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Donn is an engineer and retired senior executive of the General Electric Company who spent his career in the power sector. He led organizations that provided engineering services for GE’s large electrical apparatus and spearheaded the establishment of GE subsidiary companies around the world. Donn actively participated in providing engineering services to a wide range of industries, including electric utilities, steel, mining, and transportation.

Russia’s biggest weapon (and China’s too) is fossil fuel energy

US focus on climate change and fossil fuel suppression is courting a national security disaster.

By Donn Dears |2023-03-10T11:30:52-05:00March 12th, 2023|Comments Off

Battery Electric Vehicles are not the answer

It’s nearly impossible for the United States to increase the capacity of its electric grid to accommodate 250 million BEVs.

By Donn Dears |2023-03-06T11:41:56-05:00March 9th, 2023|Comments Off

The looming alternative energy materials crisis

It is impossible to mine enough material to supply all the battery-powered cars

By Donn Dears |2023-02-06T17:28:00-05:00February 8th, 2023|Comments Off

China’s coal-fired power emissions dominate

China, the country that is the greatest threat to the United States, is proceeding with its economic development without concern for CO2 emissions, in-spite of rhetoric to the contrary.

By Donn Dears |2022-07-20T13:40:03-04:00July 21st, 2022|Comments Off

America’s LNG export potential

The United States can be the source of energy for the free world.

By Donn Dears |2022-04-14T09:43:23-04:00April 14th, 2022|Comments Off

Replacing Russian energy

Failed Green policies left Europe addicted to Russian energy. Oil can be replaced with difficulty, natural gas will take years.

By Donn Dears |2022-03-24T13:24:41-04:00March 23rd, 2022|Comments Off

Energy reliability is everything

“Everything is tied to having electricity, and yet we’re not focusing on the reliability of the grid. That’s absurd, and that’s frightening.”

By Donn Dears |2022-03-15T10:43:57-04:00March 17th, 2022|Comments Off

“Clean” energy is dirtier than imagined

Wind and solar carry shockingly dirty footprints.

By Donn Dears |2022-02-04T12:31:43-05:00February 6th, 2022|Comments Off

Texas remains in energy peril

It has been one year since the devastating blackouts in Texas, so it’s time to examine whether Texas is in danger of repeating the disaster.

By Donn Dears |2022-01-25T19:35:31-05:00January 28th, 2022|Comments Off

Should battery-powered vehicles be outlawed?

The answer is no, but the government must stop trying to force Americans to buy them.

By Donn Dears |2022-01-18T09:22:39-05:00January 16th, 2022|Comments Off