02/03/20
“Better safe than sorry,” say global warming alarmists, but their thinking is simplistic and a number of questions need to be considered. Let’s have the debate! Read More...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, The Power of Bad, pre-industrial life, Industrial Revolution, doomsdayers, precautionary principle, Paul Ehrlich, John Holdren, mass starvation, The Rise and Decline of Nations, special interests, inverse scare law, power of negativity, man-made global warming theory, Climate Crisis Townhall for Democratic Presidential Candidates, green jobs, blue team/red team exercises, Michael Mann, ExxonMobil, President Donald Trump, Karin Kirk, global climate cycle, nuclear power, solar power, wind power, fosssil fuel power, environmental drawbacks of wind & solar, subsidies, job losses, China and India given a pass
10/07/19
Here’s (1) our latest setback in the Bloom Energy saga, and (2) an offshore wind development that could presage Delaware support for another “white elephant” energy project. Read More...Tags: Bloom Energy, DNREC, Environmental Appeals Board, Delamarva Power, Red Lion, Brookside, John Nichols, John Greer, DE Supreme Court, Offshore Wind Work Group, Gov. John Carney, man-made global warming theory
08/12/19
Smaller, more focused, less costly government is not in vogue these days, but SAFE has no intention of giving up. Here’s an overview of the battlefield. Read More...Tags: political warfare, better mousetrap strategy, impeachment proceedings, Robert Mueller, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Conservative Caucus of Delaware, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Doug Collins, Bipartisan Budget Act, Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Tom Carper , joe Biden, Tucker Carlson, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard, Medicare for all, debate questions, Google , Big tech, Sen. Ted Cruz, Dr. Robert Epstein, Sen. Josh Hawley, David Legates, Climate Conference, John Greer, man-made global warming theory, John Nichols, Bloom Energy, DNREC, Shawn Garvin, Environmental Appeals Board, Public Service Commission, Reitred Men's Luncheon Club, Ron Russo
04/15/19
Human beings are wired to defend their core beliefs, so don’t be surprised if intellectual opponents duck inconvenient facts – or fall into this mental trap yourself. Read More...Tags: do facts matter - President Donald Trump, Washington Post reporters, Social Security, Jordan Peterson, posmodernism, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anderson Cooper, Intentions v. results, National Publc Radio, President Barack Obama, birther controversy, invasion of Iraq, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, "Enemies of Science", Brexit , man-made global warming theory, nuclea power option, Illetgal immigration, bipartisan failure, shortage of political will, disruption of commerce, civility, convincing the undecided vs. coniverting true believers, Andrew Marshall
12/03/18
Did Trump administration try to “bury” official report about adverse consequences of manmade global warming by releasing it on the day after Thanksgiving? Not likely! Read More...Tags: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Colin O'Mara, Bloom Energy, IPCC, Paris climae pact, Hearland Institute, EPA, CO2 ndangerment fiinding, William Happer, Patrick Michaels, NIPCC, man-made global warming theory, Heartland Institute, Jay Lehr, President Donald Trump, solar minima, Labrador current, Chicago snowstorm, global warming adaptation, carbon emissions reduction, global cooling, Camp Fire, Little Hoover Commission, forest management practdices, co-benefits, cost/benefit analysis, electric vehicle tax credit, Andrew Light, World Resources Institute, Andrew Wheeler, Al Gore, President Barack Obama
09/10/18
Never mind climate science or how the electric power grid works, renewable energy policies are based primarily on political considerations.
Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, President Donald Trump, man-made global warming theory, global warming, climate change, fossil fuels, social desirability bias, virtue signaling, Judith Curry, John Christy, Michael Mann, Roger Pielke, crop yields, forest cover, solar activity, Maunder minimum, combined cycle natural gas, base-load power, Intermittent power, American Wind Energy Association, 350.org, Sen. Chris Coons, Gov. John Carney, offshore wind power study, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act , fracking boom, DNREC
04/16/18
Apple Computer announces it’s using 100% renewable energy. How are they doing this, and what’s wrong with everyone else? Read More...Tags: Apple Computer, Lisa Jackson, Tim Cook, man-made global warming theory, renewable energy , fuel cells, John Greer, Clean Air Act, ESG rankings, electric grid, data centers, solar power, biogas, renewable energy certificates, Lindsay Leveen, net metering, natural gas pipelines
11/06/17
Subsidies for wind and solar power are destabilizing the electric power markets – what should be done? Read More...Tags: Mark Twain, renewable energy , wind power, solar power, nuclear fusion, man-made global warming theory, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio , offshore wind power, levielized cost, combined cycle natural gas, John Nichols, Energy Department, cheap natural gas, fracking boom, American Wind Energy Association, St. Louis, German coal plants, Zero Emission Credits, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Texas Public Policy Foundation
07/31/17
It hasn’t been easy or pretty, but some obstacles to reliable/affordable energy are being eliminated. Read More...Tags: energy Independence, US oil production, gas prices, US eneregy dominance, oil exports, liquefied natural gas exports, man-made global warming theory, phaseout of internal combustion engine cars, Paris climate agreement, Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, Francesca Grifo, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, red and blue teams, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Clean Power Plan, ground level ozone standard, waters of the US, methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, Keystone pipeline, Dakota Access pipeline, permits for drilling on federal lands, electric power grid study, Ideologal clash re energy, ethics complaint against Scott Pruitt
06/12/17
Don’t be fooled by the blowback, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement was a good decision. Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, man-made global warming theory, EPA, Paris 2015, Copenhagen 2009, President Barack Obama, China, India, Donald Trump, Clean Power Plan, Scott Pruitt, Senate ratification, G7 summit, Ivanka Trump, Jstrf Kushner, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Steve Bannon, John Greer, Al Gore, Tom Steyer, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Moore, CA Governor Jerry Brown, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, WA Governor Jay Inslee, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, DE Governor John Carney
12/12/16
No scientific basis has been demonstrated for a war on climate change, and the cost could be considerable. Read More...Tags: Heritage Foundation, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Crossroads III converence, Scott Pruitt, EPA, Stephen Moore, Rep. Pete Olson, Clean Power Plan, Patrick Forkin, Peabody Energy, wind production tax credit, man-made global warming theory, Dr. David Legates, Kathleen Hartnett White, Paris Agreement, Al Gore, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Dr. Craig Idso