$3 Gasoline Coming Soon
The biggest gasoline draw since 1990 amid refinery shutdowns due to the Texas Freeze could push up the U.S. national average gasoline price to $3 a gallon for the first…
Texas’ largest Electric Co-op files bankruptcy
Texas’ largest power cooperative filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston on Monday, March 1, citing a disputed $ 1.8 billion debt to the state’s grid operator.Court documents show…
Renewables are INSANITY
Texas frozen wind power – outages ensue, electricity now at unheard of $9000 per megawatt-hour. There’s a saying in the lone star state “Don’t Mess with Texas” which actually started…
Deep Freeze and Wind Energy
Frozen wind turbines hamper Texas power outputNearly half of Texas' installed wind power generation capacity has been offline because of frozen wind turbines in West Texas, according to Texas grid operators. Wind farms…
Big Freeze in TX
Turbines Freeze Up in Texas Cold Snap – Shutting Down Nearly Half of the Wind Energy in West Texas A winter storm is causing chaos in Texas. Power outages were initiated…
“CLEAN” energy to charge electric cars comes from COAL
(GM) spokesperson Kristin Zimmerman has become something of an internet sensation for letting the cat out of the bag that “electric” cars actually run on about 95 percent coal. During…
Energy for Data Demands is Unsustainable
Streaming and other data demands are taking a toll on the environment As more smart devices rely on data to operate (think internet-connected refrigerators or self-driving cars), their electricity demands…
Cryptocurrency Energy Consumption
Did you know Bitcoin runs on an energy-intensive network? Ever since its inception Bitcoin’s trust-minimizing consensus has been enabled by its proof-of-work algorithm. The machines performing the “work” are consuming…
Technology Causes Problems
Tech causes more problems than it solves A number of respondents to this canvassing about the likely future of social and civic innovation shared concerns. Some said that technology causes…
Germany’s Green New Deal Debacle
Renewable zealots tout Germany as the benchmark for the inevitable transition to wind and solar, but its energy system is a complete debacle. Germany’s so-called Energiewende (energy transition) has turned…
Killing Coronavirus Pathogens
COVID-19 - DISINFECT WITH OZONE Ultraviolet LED Lights has recently been discovered for killing coronavirus. But OZONE dates back to 1840 as being the most effective for killing Virus' Read…
Illinois’ legislative lockdown will leave solar industry waiting until 2021
As surging coronavirus cases prompt leaders to cancel a November legislative session, solar developers and advocates fear irreparable harm to the industry. Hopes for new Illinois energy legislation this year…
Shell To Shut Down Louisiana Refinery
Royal Dutch Shell will shut down its Convent refinery in Louisiana after failing to find a buyer for the facility, stated by the company. The move, due to be completed…
Discrediting Human Attribution In Global Warming
The forcing uncertainties and lack of observational measurements in the top-to-bottom global ocean preclude an assessment that modern warmth is due to anthropogenic activities.Key points from a new paper (Gebbie,…
Bi-Weekly Mortgage Payments
A biweekly mortgage is one on which the borrower makes a payment equal to half the monthly payment every two weeks. The payment amount on a biweekly is thus the…
2020 Arctic Blast
Get Ready for Winter It’s beginning to look a lot like winter across parts of the north-central United States as waves of snow and frigid air have frequented the region…