About David Wojick

David Wojick, Ph.D. is an inDr. David Wojick is an independent policy analyst and senior advisor to CFACT. As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in logic and analytic philosophy of science, he brings a unique perspective to complex policy issues. His specializes in science and technology intensive issues, especially in energy and environment. As a cognitive scientist he also does basic research on the structure and dynamics of complex issues and reasoning. This research informs his policy analyses. He has written hundreds of analytical articles. Many recent examples can be found at https://www.cfact.org/author/dwojick/ Often working as a consultant on understanding complex issues, Dr. Wojick's numerous clients have included think tanks, trade associations, businesses and government agencies. Examples range from CFACT to the Chief of Naval Research and the Energy Department's Office of Science. He has served on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University and the staff of the Naval Research Laboratory. He is available for confidential consulting, research and writing.

AI chat bots are automated Wikipedias warts and all

Bot answers can be wrong, or biased, or even deliberate lies.

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|2024-03-15T09:51:47-04:00March 16th, 2024|0 Comments

CFACT calls for banning offshore wind monopiles in favor of suction buckets to save whales

Suction buckets are a wind turbine foundation design that eliminates the need for those incredibly loud giant monopiles.

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|2024-03-11T10:02:32-04:00March 11th, 2024|0 Comments

CFACT blasts offshore wind multiple-site assessment as ridiculous

CFACT's official comments on this assessment are pretty clear; the assessment is junk.

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|2024-03-04T10:06:14-05:00March 6th, 2024|0 Comments

CFACT says offshore wind violates Clean Air and Clean Water Acts

In formal comments CFACT has asked EPA to assess the adverse impact of the giant Virginia offshore wind project on air and water quality. The issue is far reaching because all big offshore wind facilities could have these adverse effects.

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|2024-03-04T10:38:10-05:00March 4th, 2024|0 Comments

Planning for climate blackouts

BY DAVID WOJICK: We are awash in urgent warnings that the electric power grid is increasingly prone to failure.

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|2024-02-21T12:05:03-05:00February 20th, 2024|0 Comments

BLM takes comments on world’s biggest solar boondoggle

The Bureau of Land Management has just proposed a monstrous (in size and scope) plan for solar power development called the Western Solar Plan.

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|2024-02-07T09:33:18-05:00February 9th, 2024|0 Comments

Offshore wind has a big up and down week

Here is a quick overview of three serious wind turbine events that are worth careful consideration.

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|2024-02-01T09:52:29-05:00February 1st, 2024|0 Comments

Comments requested on draft law to promote offshore wind

Submit your comment on Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's wind turbine bill.

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|2024-01-22T08:54:58-05:00January 21st, 2024|Comments Off on Comments requested on draft law to promote offshore wind

Fed’s first multi-site offshore wind EIS is ridiculous

As environmental impact statements go, this one is a joke.

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|2024-01-16T11:12:30-05:00January 16th, 2024|Comments Off on Fed’s first multi-site offshore wind EIS is ridiculous

Big temperature spike may lead to small temperature rise

The 1998 El Niño all over again.

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|2024-01-09T10:39:50-05:00January 8th, 2024|Comments Off on Big temperature spike may lead to small temperature rise

NERC ducks extreme cold grid threats

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation is not doing enough to prevent blackouts.

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|2023-12-26T08:59:29-05:00December 27th, 2023|Comments Off on NERC ducks extreme cold grid threats

COP 28: The radicals lose again

The outcome was standard bad, but could have been much worse at the UN climate summit in Dubai... unless you were selling something no one wants to buy.

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|2023-12-14T15:50:30-05:00December 14th, 2023|Comments Off on COP 28: The radicals lose again

COP 28 is a really big fossil fuel trade show

What was supposed to be a big deal climate treaty negotiation has morphed into an enormous trade fair.

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|2023-12-07T09:44:20-05:00December 7th, 2023|Comments Off on COP 28 is a really big fossil fuel trade show

UN COP 28: Have we dodged the loss and damage threat again?

Voluntary foreign aid instead of liability for other countries' weather.

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|2023-12-04T12:52:00-05:00December 4th, 2023|Comments Off on UN COP 28: Have we dodged the loss and damage threat again?

NAS study raises concern over offshore wind harming endangered whales

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a lengthy report on what is known as the “dead ocean” threat with a focus on the Nantucket region, specifically what are called the Nantucket shoals.

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|2023-11-29T10:18:20-05:00December 1st, 2023|Comments Off on NAS study raises concern over offshore wind harming endangered whales
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