative energy. As I have pointed out before alternative energy is a panacea since the forms advocated could never significantly supply sufficient and dependable energy to achieve the liberal dream of an oil free economy. I have also pointed out that energy savings via conservation and technology will not displace the future demands of a growing population.
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Another Liberal Myth – The US has no energy policy
July 5, 2008 | Filed Under Congress, Dan Scott, Democrats/Leftists, Energy, GOP, Global Warming, Media Bias, News, Publius Contributor, Security/Safety, Society/Culture | 6 Comments
-By Dan Scott
I have even heard my coworkers repeat the talking point that Democrats love to continually repeat. “The country has no energy policy.” The reason why we seemly don’t have an energy policy which would bring stable energy pricing is that we have had 30 years of political meddling in the nation’s energy supply starting with President Carter.
I find it interesting that President George W Bush is being blamed for the Democrat Party’s pandering to environmental extremists for over 30 years and yet the Democrats have the nerve to claim the US has no energy policy when in fact it does. The policy is the culmination of legislation enacted by Democrats over 30 years. Blaming someone else for the consequences of one’s own actions is a liberal tactic called Blame Shifting.
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Reader Poll: James Hansen calls for trials of energy executives, what next?
June 25, 2008 | Filed Under Dan Scott, Democrats/Leftists, Energy, Global Warming, Publius Contributor, Science, Society/Culture | No Comments
-By Dan Scott
This poll will gauge reader perception to the issue that Dr. Hansen of NASA has recently raised that I cover in my post here. One vote per computer, and please spread this permalink to the poll far and wide to get a good mix of input across the blogosphere.
CLICK HERE to proceed to the poll.
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