iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-14--A dog ate the logs in Michigan electronic vote

It ’ s awful bad luck for the Democrats .
The forensics report for Antrim County is in and there ’ s no evidence the 6,000 flipped votes was a clerks error , as we were told , but there is evidence of “ fatal flaws ” “ gross negligence ” , “ bad faith ” and or “ wilful non-compliance ” .
The adjudication logs are missing .
The security logs are missing .
Worse , the normal error rate of ballots is 1 in 250,000 , but the 2020 rate was sixty five percent ( percent ! )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher than normal ( can that be right ? )
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It ’ s hard to make sense of that number .
Ballots that are classified as “ adjudicated ” can be altered by administrators , something that is normally recorded in the logs .
Since the machines have past logs from other years , but not the 2020 logs , it looks like someone went in and deleted them .
“ Significantly , the computer system shows vote adjudication logs for prior years ; but all adjudication log entries for the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process is the simplest way to manually manipulate votes .
The lack of records prevents any form of [ … ]

It’s awful bad luck for the Democrats. The forensics report for Antrim County is in and there’s no evidence the 6,000 flipped votes was a clerks error, as we were told, but there is evidence of “fatal flaws” “gross negligence”, “bad faith” and or “wilful non-compliance”. The adjudication logs are missing. The security logs are missing. Worse, the normal error rate of ballots is 1 in 250,000, but the 2020 rate was sixty five percent (percent!). I make that about 160,000 times higher than normal (can that be right?). It’s hard to make sense of that number.
Ballots that are classified as “adjudicated” can be altered by administrators, something that is normally recorded in the logs. Since the machines have past logs from other years, but not the 2020 logs, it looks like someone went in and deleted them.
Crucial Logs Missing From Antrim County Dominion Voting Machines: Forensics Report
Ivan Pentchukov, Epoch Times
“Significantly, the computer system shows vote adjudication logs for prior years; but all adjudication log entries for the 2020 election cycle are missing. The adjudication process is the simplest way to manually manipulate votes. The lack of records prevents any form of […]
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December 14, 2020 at 01:04PM


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-14--Wild Weather In 1960!

Wild Weather In 1960!

The BBC thinks this year has been notable for “ wild weather ” in Britain .
Perhaps somebody should tell them about 1960 !
After a wet winter , the wettest in England & Wales since 1915/16 , the end of spring and beginning of summer was hot .
May was the warmest in Scotland since 1936 , and across the UK , it was the hottest June since 1940 .
However , the weather quickly went downhill .
July , August and September were all unusually wet .
So it was no surprise when record rainfall in October brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floods in Devon were particularly notorious : October 27 , 1960 remains one of the most disastrous days in Exeter ’ s history .
The St Thomas floods are often talked about to this day , which saw thousands of properties affected on two separate occasions .
So much rain fell in Exeter during October , 1960 , that the River Exe broke its banks and the city suffered the worst flooding in its history .
More than 380mm of rain , half the annual average , fell in the River Exe catchment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on October 26 alone .
The next day water cascaded over the banks of the swollen Exe above Exwick and poured through St Thomas and towards Alphington .
Mud , silt , boulders and trees swept through the streets and thousands of residents were trapped as their homes were flooded by two metres of water .
Around 1,000 properties were damaged .
October 27 became known as Black Thursday , and just as Exeter was recovering from the damage and shock , floods struck again on December 3 when another 80mm of rain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more than 1,200 properties were affected by the floods .
It was the biggest flooding in the Westcountry during the 20th century and the third wettest since records began in 1727 .
In total , 2,500 houses , factories , churches and pubs were inundated .
Heavy rainfall continued into November , bringing extensive flooding to much of the country , and even a powerful tornado which caused considerable damage in Cheshire .
Gales reached 80mph in a number of places .
Notably it was the wettest July to November period on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record which still holds .
In November it was the south east ’ s turn to bear the brunt of the floods , described as the worst there for 50 years : As noted in the Devon Live report , severe floods returned to Exeter in December , along with many other parts of S Wales and southern England : The Met Office report in October mentions Horncastle in Lincolnshire .
This still holds the record for the highest 180 minute rainfall total : 1960 ended up as the wettest year in England @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20th century .
It was a year , many people were delighted to see the back of .
We have now looked at 1940 , 1950 and 1960 .
Each year had its share of “ wild weather ” , every bit as great as this year , and probably more so .
And these are random picks .
It is abundantly clear that there is no factual basis to the BBC/Met Office ’ s absurd claim that 2020 proves wild weather is increasing .
I will , by the way , be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over this piece of dishonest reporting .
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The BBC thinks this year has been notable for “wild weather” in Britain. Perhaps somebody should tell them about 1960!
After a wet winter, the wettest in England & Wales since 1915/16, the end of spring and beginning of summer was hot. May was the warmest in Scotland since 1936, and across the UK, it was the hottest June since 1940.
However, the weather quickly went downhill. July, August and September were all unusually wet. So it was no surprise when record rainfall in October brought extensive floods to southern England:
https://digital.nmla.metoffice.gov.uk/SO_ad7a0944-d935-49f2-935d-a056038ec586/
The floods in Devon were particularly notorious:
October 27, 1960 remains one of the most disastrous days in Exeter’s history.
The St Thomas floods are often talked about to this day, which saw thousands of properties affected on two separate occasions.
So much rain fell in Exeter during October, 1960, that the River Exe broke its banks and the city suffered the worst flooding in its history.
More than 380mm of rain, half the annual average, fell in the River Exe catchment area that month, and 60mm fell on October 26 alone.
The next day water cascaded over the banks of the swollen Exe above Exwick and poured through St Thomas and towards Alphington.
Mud, silt, boulders and trees swept through the streets and thousands of residents were trapped as their homes were flooded by two metres of water. Around 1,000 properties were damaged.
October 27 became known as Black Thursday, and just as Exeter was recovering from the damage and shock, floods struck again on December 3 when another 80mm of rain fell in one day.
This time, more than 1,200 properties were affected by the floods.
It was the biggest flooding in the Westcountry during the 20th century and the third wettest since records began in 1727.
In total, 2,500 houses, factories, churches and pubs were inundated.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/remembering-1960-floods-devastated-thousands-3137954
http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/exeter_floods.php#:~:text=%20The%20Exeter%20floods%20of%20the%201960s%20,of%20the%20stinking%20mud%20and%20it…%20More%20
Heavy rainfall continued into November, bringing extensive flooding to much of the country, and even a powerful tornado which caused considerable damage in Cheshire. Gales reached 80mph in a number of places.
Notably it was the wettest July to November period on record in England & Wales, a record which still holds.
In November it was the south east’s turn to bear the brunt of the floods, described as the worst there for 50 years:
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/kent-sussex-floods-hit-peak
As noted in the Devon Live report, severe floods returned to Exeter in December, along with many other parts of S Wales and southern England:
The Met Office report in October mentions Horncastle in Lincolnshire. This still holds the record for the highest 180 minute rainfall total:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-extremes
1960 ended up as the wettest year in England & Wales in the whole of the 20th century. It was a year, many people were delighted to see the back of.
We have now looked at 1940, 1950 and 1960. Each year had its share of “wild weather”, every bit as great as this year, and probably more so. And these are random picks.
It is abundantly clear that there is no factual basis to the BBC/Met Office’s absurd claim that 2020 proves wild weather is increasing.
I will, by the way, be filing an official complaint against the BBC over this piece of dishonest reporting.
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December 14, 2020 at 12:36PM


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-14--For those who don’t get it!

For those who don’t get it!

