King Coal Outpaces Wind/Solar/Hydro and Other Renewables
From MasterResource
By Kennedy Maize — August 15, 2023
“The historic trends contradict the conventional view that fossil generation has been declining, while renewables are gaining. According to the data, ‘The share of low carbon fuels...
Right, Epoch Times, the EPA’s New Rules Will Compromise the Electric Power Grid
A recent article in the Epoch Times, “EPA’s Power Grid Assumptions Are Disconnected From Reality,” identifies problems with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mass-electrification plans that will increasingly compromise the U.S. power grid....
Wrong, Washington Post, Cold Kills More People in the United States (and Globally) Than...
The Washington Post’s (WaPo) dedicated (twice a week) climate columnist, Michael J. Cohen, the so-called Climate Coach, posted an article stating as a fact that high temperatures kill more people in the United States...
True, Spiked, A Rapid Energy Transition Will Increase Human Suffering
A recent article posted on British magazine spiked (stylized in lower case) describes the hurdles and realities of the so-called rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels. The article correctly points out that the...
Right, Daily Caller, Green Hydrogen Is No Miracle Solution for Carbon Free Energy
The Daily Caller (DCNF) recently posted an article by contributor John Hugh DeMastri describing significant issues likely to limit the effectiveness of the Biden administration’s plans to invest up to $1 billion in taxpayer...
Correct, CBS News Texas, Wind Energy Struggles in Heat (And Other Conditions)
CBS News Texas posted an article to their website describing how wind turbines struggle to produce enough electricity during heat waves, due to the natural effect of lower wind speeds during these events. This...
Top U.S. Grid Official Says Fossil Fuel Power Plant Closures Could Have “Catastrophic Consequences”
Guest Post by Nick Pope
Editor's note: U.S. grid officials are now warning that shutting down reliable power sources like coal and gas prematurely as part of an effort to prevent climate change will have serious...
The Guardian Rightly Recognizes That “Eating Local” Is No Climate Solution
A recent article in The Guardian, titled “Is eating local produce actually better for the planet?” correctly concludes that the “eating local” trend actually doesn’t necessarily decrease food related carbon dioxide emissions. In some...
Right, New York Times, Biofuels Are Bad for the Environment
A recent guest op-ed in The New York Times identifies some of the problems with biofuels that make them much less environmentally friendly than their promoters claim. The most common biofuels in the United...
Analysis: The Actual Levelized Cost Of Energy Suggests Green Energy is Hiding Costs
A recent story on the Washington Policy Center website suggested that Intermittent sources of energy create cost and reliability risks for the Northwest. In that article, author Todd Myers notes: "The most widely cited...