By P Gosselin on 22. October 2019
German online weekly FOCUS writes Germany is turning into “Europe’s economic sick man” – due in large part to high energy prices and fierce environmental radicalism. The German weekly reports how German industrial production has been falling, citing figures from the automotive, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries, all of which need large quantities of energy. German […]
Posted in Activism, Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 18. October 2019
Usually shunned by the German mainstream media, today moderate, rational voices on the issue of climate change are beginning to be heard on the air waves once again. This may be temporary. We’ll just have to wait and see. Leading German climate science critic Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt. Image: Die kalte Sonne For example, just days […]
Posted in Alarmism, Alternative Energy, Scepticism |
By P Gosselin on 9. October 2019
More pain for consumers. Electricity prices in Germany climb to a new high, reaching 30.85 cents (euro) per kilowatt hour. Experts warn transition to green energies may lead to shortages, higher prices. German online national daily Die Welt here reports on how electricity prices in the country have reached “a new high” and that natural […]
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By P Gosselin on 25. September 2019
Business soon could be getting awfully rough for electric (battery) car technology manufacturers. For example, German online news weekly FOCUS here reports how the Singapore government “does not want electric cars” and even “is blocking electric cars”. E-cars dirtier than claimed According to Minister Masago Zulkifli bin Masagos Mohamad, who is responsible for the environment […]
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By Kenneth Richard on 19. September 2019
A growing proportion of Sweden’s energy is derived from burning biomass (wood), which increases CO2 emissions 65% and 285% more than coal and natural gas energy generation, respectively. And yet because governmental policy – not science – has (wrongly) declared biomass burning “renewable” and “carbon neutral”, Greta Thunberg’s Sweden is falsely credited with reducing its […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Follies |
By P Gosselin on 15. September 2019
The “Green New Deal” is a multi-trillion-dollar plan proposed by Ocasio-Cortez in February of 2019 and backed by almost one hundred members of Congress, including most of the Democratic presidential hopefuls. Among a slew of other sacrifices, the program would force our prosperous society to replace diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles with electric vehicles and meat […]
Posted in Activism, Alarmism, Alternative Energy, Scepticism |
By P Gosselin on 11. September 2019
Tenders for new wind energy projects in Germany “have fallen to a new, all-time low”, the online IWR reports here. After the installation of thousands of megawatts of German wind power capacity led to instability in the power grid, exploding electricity prices and the destruction of natural landscapes and biotopes, protests against wind projects ratcheted […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 6. September 2019
In and interview with flagship German business daily Handelsblatt here, Danish economist Björn Lomborg warned of the “inefficiency in climate protection” and says Germany is a “deterrent example” in this respect. “Gigantic costs” He told the Handelsblatt that the once highly praised “Energiewende” was “poorly implemented” and that the costs will be “gigantic”. Image: Twitter. […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 28. August 2019
Some fresh new scientific papers are confirming that renewable energies, particularly wind and solar power, are not delivering what was promised – not by a long shot. They likely will become far more of a burden than a benefit. “Virtually doubled the price of electricity” For example, Pereira et al., 2019 writes that “growth in […]
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By P Gosselin on 11. August 2019
NoTricksZone contributor Kirye provides us with a unique look at climate and energy developments in Japan. =============================================== World may get another climate realist leader By Kirye As the working class struggles economically, signs of profound anti-establishment shifts are emerging in Japan, spurred on by a new political leader who is a climate and energy realist. […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 7. August 2019
The President of the German Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, abbreviated BKK) is calling on citizens, government offices and companies to be prepared for widespread blackouts. In an interview with German national daily Die Welt, BBK President Christoph Unger warned that in the future Germany faced higher […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Follies |
By P Gosselin on 6. August 2019
Wind energy is not only an eyesore in the middle of what is often times an idyllic landscape and an unreliable source of power, but it is also expensive – especially if you are a homeowner nearby a wind park a German study has found. ============================================= Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne Industrial turbines knock down property […]
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