This has been the plan by the Deep State all along .
_____________ For those who don ’ t get it !
Now you understand why there was never any action against the Clintons or Obama , how they destroyed emails and evidence and phones and servers , how they spied and wiretapped , how they lied to FISA , had conversations on the tarmac , sent emails to cover their asses after key meetings , how Comey and Brennan and Clapper never were brought to any justice , how the FBI and CIA lied , how the Steele Dossier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ factory reset , how leak after leak to an accomplice media went unchecked , why George Soros is always in the shadows , why Romney and Paul and Bush and McCain were all involved , why they screamed Russia and pushed a sham impeachment , why no one ever goes to jail , why no one is ever charged , why nothing ever happens .
Why there was no wrongdoing in the FISA warrants , why the Durham report was delayed , why Hunter will walk scott free , why the FBI sat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s connection to China was overlooked as it unleashed the perfect weapon , a virus that could be weaponized politically to bring down the greatest ever economy and usher in unverifiable mail in voting , why the media is 24/7 propaganda and lies , why up is down and down is up , right is wrong and wrong is right , why social media silences the First Amendment and speaks over the President of the United States .
This has been the plan by the Deep State all along .
They didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 .
He messed up their plans .
Delayed it a little .
They weren ’ t about to let it happen again .
Covid was weaponized , Governors helped shut down their states , the media helped shame and kill the economy , and the super lucky unverifiable mail in ballots were just the trick to make sure the career politician allegedly with hands in Chinese payrolls that couldn ’ t finish a sentence or collect a crowd , miraculously became the most popular vote recipient of all time .
Folks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overthrow of the US free election system , the end of our constitutional republic , and the merge of capitalism into the slide toward socialism .
What will happen next ?
Expect the borders to open up .
Increased immigration .
Expect agencies like CBP and INS and Homeland Security to be muzzled or even deleted .
Law enforcement will see continued defunding .
The electoral college will be gone .
History erased .
Two Supreme Court Justices might be removed .
The Supreme Court will be packed .
Your 2nd Amendment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a manufacturing job or oil industry job , get ready .
If you run a business , brace for impact .
Maybe you ’ ll be on the hook for slavery reparations , or have your suburbs turned into Section 8 housing .
Your taxes are gon na go up , and businesses will pay more .
I could go on and on .
There is no real recovery from this .
The elections from here on will be decided by New York City , Chicago , and California .
The Republic will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will run rampant .
The candidate who offers the most from the Treasury will get the most votes .
But the votes voted won ’ t matter , just the ones received and counted .
That precedent has been set .
“ Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787 , when someone shouted out , ‘ Doctor , what have we got ?
A republic or a monarchy ?
’ ” Franklin responded , “ A republic , if you can keep it.
” Ladies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republic .
You turned from God .
You turned from family .
You turned from country .
You embraced degeneracy culture .
You celebrated and looked to fools .
You worshipped yourselves selfishly as you took for granted what men died to give you .
You disregarded history and all it teaches .
On your watch , America just died a little .
It ’ s likely she ’ ll never be the same again .
Some of you have no idea what you ’ ve done .
Sadly , some of you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Everyone is thinking the exact same thing !
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This has been the plan by the Deep State all along.
_____________
For those who don’t get it!
Joe Herr
Now you understand why there was never any action against the Clintons or Obama, how they destroyed emails and evidence and phones and servers, how they spied and wiretapped, how they lied to FISA, had conversations on the tarmac, sent emails to cover their asses after key meetings, how Comey and Brennan and Clapper never were brought to any justice, how the FBI and CIA lied, how the Steele Dossier was passed along, how phones got factory reset, how leak after leak to an accomplice media went unchecked, why George Soros is always in the shadows, why Romney and Paul and Bush and McCain were all involved, why they screamed Russia and pushed a sham impeachment, why no one ever goes to jail, why no one is ever charged, why nothing ever happens.
Why there was no wrongdoing in the FISA warrants, why the Durham report was delayed, why Hunter will walk scott free, why the FBI sat on the laptop, why the Biden’s connection to China was overlooked as it unleashed the perfect weapon, a virus that could be weaponized politically to bring down the greatest ever economy and usher in unverifiable mail in voting, why the media is 24/7 propaganda and lies, why up is down and down is up, right is wrong and wrong is right, why social media silences the First Amendment and speaks over the President of the United States.
This has been the plan by the Deep State all along. They didn’t expect Trump to win in 2016. He messed up their plans. Delayed it a little. They weren’t about to let it happen again. Covid was weaponized, Governors helped shut down their states, the media helped shame and kill the economy, and the super lucky unverifiable mail in ballots were just the trick to make sure the career politician allegedly with hands in Chinese payrolls that couldn’t finish a sentence or collect a crowd, miraculously became the most popular vote recipient of all time.
Folks, you have just witnessed a coup, the overthrow of the US free election system, the end of our constitutional republic, and the merge of capitalism into the slide toward socialism.
What will happen next? Expect the borders to open up. Increased immigration. Expect agencies like CBP and INS and Homeland Security to be muzzled or even deleted. Law enforcement will see continued defunding. The electoral college will be gone. History erased. Two Supreme Court Justices might be removed. The Supreme Court will be packed. Your 2nd Amendment will be attacked. If you have a manufacturing job or oil industry job, get ready. If you run a business, brace for impact. Maybe you’ll be on the hook for slavery reparations, or have your suburbs turned into Section 8 housing. Your taxes are gonna go up, and businesses will pay more. I could go on and on.
There is no real recovery from this. The elections from here on will be decided by New York City, Chicago, and California. The Republic will be dead. Mob rule and appeasement will run rampant. The candidate who offers the most from the Treasury will get the most votes. But the votes voted won’t matter, just the ones received and counted. That precedent has been set.
“Benjamin Franklin was walking out of Independence Hall after the Constitutional Convention in 1787, when someone shouted out, ‘Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?’”
Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Ladies and gentlemen, you will now lose your Republic. You turned from God. You turned from family. You turned from country. You embraced degeneracy culture. You celebrated and looked to fools. You worshipped yourselves selfishly as you took for granted what men died to give you. You disregarded history and all it teaches. On your watch, America just died a little. It’s likely she’ll never be the same again.
Some of you have no idea what you’ve done. Sadly, some of you do.
God help us all.
Everyone is thinking the exact same thing!
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Aussie Resources Minister: UN Climate Emergency Demand an “Inconsequential “Grand Statement”

Australian Resources Minister Keith Pitt predicts global demand for Aussie coal will remain strong “ long into the future ” .
With Australia isolated on climate change , Resources Minister Keith Pitt has dismissed a global warming statement from the United Nations secretary-general .
Australia ’ s resources minister has castigated a climate change warning from the United Nations secretary-general as an inconsequential “ grand statement ” .
Antonio Guterres has warned the world is heading for a catastrophic temperature of rise of more than three degrees by the end of the century unless all countries declare climate emergencies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ make , ” he told ABC radio on Monday .
“ If they made a difference ( Labor MPs ) Mark Butler and Pat Conroy made that exact statement in the parliament many months ago and I don ’ t seem to recall it changing anything .
“ It ’ s about outcomes , it ’ s about a plan , it ’ s about knowing where we ’ re going and what it will cost , and it ’ s about delivery.
” Mr Pitt is confident strong global demand for Australian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He has requested a parliamentary inquiry into lenders and insurers blacklisting companies linked to coal and gas producers .

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Australian Resources Minister Keith Pitt predicts global demand for Aussie coal will remain strong “long into the future”.
Australia’s Resources Minister Keith Pitt dismisses UN chief’s climate change statement
With Australia isolated on climate change, Resources Minister Keith Pitt has dismissed a global warming statement from the United Nations secretary-general.
Australia’s resources minister has castigated a climate change warning from the United Nations secretary-general as an inconsequential “grand statement”.
Antonio Guterres has warned the world is heading for a catastrophic temperature of rise of more than three degrees by the end of the century unless all countries declare climate emergencies.
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Resources Minister Keith Pitt dismissed the climate warning from Mr Guterres.
“Grand statements are quite simple to make,” he told ABC radio on Monday.
“If they made a difference (Labor MPs) Mark Butler and Pat Conroy made that exact statement in the parliament many months ago and I don’t seem to recall it changing anything.
“It’s about outcomes, it’s about a plan, it’s about knowing where we’re going and what it will cost, and it’s about delivery.”
…
Mr Pitt is confident strong global demand for Australian coal will continue long into the future.
He has requested a parliamentary inquiry into lenders and insurers blacklisting companies linked to coal and gas producers.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--EU countries agree to use natural gas and nuclear power for Green Deal

Member states have set aside their divergences on renewable vs ‘ low-carbon ’ hydrogen to focus on efforts to “ rapidly upscale the market for hydrogen at EU level ” .
The EU ’ s 27 member states adopted Council conclusions on hydroge last Friday ( 11 December ) , bringing an end to weeks of tense discussions that saw proponents of renewable-only hydrogen clashing with those supporting a broader ‘ low-carbon ’ definition that also includes hydrogen made from natural gas and nuclear power .
At the end of the day , member states agreed to “ rapidly upscale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” recognising that “ emphasis should be given to hydrogen from renewable sources ” of energy such as wind and solar power .
The clean-burning fuel will be used to target “ in particular those sectors that are hard to decarbonise through other means ” – mainly heavy industries like steelmaking and cement , or long-distance transport , which could struggle to switch 100 % to electricity .
But at the same time , the Council also emphasised that “ there are different safe and sustainable low-carbon technologies for the production of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries like the Netherlands , Poland and France which are planning to support hydrogen produced either from natural gas or nuclear power .
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Member states have set aside their divergences on renewable vs ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen to focus on efforts to “rapidly upscale the market for hydrogen at EU level”.
The EU’s 27 member states adopted Council conclusions on hydroge last Friday (11 December), bringing an end to weeks of tense discussions that saw proponents of renewable-only hydrogen clashing with those supporting a broader ‘low-carbon’ definition that also includes hydrogen made from natural gas and nuclear power.
At the end of the day, member states agreed to “rapidly upscale the market for hydrogen at EU level,” recognising that “emphasis should be given to hydrogen from renewable sources” of energy such as wind and solar power.
The clean-burning fuel will be used to target “in particular those sectors that are hard to decarbonise through other means” – mainly heavy industries like steelmaking and cement, or long-distance transport, which could struggle to switch 100% to electricity.
But at the same time, the Council also emphasised that “there are different safe and sustainable low-carbon technologies for the production of hydrogen” – wording aimed at comforting countries like the Netherlands, Poland and France which are planning to support hydrogen produced either from natural gas or nuclear power.
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December 15, 2020 at 04:22AM


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--The Geothermal Energy Revolution

The Geothermal Energy Revolution

There is a revolution coming in geothermal energy .
How big it will be and how fast it can grow @ @ @ @ @ but the revolutionary technology is here now .
We already know about the new technology @ @ @ @ @ But that is fracking for oil and gas , the energy revolution we are already @ @ @ @ @ greens hate .
The geothermal revolution is fracking for heat .
Here is the technical @ @ @ @ @ s crust we live on is just a thin film wrapped around an 8,000 mile @ @ @ @ @ some places under the deep ocean this crust is estimated to be just 3 miles @ @ @ @ @ is somewhat thicker under the continents but the point remains ; it gets hot fast @ @ @ @ @ the crust .
That heat is geothermal energy .
We have used geothermal energy to @

