Posted on 03/02/2022 4:53:05 AM PST by MtnClimber
As per my previous post, the situation in Ukraine should be a wake-up call to every sentient person to ditch the fantasies about wind and solar energy ASAP, and make sure that we have real energy that works. The wind/solar delusion, combined with active suppression of fossil fuels and even of nuclear, are basically financing Vladimir Putin’s war via increased oil and gas exports and higher prices. Meanwhile, the brave Ukrainian armed forces are certainly not running on the wind and sun; nor are the Russians who are attacking them.
In 2021, after finally achieving energy independence under President Trump, the U.S. immediately gave that up as the Biden Administration brought fresh rounds of fossil fuel suppression.
There are plenty of people in positions of power and/or influence in and over our government who are so taken with the religious fervor of “green” energy and “net zero” emissions that no amount of critical real world events can penetrate their mental armor. In the February 26 post I quoted U.S. “Climate Envoy” John Kerry begging the world to not let the Russian invasion distract from “focus” on rapid emissions reductions. Think of all the carbon emissions from burning buildings and tanks! And Kerry is just the tip of the iceberg among climate zanies in and around our government striving to push forward as rapidly as possible to dismantle our reliable and cost effective energy system, even as the Ukraine war dramatically demonstrates the dire necessity of energy security.
Last Thursday, February 24 — that would be the very day that Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine — a gaggle of Biden’s lieutenants held a two-hour virtual affair they called their “Climate Roundtable.” Have you read about it? Actually the official title was “White House Climate Science Roundtable on Countering ‘Delayism’ and Communicating the Urgency of Climate Action.” The White House’s statement about the event can be found here, chock full of quotes from clueless fools. A few examples among many:
- Head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Deputy Assistant to the President Dr. Alondra Nelson: “This is deeply important to us, because, as you know, the Biden-Harris Administration’s agenda on climate change is historic. We rejoined the Paris Agreement on Day One, and we’ve been back at the table internationally — leading the world to increase our collective ambition, action, and innovation over the next decade. We’ve also set bold goals for the United States: to cut U.S. emissions in half by the end of the decade, to reach 100% clean electricity by 2035, and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. . . . [T]his group knows better than most: that there have been for decades, and still are, forces arrayed against the cause of climate action — running the gamut from self-interest and short-term thinking, to deliberate disinformation campaigns that are as insidious as they are invidious.”
- White House OSTP Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Dr. Jane Lubchenco: “While there is broad awareness of the physical science aspects of this climate crisis, attention to the social sciences has lagged behind. And at the same time, powerful vested interests have skillfully manipulated the narrative to prevent or stall action. Our world is a coupled social and environmental system that must be understood and dealt with as an integrated system. Today, we bring this richer, more complete integration of physical and social sciences to the White House. . . . It’s time to understand and fight the delayism that has already cost us so dearly.”
- White House Senior Advisor Neera Tanden (you will recall her as having failed to get Senate confirmation to head OMB; so they have appointed her to this post that does not require confirmation): “It’s clear that a variety of special interests have had a vested interest in sowing doubt on climate change and feeding denialism and delay. We need to confront that reality. However, despite this organized campaign, a strong majority of the country wants climate action because they understand the consequences of inaction.”
- Andrea Dutton, Professor of Geoscience from the University of Wisconsin: “Sea-level rise threatens the safety and security of the United States. It’s as if we have an army ringing our coastlines, advancing farther each year than the previous year, taking more land as it goes. We would not tolerate that; yet we are allowing sea level to rise unabated.”
Well, Andrea, how about Russia, China, and maybe Iran and North Korea as the real threats out there? I suggest that we focus on those. Sea level is rising at the rate of maybe 6 - 8 inches per century, as it has for the last 10,000 or so years since the last ice age. Perhaps we could check back in on that in a hundred years or so to see if it really is a problem.
Meanwhile, back over in Europe, perhaps being much closer to the advancing Russian tanks has a way of focusing the mind. Germany, with its “Energiewende,” has long fancied itself the vanguard of the movement to get rid of fossil fuels. But after 12 years of this they have essentially no storage, battery or otherwise, to back up the wind and sun, and thus remain completely dependent on fossil fuels on calm nights and cloudy winter days. Oh, and they have also banned fracking for natural gas in their own territory. So it’s natural gas from Russia or nothing, just as Russia decides to advance its military westward.
The headline of the Bloomberg story today is “Germany may extend coal use to replace Russian gas.” But wait, you say — didn’t Germany just elect a new government consisting of the Social Democrats and the Greens? Surely, those people would not tolerate such a thing! Think again:
Economy Minister Robert Habeck, the former co-leader of the Green party, said coal plants could run for longer and even said he wasn’t “ideologically opposed” to extending the use of nuclear energy. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Sunday plans to build two new liquefied natural gas terminals to expand Germany’s energy choices and reduce its reliance on Russia. The government wants to reach a point where it can “pick and choose which countries we want to build energy partnerships with,” Habeck said in an interview late on Sunday on ARD television. “Being able to choose also means, in case of doubt, that you can become independent from Russian gas, coal or oil.”
