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Robert Lyman is an economist with 37 years of service to the Canadian government.

Net zero — The pursuit of the impossible

Energy reality is devastating.

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|2022-12-18T00:03:31-05:00December 20th, 2022|Comments Off on Net zero — The pursuit of the impossible

Careful what you wish for if we electrify everything

What would it mean to the average person if there were blackouts lasting two days? What would happen if the blackouts lasted two weeks?

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|2022-11-23T16:30:15-05:00November 21st, 2022|Comments Off on Careful what you wish for if we electrify everything

The insanity of the UN climate COP’s continues

The subgroup meetings have so far been unable to make any progress in narrowing the wide divergence in views between the developed and developing countries.

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|2022-10-27T11:44:52-04:00October 31st, 2022|Comments Off on The insanity of the UN climate COP’s continues

What would decarbonization actually cost?—Part III

Decarbonization is serious stuff, yet should leave the reader laughing.

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|2022-08-31T11:58:08-04:00August 29th, 2022|Comments Off on What would decarbonization actually cost?—Part III

What would decarbonization actually cost? — Part II

Consider other consequences of decarbonization.

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|2022-08-24T10:37:35-04:00August 22nd, 2022|Comments Off on What would decarbonization actually cost? — Part II

What would global decarbonization actually cost? — Part I

Rest assured it can never happen.

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|2022-08-24T10:37:04-04:00August 15th, 2022|Comments Off on What would global decarbonization actually cost? — Part I

How environmentalists stalled progress over a half century

The latest blow to the coherence of this process was the inclusion of "climate" considerations within the list of environmental considerations.

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|2022-09-07T09:36:10-04:00August 1st, 2022|Comments Off on How environmentalists stalled progress over a half century

The impact of CO2 is overstated so why dismantle society? Part 1

Many well-intentioned "scientists" have become dependent on the US Government's political grants.

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|2022-04-26T17:17:41-04:00April 25th, 2022|Comments Off on The impact of CO2 is overstated so why dismantle society? Part 1

Oil and gas realities we cannot avoid – Part Two

The best available expert analysis indicates about the present and potential future oil and natural gas resources.

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|2022-04-29T12:07:53-04:00April 22nd, 2022|Comments Off on Oil and gas realities we cannot avoid – Part Two

Oil and gas resources – The realities climate alarm cannot avoid – Part One

A central thesis of those who advocate for complete “decarbonization” of the global energy economy is that the world’s reserves of oil and natural gas are steadily declining and becoming far too expensive to produce.1 The “end of oil” story has been published many times over several decades, and by repetition alone has become broadly accepted in the media and by many in government. The purpose of this series of essays is to examine what the best available expert analysis indicates about the present and potential future of oil and natural gas resources and what this means for the climate policy [...]

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|2022-04-07T22:07:34-04:00April 11th, 2022|Comments Off on Oil and gas resources – The realities climate alarm cannot avoid – Part One

The army’s climate obsession is a disgrace

The United States Army has just published its climate strategy. In the foreword, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, holder of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Williams College and a former civilian employee of the Department of Defense, proudly stated that “The army must adapt across our entire enterprise and purposefully pursue greenhouse gas mitigation strategies to reduce climate risks. If we do not take action now, across our installations, acquisition and logistics, and training, our options to mitigate these risks will become more constrained with each passing year.” One might wonder why, as Russian troops invade [...]

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|2022-03-17T14:11:27-04:00March 21st, 2022|Comments Off on The army’s climate obsession is a disgrace

Coal, here today and tomorrow (Part 2) 

Coal use in power plants around the world is increasing and we have the numbers to prove it.  

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|2022-01-21T00:18:11-05:00January 31st, 2022|Comments Off on Coal, here today and tomorrow (Part 2) 

Coal, here today, here tomorrow (Part 1)

Coal is hitting all time highs.

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|2022-01-13T21:13:06-05:00January 17th, 2022|Comments Off on Coal, here today, here tomorrow (Part 1)

COP 26: Shakespeare said it — “Sound and fury signifying nothing” (Part 2)

Understanding the UN climate theater of the absurd.

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|2022-01-03T07:37:30-05:00January 3rd, 2022|Comments Off on COP 26: Shakespeare said it — “Sound and fury signifying nothing” (Part 2)

Twenty-six UN Climate conferences – Theater of the absurd Part One

UN climate pronouncements bear little resemblance to reality.

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|2021-12-23T11:11:25-05:00December 28th, 2021|Comments Off on Twenty-six UN Climate conferences – Theater of the absurd Part One
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