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There is a revolution coming in geothermal energy. How big it will be and how fast it can grow remains to be seen, but the revolutionary technology is here now.
We already know about the new technology by name — fracking. But that is fracking for oil and gas, the energy revolution we are already living on, that the greens hate. The geothermal revolution is fracking for heat.
Here is the technical bit. The Earth’s crust we live on is just a thin film wrapped around an 8,000 mile diameter molten ball. In some places under the deep ocean this crust is estimated to be just 3 miles or so thick. It is somewhat thicker under the continents but the point remains; it gets hot fast as you drill down into the crust. That heat is geothermal energy.
We have used geothermal energy to make…


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--How The Climate Crooks Lied To Get The Policies They Wanted

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Ben Pile’s new video:
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Exxon’s Algae Dry Hole ($300 million greenwashing failure continuing)

“ That points to another potential challenge [ to algae fuel commercialization ] : the availability of land .
NREL ’ s model for a commercial-scale algae facility calls for 5,000 acres of open-air algae ponds plus an additional 2,000 acres for support facilities .
Yet all that land would produce only a limited amount of fuel.
” [ E & E News , below [ “ Algae nevertheless serve a purpose for the company , [ Robert ] Brulle said .
‘ They ’ re not selling you algae .
They ’ re selling you , there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
‘ You don ’ t need to regulate us , you don ’ t need to sue us .
We ’ re good guys.
’ [ E & E news , below ] Although nothing like the fall of once mighty General Electric ( GE ) under Jeff Immelt , the post-Lee Raymond Exxon Mobil is a sad corporate governance story of missed market opportunities and a wrong turn toward political correctness .
Both , in fact , are part of the contra-capitalism disease where imaging replaces reality , imprudence grows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the case of Exxon Mobil , a lack of innovation allowed the independents to discover and perfect current drilling technology ( hydraulic fractionation ) , which Exxon Mobil then tried to hijack with its purchase of TXO in 2009 for $ 30 billion .
That failed miserably with a $ 40 billion writedown last month , most associated with TXO assets .
Another failure , begun in 2009 , when oil prices were at a peak , involves Exxon Mobil ’ s $ 300 million bet ( to date ) on biofuels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A recent E & E News ‘ Energy Transitions ’ article by Benjamin Storrow , Exxon ’ s climate fix is algae .
Experts say it won ’ t work ( November 2 , 2020 ) tells the story .
Exxon Mobil Corp. debuted a television ad dubbed “ Energy Farmer ” in 2017 .
An electric guitar belts out a searing rendition of the children ’ s tune “ The Farmer in the Dell ” as company scientists slog through ponds of algae , peer at an oozy substance beneath microscopes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liquid .
A printed script overlays the scene : “ Algae .
A renewable source of energy .
ExxonMobil is researching it .
To revolutionize biofuels .
For more energy .
And fewer emissions.
” Biofuels represent one of Exxon Mobil ’ s primary answers to climate change .
In television ads and presentations to investors , the company showcases it as an example of its dedication to cutting greenhouse gases .
But after more than a decade of research , serious questions remain about Exxon Mobil ’ s biofuel efforts… .
Burning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lee Raymond would never have done .
Exxon Mobil is the only major oil company looking at algae as a potential source of biofuels .
Scientists say there is good reason for that .
The technology , while technically feasible , is wildly expensive .
“ It ’ s like I give you $ 1 million and you convert it to $ 1 bills , and you light it on fire to make energy , ” said Avigad Vonshak , a professor at Ben-Gurion University in Israel who has studied algae for decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from stupid to nonsensical to believe that in any given time it will be an economically feasible process to extract fuels from microalgae.
” Poor Exxon Mobil can ’ t even get away with greenwashing !
The question facing Exxon Mobil today is whether biofuels are a real climate solution or just green washing .
The company says biofuels could reduce commercial transportation emissions by 50 % .
That assessment is shared by many energy analysts , who believe biofuels could be an important tool for greening hard-to-decarbonize sectors like aviation .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major source of that biofuel , saying other alternatives are more likely to compete on cost .
Critics contend Exxon Mobil ’ s spending on algae research represents a drop in the bucket compared with its efforts to boost oil and gas production… .
Internal company documents estimate the additional oil and gas would increase Exxon Mobil ’ s emissions by 21 million tons annually , or by about five coal plants .
That figure does not include emissions associated with customers burning all that additional oil and gas ( Climatewire , Oct. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Healey has seized on Exxon ’ s biofuels program as part of her lawsuit against the company , writing in the suit , “ These ads constitute a highly effective greenwashing tactic , because they send the false and misleading message ExxonMobil is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions , when in fact , the Company is increasing fossil fuel production , and its profitability turns on its sales of fossil fuels , which necessarily increase the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving dangerous climate change impacts.
” The company ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a calculation that Exxon is best served by playing to its core strengths .
Biofuels and carbon capture preserve the value of the company ’ s existing assets , essentially offering them a second life in a world where oil and gas consumption is significantly reduced .
Pipelines and refineries would still be needed in a world running on biofuel .
Exxon first bet on algae in 2009 when oil prices were above $ 100 per barrel .
Then came the fracking revolution , and prospects are grim .
But by then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling sent oil prices plummeting and drove scores of biofuel companies into bankruptcy .
Algae researchers , meanwhile , found other profitable uses for their product , which is now used in everything from fish feed to high-quality polymers to human nutraceuticals .
Some scientists believe algae-based biofuels are possible , but they say government investment is needed to make the technology viable .
Algae are likely to mirror renewables in that it will take decades to come to fruition , Stephen Mayfield , a professor of biology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diego , wrote in an email .
“ Fuel is the cheapest commodity on the planet , so it will likely be the last product from algae to be commercialized , but if we stay on the path we are on now , we will eventually get to the efficiencies that allow algae biomass to be used as a biofuel , ” he wrote .
“ I doubt very much it will be because of any single discovery , and almost certainly not one made by Exxon ; - ) .
” Doherty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cost basis at scale .
“ Unless they see the intervention that we ’ ve seen in road fuels , you won ’ t see massive penetration of biofuels in hard-to-abate sectors , ” Doherty said .
“ Why would an airline , which is thin on margin , switch to a four times more expensive fuel unless they are required to ?
That ’ s for basic biofuel .
Then algae is next level.
” … But many of the same traits that made algae attractive to Exxon also present challenges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Arizona shows why .
High evaporation rates in arid regions can cause saline levels to rise to dangerous levels for algae , and removing the salt is expensive .
NREL assumes a commercial-scale facility in Arizona would need to dispose of the salty water by injecting it deep into underground wells , much as oil and gas drilling operations do , significantly adding to the overall costs .
Minimizing costs would likely require using fresh water or building facilities in areas like the Gulf Coast , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
That points to another potential challenge : the availability of land .
NREL ’ s model for a commercial-scale algae facility calls for 5,000 acres of open-air algae ponds plus an additional 2,000 acres for support facilities .
Yet all that land would produce only a limited amount of fuel .
NREL demonstrated daily production last year in Arizona of 15.9 grams per square meter , with a goal of reaching 25 grams in 2030 .
At that production rate , Exxon Mobil would need a facility at least NREL ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goal , said Vonshak , the Israeli researcher .
“ It doesn ’ t work .
The numbers don ’ t fit , ” he said .
Jeremy Martin , a senior scientist who studies transportation fuels at the Union of Concerned Scientists , was similarly pessimistic .
Algae-based fuel may yet become an alternative to high-value petrochemical products , which would aid the world ’ s attempts to green the economy , he said .
“ But the premise that this technology will fuel a significant share of transportation , even for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Martin said .
“ If this is their answer for liquid transportation fuels , it tells me they are not serious about replacing petroleum in this space.
” In one , an elementary-aged girl queries an Exxon Mobil researcher about her work .
When the girl asks why Exxon is studying algae , the researcher responds , “ We ’ re looking for alternative forms of energy that are better for the environment for your generation.
” Exxon Mobil spent a total of $ 1.5 billion on corporate promotion across all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Kantar Media filings reviewed by Robert Brulle , a researcher at Brown University who tracks climate denial funding .
That sum exceeds its spending on algae-based research .
Algae nevertheless serve a purpose for the company , Brulle said .
“ They ’ re not selling you algae .
They ’ re selling you , there ’ s good guys at Exxon , ” he said .
“ You don ’ t need to regulate us , you don ’ t need to sue us .
We ’ re good guys.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About Biofuel That Its Peers Don ’ t ?
( Haley Zaremba , OilPrice , January 28 , 2020 ) Oilprice has been reporting on the long , drawn-out death of the dream of algal biofuel for years .
A field once crowded with startups and hyperbolic promises of industry disruption and energy innovation , the pool has all but dried up .
The incredible abundance of microalgae ( there are approximately 70,000 species ) and the species ’ incredible resilience and ability to acclimatize to seemingly any environment seemed to make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheap , efficient biomass an economically viable biofuel model needs .
What ’ s more , the fact that it could be grown in the sea or in a lab and not on land that would otherwise be used to grow food crops ( as in the case of corn- and sugar-cane based biofuels ) , made it an especially promising field of research .
But , as it turns out , all these promising traits just weren ’ t enough to make the promise of algal biofuel a reality .
In practice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hasn ’ t been possible .
As Robert Rapier reported back in 2018 in his “ Algal Biofuel Obituary , ” the process is just far too expensive .
While these biofuel startups have focused on making the process more affordable by decreasing inputs and maximizing output , and even turning to gene editing and CRISPR to make the algae itself more biologically suited to fuel production , it simply hasn ’ t worked , and any promises that a breakthrough is just around the corner have proven to be empty ones .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rage ten years ago , by 2012 , Shell had ended its $ 12 billion Brazilian algae biofuel venture , news had dried up of BP ’ s $ 10 million deal with bioscience firm Martek , and Chevron ’ s five-year partnership with the government-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory had produced no significant breakthroughs .
By early 2018 , Chevron ’ s website had gone from promising that algae biofuel development was ‘ still in the research stage ’ to openly admitting its work was unsuccessful , documents the Harvard Political Review @

