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.

Dominion’s pile driving boat violates the Marine Mammal Protection Act

The boat is the Orion and it is BIG. Whales -- Watch out!

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|2024-04-22T08:28:18-04:00April 22nd, 2024|0 Comments

China’s dangerous battery monopoly

China has monopoly control over processed graphite, an essential component of almost all lithium-ion batteries.

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|2024-04-13T11:12:43-04:00April 15th, 2024|0 Comments

Boston Globe’s whale protection contradiction

There is no mention of the huge federal harassment prediction numbers.

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|2024-04-01T09:31:13-04:00April 2nd, 2024|0 Comments

Dominion Energy’s absurd reply to CFACT’s whale protection lawsuit

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has authorized Dominion to acoustically harass almost 80,000 marine mammals and these noise harassments are certainly adverse impacts.

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|2024-03-26T09:16:09-04:00March 26th, 2024|0 Comments

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|Comments Off on CFACT blasts offshore wind multiple-site assessment as ridiculous

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|Comments Off on CFACT says offshore wind violates Clean Air and Clean Water Acts

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|Comments Off on Planning for climate blackouts

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|Comments Off on BLM takes comments on world’s biggest solar boondoggle

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|Comments Off on Offshore wind has a big up and down week

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
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