Everyone knows that environmental groups oppose the construction of coal and nuclear plants – but do they also oppose wind and solar projects as well? The surprising answer is “yes.”
Americans must no longer ignore false realities and double standards that threaten our health and prosperity…. The examples are legion. It’s fortunate that ruling elites have double standards, or they wouldn’t have any standards at all. Legislators and regulators would never tolerate such behavior in the private sector. Citizens should no longer tolerate it in our government.
By purchasing solar panels for their homes, a growing number of folks are opting for what they think is the Green-friendly option. But according to the Associated Press, there is a dirty side to solar…
A 2011 U.S. Chamber of Commerce report titled “Project/No Project” found 140 renewable projects that had stalled, stopped, or been outright killed due to “Not in My Back Yard” (NIMBY) environmental activism and a system that allows limitless challenges by opponents.
Ready for the world’s first Green trade war? Well that may soon be coming, as China is now considering new tariffs on U.S. chemicals used to make solar panels.
A select group, described as “sophisticated investors” by one solar panel installer, was concerned with return-on-investment issues and maximizing their multiple, tax-advantaged solar panel installations. They requested that the 15 cent/kWh buy-rate be increased by Dominion to offset the anticipated Federal and State income tax burden. Otherwise, the net after-tax-return would be about the same as for the current net energy metering plan, thus there would be no monetary incentive to participate in the solar plan.
If America starts using more renewable energy, what will that do to our electricity prices? While some claim that getting electricity from the sun and wind is cheap and affordable, the real world experience of European countries that have taken this route has proven otherwise.
When you think of perfect places to get solar energy, the Sahara Desert probably comes to mind. No doubt that is why the European Union looked to the Sahara to meet 15 percent of its electricity needs by the year 2050. But so far the undertaking hasn’t exactly been fun in the scorching sun.
The ballot box evidence is clear. Michigan ratepayers from left to right are emphatic that there is no “desire” for mandated and subsidized industrial wind projects, in their backyard or anywhere in the State.
The Greens are at each other’s throats over San Francisco Proposition F which would fund the preparation work to drain and dismantle the Hetch Hetchy reservoir.
Dynamite the dam and give the valley back to the fish and animals, or keep one of the nation’s finest supplies of naturally pure water flowing to the city while generating low cost renewable electricity to boot?
What’s a Green to do?
A trove of over 150 emails released late Wednesday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform reveals crony capitalism at the highest levels of government. The emails show that the loans given to failed companies like Solyndra, Abound Solar, A123, and other failed companies were pushed through for political reasons by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chu, Vice President Biden, and even President Obama himself.
Sun power, large-scale, will not be viable as a major energy source for a long time, especially not in industrialized countries, and certainly not in huge, governmental projects.
When U.S. solar companies like Solyndra have faltered, the blame has often been put on China with that claim that we just can’t compete. But according to energy analyst Paul Chesser, China’s big solar firms are reporting disastrous financials, with just 3 companies listing debts more than $6 billion.
The Hill reported today that President Obama has not wavered in his commitment to reducing carbon dioxide levels and fighting man-made climate change: “Activists with President Obama’s campaign are trying to dampen criticism from environmentalists who say global warming has been given short shrift in the 2012 presidential race.”
Governor Mitt Romney strongly supports North American energy independence as the foundation of renewed US employment and prosperity. President Obama is waging war on fossil fuels, job creation, and efforts to end our economic recession and reduce dependence on Middle Eastern and Russian oil.
SoloPower is set to get a $197 million federal loan guarantee. The more the plans fail, the more the planners plan.
CFACT’s Marc Morano appeared on Fox News today to discuss the revelation that stimulus funds were used to purchase solar panels from China. “It’s a classic government boondoggle,” said Morano. “Renewables aren’t going to power the U.S. or China. …$250 billion is spent globally on renewable energy including solar panels; and this money is going to produce less than 3% of electricity worldwide.”
When the President says “all-inclusive,” he means politically correct (PC) “green” energy (wind, solar and bio-fuels), and nothing that actually provides reliable, affordable power – especially not hydrocarbons. Another PC buzzword – “sustainable” – is right out of the United Nation’s Agenda 21 Protocol and the President’s goal of “fundamentally transforming” America.
In the early days of 2008, as then-Sen. Barack Obama was running for president, he made many promises to the American people. Among them was his repeated pledge that lobbyists would not have unlimited access to his administration. Fast forward to October 2011 and the appointment of current Commerce Secretary John Bryson.