“That points to another potential challenge [to algae fuel commercialization]: the availability of land. NREL’s model for a commercial-scale algae facility calls for 5,000 acres of open-air algae ponds plus an additional 2,000 acres for support facilities. Yet all that land would produce only a limited amount of fuel.” [E&E News, below[ “Algae nevertheless serve a purpose for the company, [Robert] Brulle said. ‘They’re not selling you algae. They’re selling you, there’s good guys at Exxon,’ he said. ‘You don’t need to regulate us, you don’t need to sue us. We’re good guys.’ [E&E news, below]
Although nothing like the fall of once mighty General Electric (GE) under Jeff Immelt, the post-Lee Raymond Exxon Mobil is a sad corporate governance story of missed market opportunities and a wrong turn toward political correctness. Both, in fact, are part of the contra-capitalism disease where imaging replaces reality, imprudence grows, and rent-seeking replaces Good Profit.
In the case of Exxon Mobil, a lack of innovation allowed the independents to discover and perfect current drilling technology (hydraulic fractionation), which Exxon Mobil then tried to hijack with its purchase of TXO in 2009 for $30 billion. That failed miserably with a $40 billion writedown last month, most associated with TXO assets.
Another failure, begun in 2009, when oil prices were at a peak, involves Exxon Mobil’s $300 million bet (to date) on biofuels as a competitor to oil in transformation. A recent E&E News ‘Energy Transitions’ article by Benjamin Storrow, Exxon’s climate fix is algae. Experts say it won’t work (November 2, 2020) tells the story.
Exxon Mobil Corp. debuted a television ad dubbed “Energy Farmer” in 2017. An electric guitar belts out a searing rendition of the children’s tune “The Farmer in the Dell” as company scientists slog through ponds of algae, peer at an oozy substance beneath microscopes and fill test vials with florescent green liquid.
A printed script overlays the scene: “Algae. A renewable source of energy. ExxonMobil is researching it. To revolutionize biofuels. For more energy. And fewer emissions.”
Biofuels represent one of Exxon Mobil’s primary answers to climate change. In television ads and presentations to investors, the company showcases it as an example of its dedication to cutting greenhouse gases. But after more than a decade of research, serious questions remain about Exxon Mobil’s biofuel efforts….
Burning money on inferior energy is what Honest Lee Raymond would never have done.
Exxon Mobil is the only major oil company looking at algae as a potential source of biofuels. Scientists say there is good reason for that. The technology, while technically feasible, is wildly expensive.
“It’s like I give you $1 million and you convert it to $1 bills, and you light it on fire to make energy,” said Avigad Vonshak, a professor at Ben-Gurion University in Israel who has studied algae for decades. “I think it will be from stupid to nonsensical to believe that in any given time it will be an economically feasible process to extract fuels from microalgae.”
Poor Exxon Mobil can’t even get away with greenwashing!
The question facing Exxon Mobil today is whether biofuels are a real climate solution or just green washing. The company says biofuels could reduce commercial transportation emissions by 50%. That assessment is shared by many energy analysts, who believe biofuels could be an important tool for greening hard-to-decarbonize sectors like aviation. But many experts doubt algae will become a major source of that biofuel, saying other alternatives are more likely to compete on cost.
Critics contend Exxon Mobil’s spending on algae research represents a drop in the bucket compared with its efforts to boost oil and gas production…. Internal company documents estimate the additional oil and gas would increase Exxon Mobil’s emissions by 21 million tons annually, or by about five coal plants. That figure does not include emissions associated with customers burning all that additional oil and gas (Climatewire, Oct. 6).
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has seized on Exxon’s biofuels program as part of her lawsuit against the company, writing in the suit, “These ads constitute a highly effective greenwashing tactic, because they send the false and misleading message ExxonMobil is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, when in fact, the Company is increasing fossil fuel production, and its profitability turns on its sales of fossil fuels, which necessarily increase the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving dangerous climate change impacts.”
The company’s bet on greening its existing business reflects a calculation that Exxon is best served by playing to its core strengths. Biofuels and carbon capture preserve the value of the company’s existing assets, essentially offering them a second life in a world where oil and gas consumption is significantly reduced. Pipelines and refineries would still be needed in a world running on biofuel.
Exxon first bet on algae in 2009 when oil prices were above $100 per barrel. Then came the fracking revolution, and prospects are grim.
But by then the world had changed considerably. The advent of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling sent oil prices plummeting and drove scores of biofuel companies into bankruptcy. Algae researchers, meanwhile, found other profitable uses for their product, which is now used in everything from fish feed to high-quality polymers to human nutraceuticals. Some scientists believe algae-based biofuels are possible, but they say government investment is needed to make the technology viable. Algae are likely to mirror renewables in that it will take decades to come to fruition, Stephen Mayfield, a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego, wrote in an email.
“Fuel is the cheapest commodity on the planet, so it will likely be the last product from algae to be commercialized, but if we stay on the path we are on now, we will eventually get to the efficiencies that allow algae biomass to be used as a biofuel,” he wrote. “I doubt very much it will be because of any single discovery, and almost certainly not one made by Exxon ;-).”
Doherty expressed doubts algae-based biofuel could compete on a cost basis at scale. “Unless they see the intervention that we’ve seen in road fuels, you won’t see massive penetration of biofuels in hard-to-abate sectors,” Doherty said. “Why would an airline, which is thin on margin, switch to a four times more expensive fuel unless they are required to? That’s for basic biofuel. Then algae is next level.” …
But many of the same traits that made algae attractive to Exxon also present challenges. An ongoing study carried out by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Arizona shows why.
High evaporation rates in arid regions can cause saline levels to rise to dangerous levels for algae, and removing the salt is expensive. NREL assumes a commercial-scale facility in Arizona would need to dispose of the salty water by injecting it deep into underground wells, much as oil and gas drilling operations do, significantly adding to the overall costs.
Minimizing costs would likely require using fresh water or building facilities in areas like the Gulf Coast, where evaporation rates are lower, the researchers said.
That points to another potential challenge: the availability of land. NREL’s model for a commercial-scale algae facility calls for 5,000 acres of open-air algae ponds plus an additional 2,000 acres for support facilities. Yet all that land would produce only a limited amount of fuel.
NREL demonstrated daily production last year in Arizona of 15.9 grams per square meter, with a goal of reaching 25 grams in 2030. At that production rate, Exxon Mobil would need a facility at least NREL’s size just to reach its 10,000-barrel-a-day goal, said Vonshak, the Israeli researcher.
“It doesn’t work. The numbers don’t fit,” he said.
Jeremy Martin, a senior scientist who studies transportation fuels at the Union of Concerned Scientists, was similarly pessimistic. Algae-based fuel may yet become an alternative to high-value petrochemical products, which would aid the world’s attempts to green the economy, he said.
“But the premise that this technology will fuel a significant share of transportation, even for aviation, remains very much in doubt,” Martin said. “If this is their answer for liquid transportation fuels, it tells me they are not serious about replacing petroleum in this space.”
Exxon Mobil’s PR push has continued unabated.
In one, an elementary-aged girl queries an Exxon Mobil researcher about her work. When the girl asks why Exxon is studying algae, the researcher responds, “We’re looking for alternative forms of energy that are better for the environment for your generation.” Exxon Mobil spent a total of $1.5 billion on corporate promotion across all media over the last decade, according to Kantar Media filings reviewed by Robert Brulle, a researcher at Brown University who tracks climate denial funding. That sum exceeds its spending on algae-based research. Algae nevertheless serve a purpose for the company, Brulle said.
“They’re not selling you algae. They’re selling you, there’s good guys at Exxon,” he said. “You don’t need to regulate us, you don’t need to sue us. We’re good guys.”
Appendix: “Does Exxon Know Something About Biofuel That Its Peers Don’t? (Haley Zaremba, OilPrice, January 28, 2020)
Oilprice has been reporting on the long, drawn-out death of the dream of algal biofuel for years. A field once crowded with startups and hyperbolic promises of industry disruption and energy innovation, the pool has all but dried up. The incredible abundance of microalgae (there are approximately 70,000 species) and the species’ incredible resilience and ability to acclimatize to seemingly any environment seemed to make it the perfect candidate for the kind of cheap, efficient biomass an economically viable biofuel model needs. What’s more, the fact that it could be grown in the sea or in a lab and not on land that would otherwise be used to grow food crops (as in the case of corn- and sugar-cane based biofuels), made it an especially promising field of research. But, as it turns out, all these promising traits just weren’t enough to make the promise of algal biofuel a reality. In practice, making the model commercially viable just hasn’t been possible. As Robert Rapier reported back in 2018 in his “Algal Biofuel Obituary,” the process is just far too expensive. While these biofuel startups have focused on making the process more affordable by decreasing inputs and maximizing output, and even turning to gene editing and CRISPR to make the algae itself more biologically suited to fuel production, it simply hasn’t worked, and any promises that a breakthrough is just around the corner have proven to be empty ones. While algal biofuel research was all the rage ten years ago, by 2012, Shell had ended its $12 billion Brazilian algae biofuel venture, news had dried up of BP’s $10 million deal with bioscience firm Martek, and Chevron’s five-year partnership with the government-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory had produced no significant breakthroughs. By early 2018, Chevron’s website had gone from promising that algae biofuel development was ‘still in the research stage’ to openly admitting its work was unsuccessful, documents the Harvard Political Review.
The author, Haley Zaremba, concludes:


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Irony Alert: Britain’s Coal Power Plants Outperform Wind Power During “UK Wind Week”!