Sorry Nelson, Lubchenco, et al. — this is not “delayism.” This is completely abandoning the program.
And now the Biden handlers have us dependent on Russian oil. Maybe if they cripple US oil production some more then we will be dependent on Iranin oil too.
Biden better wiseup and start drilling again or he will lose his presidency!
Don’t give the Rats any ideas.
The cabal hidin’ behind Biden is not merely a disappointment, they have writ large a prescription for disaster.
Now some of them must know better, that choking off energy production is the means of murdering the goose that lays the golden eggs, and no one shall benefit in the end. This is artificially induced strife, and for the cabal that is in actual governance of that territory once known as the “United States of America”, this is more than self-destructive, they mean to pull the whole structure of culture, economics, society, and order, spreading the chaos to all, however unequally.
Some folks just cannot stand prosperity. If thee is not enough adversity in their lives, they have to go out and invent some. And man, it is clear they desperately want to hold the patent on this.
Biden didn’t mention anything about energy problems or inflation he caused.
For decades Americans were told there could NOT be achieved energy independence then Trump made it happen and the media and the politicians had liars written across their faces by President Trump. The media and politicians knew they were liars and President Trump exposed them. No wonder they hate President Trump
Whenever there is a victory of sorts with regards national security the Democrats use the lull as an opportunity to push their social/socialist agenda. A populace that thinks ‘peace is upon us’ is particularly susceptible to that Democrat message - but it is a destructive one.
I really don’t understand the blinkered optimism expressed by conservatives when talking/complaining BeijingBidens’ proposals and activities. He does “this#1” and they say “Doesn’t he understand the damage he just did to American workers?”. He does “this#2” and they think he misinterpreted something and that is why he again harmed America.”
No. Aside the occasional random thing done that is not harmful; ALL of his actions are INTENDED to do precisely what you see: harm America. As an elitist from early-on all he cares about is himself and family. He expects all of the rest of humanity to be slaves. He is a Democrat, after all — they were the slave owners.
He KNOWS he is doing harm. To his little mind to build back you must first destroy.
Jobs for Russians but not Americans! Excuse me Joe but exactly which country are you trying to help?
They want high gas prices to expedite the transition to EVs.
Oil is $111 per barrel for WTI this morning. Early Feb it was about $80.
Brandon did that.
California will probably see $10 / gallon gasoline in a month or so.
It's occupied by grifters who have never done an honest day's work. None of them have accomplished anything constructive. They have spent their entire lives living off the labors of others.
Just like spoiled children who have no understanding of the value of money, our potus has no understanding of how to make a country productive.
He's demented, true. But he's always been stupid and lazy. The only difference now is that he wears a diaper and has a hard time distinguishing his diarrhea from his pudding.
The 0bama administration always wanted to take the USA down a few pegs for more equity with third world countries. I think they are the ones running Biden’s decisions now. They can get their wish of a USA that has third world immigrants and a third world standard of living and an old white guy gets blamed for it.
Europe will reach energy realism sooner than us. Obviously, because we are still an oil/gas producing superpower. EVEN though Greenie idiots and Biden regime have reduced our oil output by one million barrels per day.
Our glorious patriotic oil-gas producers, via their simple real world hard work and production..... This will allow Greenie climate change idiots to run longer than in Europe. Dittos for Canada
Having seized the means of (oil) production, and turned it off, Brandon Marxist Junta wants it turned on again.
Does not work like that. The Political risk for oil production in the US has gone up astronomically, and now risk-averse companies will not drill on Federal lands unless they absolutely have no other investment options. Plus, no pipelines in the US means no market access in the US, means no drilling.
Yes, Obama/Rice/Klain plus all the little communists in the White House killed it.
Remember when all you heard from the Environmental Whackos was about, “Peak Oil Production”? Oil reserves would be depleted by the end of the 20th Century; quick!! start building windmills to avert a disaster. That was the settled science of the day. When that settled science fell appart, Global Warming, coincidencedentally, became the next emergency.
Wind and Solar development make neat 6th Grade science projects, but fail miserably at reliability and economy. Regrettably, to liberals that doesn’t matter. Feel good dreams and emotions dictate energy policy.
Brad lives in California. He was sick of the world, of Covid-19,of Trump, Russian belligerence, China, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media headlines. In short, he was despondent.
Brad drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his car and wound down all the windows, selected his favorite radio station, started the car and revved it to a slow idle. He simply couldn't take it anymore.
Two days later, a worried neighbor peered through his garage window and saw him in the car. She notified the emergency services and they broke in, pulling Brad from the car.
A little sip of water and, surprisingly, he was in perfect condition, but his Tesla had a dead battery.
Brad is a registered California Democrat.
That was great!
Me to. I thought it was a hoot.
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