Since his first term in office, President Obama has pledged to get 1 million electric cars onto America’s roads by the year 2015. And while that promise has been repeated, it appears all is not going well with the President’s initiative.
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.
Many consider wind power to be among the most environmentally friendly forms of generating electricity. So it might surprise them to learn that growing numbers of wind farm projects are being opposed precisely because of their detrimental environmental impact – particularly on our feathered friends.
Average planetary temperatures haven’t budged in 16 years. Hurricanes and strong tornadoes are at or near their lowest ebb in decades. Global sea ice is back to normal, Arctic ice is nearly normal, and the Antarctic icepack continues to grow. The rate of sea level rise remains what it was in 1900.
From the days of Lexington and Concord, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has often led our nation in new directions -- and this appears to be the case with respect to renewable energy development as well.
$151 million in stimulus funds. $500,000 for a presidential announcement, yet workers are playing cards and boardgames in Holland, MI. They have not sold a single battery.
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.
Marc Morano, editor of CFACT's Climate Depot, appeared on Fox Business News to discuss the bankruptcy of taxpayer-backed battery maker A123. "The Obama administration tried to become a venture capitalist and create a market where none exists," said Morano.
This article by CFACT advisor Larry Bell originally appeared as an op-ed in Forbes on October 16, 2012. [divider] Beware of the warning that “where California goes, so goes the nation,” particularly when it comes from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Speaking in October, 2009 at the Governor’s Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, she touted the fact that climate change regulations involving national fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards have their “roots” in California, and that the rest of the United States is finally “catching up with what’s happening [there].” Please, say it ain’t so! While gasoline prices have doubled since [...]
Waltham, Massachusetts battery company A123 is bankrupt. A123 which makes batteries for electric vehicles, was awarded a $249 million federal grant which does not need to be repaid as would a loan.
Al Gore, who left public office with an estimated net worth of two million dollars, is worth an estimated 100 million dollars today according to the Washington Post. Fourteen green-tech firms in which Gore invested received or directly benefited from more than $2.5 billion in loans, grants and tax breaks, part of President Obama’s historic push to seed a U.S. renewable-energy industry with public money. Green energy bankruptcies are now a regular feature on the business page. Witness today's bankruptcy announcement by Waltham, Massachusetts based battery maker A123 which won't be paying back it's $249 million federal grant. Green investors like [...]
When you think of the military and the color green, you probably think of the Army and its use of camouflage. But how about the Navy?
Spain has long been touted as a role model for renewable energy development. Leading environmentalists, and even President Obama, have championed the aggressive manner Spain has pursued wind and solar energy development. But how is Spain faring? Not so well.
Advocates of green energy and green jobs claim their policies will create jobs, reduce pollution, and save the environment. Dr. Roger meiners, author of the false promise of green energy, disagrees, and has this to say:
When it comes to alternative fuels, ethanol is the big leader. But with concern over how rising demand for this corn-based product is driving up food costs, much research is now being done to find other so-called “biomass” sources that can be turned into fuel.