The British are masters of irony .
Fitting then that during what was declared as ‘ UK Wind Week ’ its wind power output was utterly risible .
Fitting too that it follows Boris ‘ Bonkers ’ Johnson ’ s announcement that he plans to run Britain entirely on breezes by the end of the decade .
In an apparent contest of one-upmanship , Boris and his wind industry mates have been making more outlandish claims about Britain ’ s wind powered future , by the day .
Paul Homewood clearly relishes the chance to take the wind out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In UK Wind Week !
Not a Lot of People Know That Paul Homewood 27 November 2020 With an impeccable sense of timing , some bright spark decided to make this UK Wind Week .
Perhaps they should have called it UK NO Wind Week !
Sat under an anticyclone , Britain ’ s contribution from wind power since yesterday has been less than 1GW , around 2 % of the total electricity generated .
This situation is expected to last a few more days yet .
As ever , it is fossil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with gas currently supplying 60 % of the nation ’ s power , and even coal , which has been fired up to give 7 % .
Indeed , in the last day we have had more power from coal than from wind .
Thirteen years ago , the Labour government promised us that wind power could be powering every home by this year .
( I wonder where I have heard that lately ! )
And we were supposed to run out of gas by now , because of disruption to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not a Lot of People Know That

The British are masters of irony. Fitting then that during what was declared as ‘UK Wind Week’ its wind power output was utterly risible.
Fitting too that it follows Boris ‘Bonkers’ Johnson’s announcement that he plans to run Britain entirely on breezes by the end of the decade.
In an apparent contest of one-upmanship, Boris and his wind industry mates have been making more outlandish claims about Britain’s wind powered future, by the day.
Paul Homewood clearly relishes the chance to take the wind out of their sails.
Coal Outperforms Wind Power In UK Wind Week!
Not a Lot of People Know That
Paul Homewood
27 November 2020
With an impeccable sense of timing, some bright spark decided to make this UK Wind Week.
Perhaps they should have called it UK NO Wind Week!
http://grid.iamkate.com/
https://gridwatch.co.uk/Wind
Sat under an anticyclone, Britain’s contribution from wind power since yesterday has been less than 1GW, around 2% of the total electricity generated. This situation is expected to last a few more days yet.
As ever, it is fossil fuels which have come to the rescue, with gas currently supplying 60% of the nation’s power, and even coal, which has been fired up to give 7%.
Indeed, in the last day we have had more power from coal than from wind.
Thirteen years ago, the Labour government promised us that wind power could be powering every home by this year. (I wonder where I have heard that lately!)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/dec/10/politics
And we were supposed to run out of gas by now, because of disruption to supplies!
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/jul/01/sciencenews.greenpolitics
We are governed by idiots.
Not a Lot of People Know That


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Former environment senator Fritz Vahrenholt: “We are threatened by a dramatic loss of prosperity”

Fritz Vahrenholt was a mastermind of Germany ’ s ecological movement , Senator for the environment and wind manager .
Today he questions Germany ’ s costly climate policy .
Hamburg .
Fritz Vahrenholt has shaped the environmental debate in Germany like hardly anyone else : His book “ Seveso ist überall ” ( 1976 ) denounced the conditions in the chemical industry , his atlas “ Die Lage der Nation ” ( 1983 ) assessed the environmental policy in the country .
In 1984 , he joined the Hamburg environmental authority as a state councillor , and was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The social democrat and SPD politician then moved into the business world and , from 2001 , built up the wind energy manufacturer Repower .
From 2008 to 2012 , Vahrenholt worked as managing director of the newly founded RWE Innogy GmbH .
In recent years , the doctor of chemistry has become one of the sharpest critics of German climate protection policy .
Since being fired from the Wildlife Foundation because of his views , he has made the topic his “ main activity ” , as he says .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Truths ) and on his blog , the 71-year-old deals with climate development and the consequences of climate policy .
Hamburger Abendblatt : Do you actually like arguing , Mr. Vahrenholt ?
Fritz Vahrenholt No , not really .
What makes you think so ?
HA : In your new book “ Unwanted Truths ” you are taking on the entire climate science… FV : Do I ?
I am not denying the need for action or climate change itself – I am just coming to different conclusions about the scale or pace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not only humans who are responsible for climate change , but that natural factors are also at work .
So we have more time than is often said .
HA : How did you come up with that ?
FV : There is one aspect in the climate debate that I find far too brief .
Our reference value is always the year 1850 , the beginning of the industrial age .
But what hardly anyone knows is that the Little Ice Age , the coldest period in the last 2000 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the last 2000 years alone is about 0.4 degrees higher than in 1850 – completely without the greenhouse effect .
FV : Maybe , but that doesn ’ t mean it has to be wrong .
Compare that with the subject of dying forests .
At the beginning of the 1980s there was a consensus that the German forest would disappear because of acid rain .
I suspected as much .
Almost forty years later we know that the science was wrong .
Science must be open to question .
But that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intertwining of science and politics .
HA : Now it can be argued that because of the horrifying forecasts , political action was taken and the forest was saved .
FV : It is quite possible to believe , as many climate scientists do , that a little exaggeration would help .
This it is acceptable , within limits , to shake up a society .
It was similar with my book “ Seveso ist überall ” – we have ¬achieved a lot in the chemical ¬industry .
But we must not send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exaggerated measures .
Today we live in a climate of fear .
HA : Where do you think the debate has been distorted ?
FV : Take the Greenland ice sheet , for example : many people believe that it will thaw out in the near future .
Even with the continuing temperatures , it will continue to exist for thousands of years .
By the way , 8000 years ago there was a period of about 3000 years warmer than today .
Even then the ice sheet survived .
And the Sahara @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news even now : the earth is becoming greener .
HA : This does not apply to all regions – in many places people fear drought .
FV : In the last 100 years , neither the frequency of droughts nor heavy precipitation has increased globally .
However , due to warming and increasing CO2 , the area of foliage worldwide is growing by the size of the Federal Republic of Germany every year .
Over the past 50 years , plant biomass has increased by 30 percent .
And because of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wheat , rice and other fruits have grown by 15 percent , and the world ’ s food situation has been significantly improved .
I do not want to trivialise CO2 , it is a greenhouse gas .
But it is also not desirable to return to pre-1850 levels .
HA : We are far from returning there .
The Paris Climate Change Agreement has set itself the goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of two degrees .
Is that wrong ?
FV : No .
But the Paris Agreement has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , as a developing country , may still emit 50 % more CO2 in coming years .
If we halve our emissions in Germany from 0.8 billion to 0.4 billion tonnes , than that is equivalent to China ’ s annual increase .
There , 245 coal-fired power plants will still be connected to the grid , and there are 1600 coal-fired power plants worldwide , most of them with Chinese assistance .
India is happy because 56 coal mines have been opened there and now every village is supplied with electricity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be an argument for doing nothing here !
FV : Of course not , but it shows the relation .
We are not making a difference with our phase-out , and nobody will follow us if we phase out coal and nuclear power within ten years , which will mean a dramatic loss of prosperity in Germany .
We can not sustain a highly developed industrial society with wind and sun .
We are threatened with deindustrialisation and loss of prosperity .
We discuss hysterically : it is claimed that if we do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , the climate will tip over .
What that means for hundreds of thousands of jobs is of no further interest .
We must stop the sorcerer ’ s apprentices : Fear is a bad advisor .
HA : These are also horror scenarios … FV : No .
Our energy system transformation has a structural flaw : we are concentrating what three energy sources have done so far – natural gas for heating , oil for transport and electricity for industry and households – into a single energy source : electricity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electricity demand to double .
I think it will triple .
The generation capacities of wind and sun will never be sufficient for this .
Moreover , the problem of the dark lull remains – there are many days and weeks without sun and wind .
So where will our electricity come from ?
From pumped storage ?
There are calculations according to which we would have to fill all valleys from Norway to Austria with pumped storage lakes in order to store it .
That is absurd .
HA : You underestimate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Green hydrogen , for example , could be used to store energy .
HA : Two thirds of the energy is lost in the wind-hydrogen-electricity generation chain .
That is physics .
The energy is lost during electrolysis , storage and conversion into electricity .
So we would have to build more plants to compensate for this loss .
The cost of electricity would multiply .
HA : We have just seen what efficiency gains are possible with solar cells .
FV : That ’ s true of solar energy , when I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Shell .
We can produce electricity for just a few cents at sunny locations , but the cost decline is not as significant when it comes to wind .
But that doesn ’ t solve the problem of intermediate storage , which becomes unaffordable given the amount of electricity to be stored .

From The GWPF
Date: 14/12/20
Hamburger Abendblatt
Fritz Vahrenholt was a mastermind of Germany’s ecological movement, Senator for the environment and wind manager. Today he questions Germany’s costly climate policy.
Fritz Vahrenholt
Hamburg. Fritz Vahrenholt has shaped the environmental debate in Germany like hardly anyone else: His book “Seveso ist überall” (1976) denounced the conditions in the chemical industry, his atlas “Die Lage der Nation” (1983) assessed the environmental policy in the country.
In 1984, he joined the Hamburg environmental authority as a state councillor, and was the Senator for Environment from 1991 to 1997. The social democrat and SPD politician then moved into the business world and, from 2001, built up the wind energy manufacturer Repower. From 2008 to 2012, Vahrenholt worked as managing director of the newly founded RWE Innogy GmbH.
In recent years, the doctor of chemistry has become one of the sharpest critics of German climate protection policy. Since being fired from the Wildlife Foundation because of his views, he has made the topic his “main activity”, as he says. In his new book Unerwünschte Wahrheiten (Unwanted Truths) and on his blog, the 71-year-old deals with climate development and the consequences of climate policy.
Hamburger Abendblatt: Do you actually like arguing, Mr. Vahrenholt?
Fritz Vahrenholt No, not really. What makes you think so?
HA: In your new book “Unwanted Truths” you are taking on the entire climate science…
FV: Do I? I am not denying the need for action or climate change itself – I am just coming to different conclusions about the scale or pace of it. I believe that it is not only humans who are responsible for climate change, but that natural factors are also at work. So we have more time than is often said.
HA: How did you come up with that?
FV: There is one aspect in the climate debate that I find far too brief. Our reference value is always the year 1850, the beginning of the industrial age. But what hardly anyone knows is that the Little Ice Age, the coldest period in the last 2000 years, ended then. The average value of the last 2000 years alone is about 0.4 degrees higher than in 1850 – completely without the greenhouse effect.
HA: You represent a minority position …
FV: Maybe, but that doesn’t mean it has to be wrong. Compare that with the subject of dying forests. At the beginning of the 1980s there was a consensus that the German forest would disappear because of acid rain. I suspected as much. Almost forty years later we know that the science was wrong. Science must be open to question. But that is no longer possible because of the intertwining of science and politics.
HA: Now it can be argued that because of the horrifying forecasts, political action was taken and the forest was saved.
FV: It is quite possible to believe, as many climate scientists do, that a little exaggeration would help. This it is acceptable, within limits, to shake up a society. It was similar with my book “Seveso ist überall” – we have ¬achieved a lot in the chemical ¬industry. But we must not send society into disaster by taking incorrect or exaggerated measures. Today we live in a climate of fear.
HA: Where do you think the debate has been distorted?
FV: Take the Greenland ice sheet, for example: many people believe that it will thaw out in the near future. Even with the continuing temperatures, it will continue to exist for thousands of years. By the way, 8000 years ago there was a period of about 3000 years warmer than today. Even then the ice sheet survived. And the Sahara was green. That is the positive news even now: the earth is becoming greener.
HA: This does not apply to all regions – in many places people fear drought.
FV: In the last 100 years, neither the frequency of droughts nor heavy precipitation has increased globally. However, due to warming and increasing CO2, the area of foliage worldwide is growing by the size of the Federal Republic of Germany every year. Over the past 50 years, plant biomass has increased by 30 percent. And because of the increase in CO2, the yields of wheat, rice and other fruits have grown by 15 percent, and the world’s food situation has been significantly improved. I do not want to trivialise CO2, it is a greenhouse gas. But it is also not desirable to return to pre-1850 levels.
HA: We are far from returning there. The Paris Climate Change Agreement has set itself the goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of two degrees. Is that wrong?
FV: No. But the Paris Agreement has structural shortcomings. It has stipulated that China, as a developing country, may still emit 50% more CO2 in coming years. If we halve our emissions in Germany from 0.8 billion to 0.4 billion tonnes, than that is equivalent to China’s annual increase. There, 245 coal-fired power plants will still be connected to the grid, and there are 1600 coal-fired power plants worldwide, most of them with Chinese assistance. India is happy because 56 coal mines have been opened there and now every village is supplied with electricity.
HA: That can’t be an argument for doing nothing here!
FV: Of course not, but it shows the relation. We are not making a difference with our phase-out, and nobody will follow us if we phase out coal and nuclear power within ten years, which will mean a dramatic loss of prosperity in Germany. We cannot sustain a highly developed industrial society with wind and sun. We are threatened with deindustrialisation and loss of prosperity. We discuss hysterically: it is claimed that if we do not phase out diesel and petrol engines now, the climate will tip over. What that means for hundreds of thousands of jobs is of no further interest. We must stop the sorcerer’s apprentices: Fear is a bad advisor.
HA: These are also horror scenarios …
FV: No. Our energy system transformation has a structural flaw: we are concentrating what three energy sources have done so far – natural gas for heating, oil for transport and electricity for industry and households – into a single energy source: electricity. The Academy of Engineering Sciences expects electricity demand to double. I think it will triple. The generation capacities of wind and sun will never be sufficient for this. Moreover, the problem of the dark lull remains – there are many days and weeks without sun and wind. So where will our electricity come from? From pumped storage? There are calculations according to which we would have to fill all valleys from Norway to Austria with pumped storage lakes in order to store it. That is absurd.
HA: You underestimate the possibilities offered by technological progress. Green hydrogen, for example, could be used to store energy.
HA: Two thirds of the energy is lost in the wind-hydrogen-electricity generation chain. That is physics. The energy is lost during electrolysis, storage and conversion into electricity. So we would have to build more plants to compensate for this loss. The cost of electricity would multiply.
HA: We have just seen what efficiency gains are possible with solar cells.
FV: That’s true of solar energy, when I think back to my first solar cells at Shell. We can produce electricity for just a few cents at sunny locations, but the cost decline is not as significant when it comes to wind. But that doesn’t solve the problem of intermediate storage, which becomes unaffordable given the amount of electricity to be stored.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Election Not Decided: Seven states send two sets of Electors

Despite the press reports , Joe Biden does not have 270 guaranteed Electors Seven States of the US have sent alternate electors to Congress , also known as “ Dueling Electors ” .
This keeps Electors for Donald Trump in play until January 6 .
Those states are Pennsylvania , Georgia , Michigan , Wisconsin , Arizona , Nevada & New Mexico .
This keeps alive the possibility that Congress can endorse Electors for Trump in those states .
In Michigan , the GOP electors were refused entry to the State Chamber .
There are claims that Governor Whitmer ordered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , allegedly over “ security concerns ” ?
So at least one Democrat governor is acting as if the archiac subclause of alternate electors is still quite the threat to Biden ’ s election .
Phillip Kline @ PhillDKline MI Attorney General is threatening legislators w criminal investigation and possible prosecution if they disagree with her , and the MI Governor and other officials are shutting down the peoples ’ house and preventing them from gathering today to perform their constitutional duty .
In other news Bill Barr resigns before Christmas.Who knows , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new AG to enact EO 13848 ?
The split was amicable [ … ]

Despite the press reports, Joe Biden does not have 270 guaranteed Electors
Seven States of the US have sent alternate electors to Congress, also known as “Dueling Electors”. This keeps Electors for Donald Trump in play until January 6. Those states are Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada & New Mexico. This keeps alive the possibility that Congress can endorse Electors for Trump in those states.
In Michigan, the GOP electors were refused entry to the State Chamber. There are claims that Governor Whitmer ordered some 200 officers to guard the doorway, allegedly over “security concerns”? So at least one Democrat governor is acting as if the archiac subclause of alternate electors is still quite the threat to Biden’s election.
Phillip Kline@PhillDKline MI Attorney General is threatening legislators w criminal investigation and possible prosecution if they disagree with her, and the MI Governor and other officials are shutting down the peoples’ house and preventing them from gathering today to perform their constitutional duty.
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In other news Bill Barr resigns before Christmas.Who knows, is he clearing the way for the new AG to enact EO 13848? The split was amicable […]
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--NIMBY’s are making more noise than wind turbines

There is increasing concern that electricity generation from fossil fuels contributes to climate change and air pollution .
In response to these concerns , governments around the world are encouraging the installation of intermittent electricity generation projects including Industrial Wind Turbines ( IWT ’ s ) .
But Whoa , Nelly !
NIMBY ’ s ( Not-In-My-Backyard ) around the globe from Germany to Australia , California , New York , and Massachusetts are speaking loudly , and acting , to put a halt to the invasion of noisy wind farms in their backyards .
Following numerous reports from Maryland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noise , the NIMBY ’ s are becoming energized ( no pun intended ) .
• The National Center for Biotechnology Information located in Bethesda , Maryland ( NCBI ) reported that industrial wind turbine noise amplitude modulation , audible low frequency noise , tonal noise , infrasound , and lack of nighttime abatement have been identified as plausible noise characteristics that could cause annoyance and other health effects .
Documented symptoms reported by individuals exposed to wind turbines , include : Sleep disturbance , Headaches , Ear pressure , Dizziness , Vertigo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Problems with concentration and memory , and Panic episodes associated with sensations of internal pulsation or quivering when awake or asleep .
• The Green Energy Act ( GEA ) of Ontario , Canada may have been well-intended , but a recent analysis published by the Fraser Institute , Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario ’ s Green Energy Act , demonstrates that the GEA has had disastrous impacts on Ontario ’ s energy rates and is going to seriously threaten economic competitiveness for the manufacturing and mining sectors .
• The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health Nuisance .
The planned extension of the terrestrial wind energy sector raises an increasing number of complaints from associations of local residents reporting functional disturbances achieving what is known as the “ wind turbine syndrome ” .
The report notes that noise is the most frequent complaint .
The noise is described as piercing , preoccupying , and continually surprising , as it is irregular in intensity .
The noise includes grating and incongruous sounds that distract the attention or disturb rest .
The spontaneous recurrence of these noises disturbs the sleep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind rises and preventing the subject from going back to sleep .
Despite the political obsession for intermittent electricity generated from wind turbines , NIMBY ’ s are alive and well !
Here is a sampling of NIMBY ’ s around the globe from Germany to Australia , California , New York , and Massachusetts that are stepping up to stop the installation of those monstrosities in their backyards : • In Germany , thousands are being driven mad by practically incessant , turbine generated low-frequency noise and infra-sound , and are fighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has rattled the wind industry .
There are now hundreds of anti-wind industry groups across Germany .
And many of those groups and individuals have launched litigation against developers and government to either prevent wind farms from being built , or to seek substantial financial compensation for the loss of the use and enjoyment of their homes .
In Germany , locals expressed their opposition in no uncertain terms – voting 25 to 1 against a giant wind project proposed for their patch of paradise .
• In Australia and New Zealand , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quality of life are also documented in Industrial Wind Turbines ( IWTs ) projects in their countries .
• In California , San Bernardino is the state ’ s largest county , and “ has banned the construction of large solar and wind farms of more than 1 million acres of private land.
” Residents do not want their rural desert community littered with renewables • In New York , America ’ s Rural Communities , like Arkwright , NY have gone on the offensive against big wind ’ s turbine onslaught .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ wind power obsessed Governor is determined to carpet his state with thousands of wind turbines .
Faced with the threatened onslaught , and already fed up with what they have had to suffer , the upstate New Yorkers have taken matters into their own hands and produced a documentary about noise from local wind turbines .
• In Massachusetts , the Town of Falmouth had documentation prior to the installations of its wind turbines that the megawatt wind turbines were too loud for residential locations .
The documentation includes emails , maps , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center in 2013 that “ mistakes ” were made in the original acoustic noise predictions .
The first Falmouth wind turbine started operating in 2010 .
Ultimately the wind turbine installations in Falmouth are far worse than any experiment ever conducted in the United States as state and local officials always had first-hand knowledge of the damage to health and the requirement to take property with no compensation .
State and local officials were following an agenda to achieve 2000 megawatts of commercial wind turbine power by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NIMBY resistance goes on and on at locations like New York , Wisconsin , and Scotland , etc .
Before too hastily pursuing those wind turbines for the generation of intermittent electricity , politicians should read the numerous published reports from Maryland to Canada to France about the effects of wind turbine noise , and listen to their NIMBY constituents that are rejecting those monstrosities in their backyards .
Ronald Stein is an engineer who , drawing upon 25 years of project management and business development experience , launched PTS Advance in 1995 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and energy expert who writes frequently on issues of energy and economics .

Reposted from CFACT
By Ronald Stein |December 14th, 2020|Energy|
There is increasing concern that electricity generation from fossil fuels contributes to climate change and air pollution. In response to these concerns, governments around the world are encouraging the installation of intermittent electricity generation projects including Industrial Wind Turbines (IWT’s).
But Whoa, Nelly! NIMBY’s (Not-In-My-Backyard) around the globe from Germany to Australia, California, New York, and Massachusetts are speaking loudly, and acting, to put a halt to the invasion of noisy wind farms in their backyards. Following numerous reports from Maryland to Canada to France on wind turbine noise, the NIMBY’s are becoming energized (no pun intended).
The National Center for Biotechnology Information located in Bethesda, Maryland (NCBI) reported that industrial wind turbine noise amplitude modulation, audible low frequency noise, tonal noise, infrasound, and lack of nighttime abatement have been identified as plausible noise characteristics that could cause annoyance and other health effects. Documented symptoms reported by individuals exposed to wind turbines, include: Sleep disturbance, Headaches, Ear pressure, Dizziness, Vertigo, Nausea, Visual blurring, Irritability, Problems with concentration and memory, and Panic episodes associated with sensations of internal pulsation or quivering when awake or asleep.
The Green Energy Act (GEA) of Ontario, Canada may have been well-intended, but a recent analysis published by the Fraser Institute, Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, demonstrates that the GEA has had disastrous impacts on Ontario’s energy rates and is going to seriously threaten economic competitiveness for the manufacturing and mining sectors.
The French Academy of Medicine Declare Wind Turbines Health Nuisance. The planned extension of the terrestrial wind energy sector raises an increasing number of complaints from associations of local residents reporting functional disturbances achieving what is known as the “wind turbine syndrome”. The report notes that noise is the most frequent complaint. The noise is described as piercing, preoccupying, and continually surprising, as it is irregular in intensity. The noise includes grating and incongruous sounds that distract the attention or disturb rest. The spontaneous recurrence of these noises disturbs the sleep, suddenly awakening the subject when the wind rises and preventing the subject from going back to sleep.
Despite the political obsession for intermittent electricity generated from wind turbines, NIMBY’s are alive and well! Here is a sampling of NIMBY’s around the globe from Germany to Australia, California, New York, and Massachusetts that are stepping up to stop the installation of those monstrosities in their backyards:
The list of the NIMBY resistance goes on and on at locations like New York, Wisconsin, and Scotland, etc.
Before too hastily pursuing those wind turbines for the generation of intermittent electricity, politicians should read the numerous published reports from Maryland to Canada to France about the effects of wind turbine noise, and listen to their NIMBY constituents that are rejecting those monstrosities in their backyards.
Author
Ronald Stein is an engineer who, drawing upon 25 years of project management and business development experience, launched PTS Advance in 1995. He is an author, engineer, and energy expert who writes frequently on issues of energy and economics.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Wacky “War on Nature”

Wacky “War on Nature”

The usual suspects reported U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres announcing that humans are at war upon nature .
For example , NY Daily News ( in italics with my bolds ) : The United Nations is calling on people worldwide to stop “ waging war on nature ” as the planet achieves disturbing milestones in the battle against climate change .
In a speech at Columbia University , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said , “ The state of the planet is broken .
… This is suicidal , ” The Associated Press reported Wednesday .
Guterres pointed to “ apocalyptic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that have only become more frequent in recent years , and in particular , during 2020 , one of the three hottest years on record .
“ Human activities are at the root of our descent towards chaos , ” he explained , noting this also means humans are the ones who “ can solve it.
” John Osbourne explains at Real Markets how crazy is this latest meme in his article The Utterly Nonsensical View That Humanity Is Waging War on Nature .
Excerpts in italics with my bolds .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war on nature ’ is nonsense .
At Columbia University on December 2 , 2020 , U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres claimed that humanity ’ s “ war ” on the environment was coming to a head .
Guterres said , “ We are facing a devastating pandemic , new heights of global heating , new lows of ecological degradation and new setbacks in our work towards global goals for more equitable , inclusive and sustainable development… To put it simply , the state of the planet is broken.
” Is humanity facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the planet ‘ broken ’ ?
Most importantly , is there any scientific basis for these claims of doom and gloom ?
To answer these questions : No .
Global living standards continue to rise , despite alarmists constant failed predictions of a dreary future .
Greater prosperity has allowed developed countries to devote time and money to remediating existing damage and improving the environment ; developing countries have no such luxury .
Contrary to alarmists ’ claims , climate and temperature changes are extensively documented and perfectly natural .
Guterres ’ belief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unsubstantiated .
Facts , rather than beliefs , should be the foundation of public policy .
In his speech , Guterres highlights nearly every woe in the world .
He implies that any problem in the natural world , be it fires , flooding , cyclones , hurricanes , pollution , disease , changes in sea ice and ocean temperatures , can be blamed on climate change .
And in Guterres ’ view , humanity is the sole driver of climate change .
This couldn ’ t be further from the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of such ideas .
Media outlets such as CNN , the Huffington Post , and NPR repeat these tropes while rarely citing facts for their claims of impending calamity .
An examination of the science and history of natural disasters will show that deaths from natural disasters are at one of the lowest rates in history .
While natural disasters are more expensive than they once were , the reasons are mundane and expected .
Climate has changed throughout history , well before humanity had any significant impact .
Even with CO2 ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Government data show no increase in rates most natural disasters from the period of natural warming ( 1900 to 1950 ) to the period the IPCC claims is one of largely human-caused warming ( 1950 to 2018 ) .
This calls into question not just claims of current CO2-driven “ climate crisis ” but projections of future damage by those who promote the ‘ war on nature ’ narrative .
Guterres continues , “ Air and water pollution are killing 9 million people annually.
” Not only is his number wrong , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developed countries ( which have access to cheap reliable energy ) , air and water are cleaner than ever because of the economic growth driven by fossil fuels .
Furthermore , his solutions condemn the populations of less developed countries to continue to suffer public health problems arising from lack of affordable energy .
Nearly half of the deaths cited in the WHO ’ s number are caused by cooking indoors with dirty fuels .
In the CO2 Coalition ’ s latest white paper , New-Tech American Coal Fired Electricity for Africa : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offer a solution to the polluted indoor air : cheap , reliable energy using local resources .
President Trump could reverse by executive order the Obama-era ban on U.S. exports of clean-coal technology to coal-rich Africa , saving thousands of lives .
As to ocean health , Guterres says , “ The carbon dioxide they absorb is acidifying the seas… ” Again , he misses the mark .
The CO2 Coalition has analyzed decades of research and found that CO2 , which is plankton food that enriches sea life , does not cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term itself is misleading .
Guterres concludes by advocating humanity “ flick the green switch ” and transform the world ’ s economy by using ‘ renewable energy ’ to drive sustainability .
While this sounds wonderful , the reality is that so-called ‘ renewables ’ are anything but renewable .
Flipping the green switch requires us to depend on energy that is unreliable , expensive , and requires the use of dangerous pollutants .
His proposed solution would be harmful to both health and global prosperity .
One thing is certain : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science and wrong on the economics .
His ‘ war on nature ’ narrative is bunk .

The usual suspects reported U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres announcing that humans are at war upon nature. For example, NY Daily News (in italics with my bolds):
The United Nations is calling on people worldwide to stop “waging war on nature” as the planet achieves disturbing milestones in the battle against climate change.
In a speech at Columbia University, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “The state of the planet is broken. … This is suicidal,” The Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Guterres pointed to “apocalyptic fires and floods, cyclones and hurricanes” that have only become more frequent in recent years, and in particular, during 2020, one of the three hottest years on record.
“Human activities are at the root of our descent towards chaos,” he explained, noting this also means humans are the ones who “can solve it.”
John Osbourne explains at Real Markets how crazy is this latest meme in his article The Utterly Nonsensical View That Humanity Is Waging War on Nature. Excerpts in italics with my bolds.
The narrative that humanity is waging a ‘war on nature’ is nonsense.
At Columbia University on December 2, 2020, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres claimed that humanity’s “war” on the environment was coming to a head. Guterres said, “We are facing a devastating pandemic, new heights of global heating, new lows of ecological degradation and new setbacks in our work towards global goals for more equitable, inclusive and sustainable development… To put it simply, the state of the planet is broken.”
Is humanity facing the crisis that Guterres claims? Is the planet ‘broken’? Most importantly, is there any scientific basis for these claims of doom and gloom?
To answer these questions: No. Global living standards continue to rise, despite alarmists constant failed predictions of a dreary future. Greater prosperity has allowed developed countries to devote time and money to remediating existing damage and improving the environment; developing countries have no such luxury. Contrary to alarmists’ claims, climate and temperature changes are extensively documented and perfectly natural. Guterres’ belief that man is at war with nature is unsubstantiated.
Facts, rather than beliefs, should be the foundation of public policy.
In his speech, Guterres highlights nearly every woe in the world. He implies that any problem in the natural world, be it fires, flooding, cyclones, hurricanes, pollution, disease, changes in sea ice and ocean temperatures, can be blamed on climate change. And in Guterres’ view, humanity is the sole driver of climate change. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Nor is Guterres the sole proponent of such ideas. Media outlets such as CNN, the Huffington Post, and NPR repeat these tropes while rarely citing facts for their claims of impending calamity.
An examination of the science and history of natural disasters will show that deaths from natural disasters are at one of the lowest rates in history. While natural disasters are more expensive than they once were, the reasons are mundane and expected.
Climate has changed throughout history, well before humanity had any significant impact. Even with CO2’s warming effect, UN IPCC and U.S. Government data show no increase in rates most natural disasters from the period of natural warming (1900 to 1950) to the period the IPCC claims is one of largely human-caused warming (1950 to 2018).
This calls into question not just claims of current CO2-driven “climate crisis” but projections of future damage by those who promote the ‘war on nature’ narrative.
Guterres continues, “Air and water pollution are killing 9 million people annually.” Not only is his number wrong, but his reasoning is flawed. In developed countries (which have access to cheap reliable energy), air and water are cleaner than ever because of the economic growth driven by fossil fuels. Furthermore, his solutions condemn the populations of less developed countries to continue to suffer public health problems arising from lack of affordable energy. Nearly half of the deaths cited in the WHO’s number are caused by cooking indoors with dirty fuels. In the CO2 Coalition’s latest white paper, New-Tech American Coal Fired Electricity for Africa: Clean Air, Indoors and Out we offer a solution to the polluted indoor air: cheap, reliable energy using local resources. President Trump could reverse by executive order the Obama-era ban on U.S. exports of clean-coal technology to coal-rich Africa, saving thousands of lives.
As to ocean health, Guterres says, “The carbon dioxide they absorb is acidifying the seas…” Again, he misses the mark. The CO2 Coalition has analyzed decades of research and found that CO2, which is plankton food that enriches sea life, does not cause “ocean acidification” and that the term itself is misleading.
Guterres concludes by advocating humanity “flick the green switch” and transform the world’s economy by using ‘renewable energy’ to drive sustainability. While this sounds wonderful, the reality is that so-called ‘renewables’ are anything but renewable. Flipping the green switch requires us to depend on energy that is unreliable, expensive, and requires the use of dangerous pollutants. His proposed solution would be harmful to both health and global prosperity.
One thing is certain: the General Secretary is wrong on the science and wrong on the economics. His ‘war on nature’ narrative is bunk.
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December 14, 2020 at 07:40PM


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-12-15--Climate Activist Aussie Politicians Leap to Rescue Vital Coal Power Plants

h/t Waza ; That hilarious moment when coal haters realise their necks are on the block if the power grid fails repeatedly during Summer heatwaves .
MELBOURNE/BENGALURU ( Reuters ) – In a push to keep Alcoa Corp ’ s Portland aluminium smelter open , Australia ’ s government has offered to ensure the smelter earns at least A $ 76.8 million ( $ 57.9 million ) through June 2025 for reducing its power usage and helping to prevent blackouts .
Alcoa has long said the smelter needs cheaper , more reliable power to stay open beyond 2021 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the biggest single power consumer in Victoria , accounting for about 10 % of state consumption .
It plays a major role in balancing power supply and demand during heatwaves and other disruptive events .
The smelter has suffered from power disruption in recent years as the grid struggled with transmission problems and the unreliability of ageing coal-fired plants as well as weather-dependent wind and solar power generation , especially during heatwaves .
Still , such is its demand that its closure could have knock-on effects across the power generation industry .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would risk the reliability and security of the grid , and may lead to the early closure of one of the coal-fired generators the state relies on for much of its power , ” Education Minister Dan Tehan , who represents the region where the smelter is located , said in a statement .
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan , one of the sponsors of the rescue package , wasn ’ t nearly so supportive of aluminium smelters and coal when he spoke of the need to transition in February ; Liberal frontbencher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being a divide over climate change on his side of politics .
“ I think we have got a clear path going forward , ” he told Sky News .
“ Everyone knows that the economy has to transition.
“ That transition must protect the economy and jobs .
“ We all know that if we tank the economy … that reduces emissions but it would destroy jobs , ” he said .
What a mess .
Successive governments have subsidised renewables and created a hostile business environment for coal and energy intensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy intensive businesses take a rational decision to depart , because they no longer feel welcome , suddenly politicians realise then need them , and fall over themselves to hand out even more subsidies to convince them to keep operating , at least until renewables providers solve their reliability issues .

Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h/t Waza; That hilarious moment when coal haters realise their necks are on the block if the power grid fails repeatedly during Summer heatwaves.
Australia proposes revenue top-up scheme to keep Alcoa Portland smelter open MELBOURNE/BENGALURU (Reuters) – In a push to keep Alcoa Corp’s Portland aluminium smelter open, Australia’s government has offered to ensure the smelter earns at least A$76.8 million ($57.9 million) through June 2025 for reducing its power usage and helping to prevent blackouts. … Alcoa has long said the smelter needs cheaper, more reliable power to stay open beyond 2021. The smelter in the city of Portland is the biggest single power consumer in Victoria, accounting for about 10% of state consumption. It plays a major role in balancing power supply and demand during heatwaves and other disruptive events. … The smelter has suffered from power disruption in recent years as the grid struggled with transmission problems and the unreliability of ageing coal-fired plants as well as weather-dependent wind and solar power generation, especially during heatwaves. Still, such is its demand that its closure could have knock-on effects across the power generation industry. “If Portland were to close, it would risk the reliability and security of the grid, and may lead to the early closure of one of the coal-fired generators the state relies on for much of its power,” Education Minister Dan Tehan, who represents the region where the smelter is located, said in a statement. … Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/news/australia-to-step-in-to-support-alcoas-struggling-aluminium-smelter/ar-BB1bTxu4
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan, one of the sponsors of the rescue package, wasn’t nearly so supportive of aluminium smelters and coal when he spoke of the need to transition in February;
… Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan dismissed the idea of there being a divide over climate change on his side of politics. “I think we have got a clear path going forward,” he told Sky News. “Everyone knows that the economy has to transition.“ That transition must protect the economy and jobs. “We all know that if we tank the economy … that reduces emissions but it would destroy jobs,” he said. … Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6621100/coalition-still-infighting-on-climate-alp/?cs=14231
What a mess. Successive governments have subsidised renewables and created a hostile business environment for coal and energy intensive businesses.
Yet when coal plants and energy intensive businesses take a rational decision to depart, because they no longer feel welcome, suddenly politicians realise then need them, and fall over themselves to hand out even more subsidies to convince them to keep operating, at least until renewables providers solve their reliability issues.
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