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Solar and wind: Renewable failures John Stossel explains why fossil fuels are the most moral energy source(no search results)
wnd.com ^ | 3/22/2022 1915 hrs edt | John Stossel

Posted on 03/23/2022 4:53:29 AM PDT by rktman

The "Greens" promise renewables, solar and wind power, will replace fossil fuels. After all, the wind and sun are free, and they don't pollute!

Oops.

Now countries that embraced renewables are so desperate for power that they eagerly import coal, the worst polluter of all!

Do they apologize? No. Greens never apologize.

Germany was a leader in renewable energy, so confident in solar and wind power that they closed half their nuclear plants.

Oops.

That leaves Germans so short of power that Germans are now desperate to buy fossil fuels from Russia. Even worse, pollution-wise, high-pollution coal now tops wind as Germany's biggest electricity source. That's really disgusting.

Then, even after putting all that soot in the air, Germans pay more than triple what Americans pay for electricity.

For my new video, I confront German-born environmentalist Johanna Neumann of Environment America, a group that lobbies for 100% renewable energy.

I point out that despite massive subsidies, her beloved renewables still provide just 12% of our power. She responds, "Saying renewables are not yet powering our utility grid is like critiquing a 2-year-old for not being able to run a marathon."

A 2-year-old? I don't want to meet that kid. Renewables have been subsidized for 40 years, not two.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


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A mix of sources and resources yes. Solely 'renewables', not so much. The total lack of honesty is as expected from these pathological liars.
1 posted on 03/23/2022 4:53:29 AM PDT by rktman
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Alternately if you don’t care for ‘wnd’ the article is also here:

https://townhall.com/columnists/johnstossel/2022/03/23/renewable-failure-n2604904


2 posted on 03/23/2022 4:56:51 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Green extremist Johanna Neumann should be forced to live in a yurt with a dung stove for heat and cooking through a Montana Winter.


3 posted on 03/23/2022 5:05:00 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: rktman

Morality and energy? What a load of crap

The morality of such a statement is to exterminate the stupid person endangering us all by opening his mouth and spewing the garbage propaganda


4 posted on 03/23/2022 5:08:02 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Promoting Afro Heritage diversity will destroy the democrats)
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The liberals never talk about the ecological disasters of “green” energy. “Greene energy” isn’t green.

Battery production is a disaster and windmills are filling dumps everywhere.


5 posted on 03/23/2022 5:10:02 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: FreedomPoster

With only hand made attire. No patagonia or columbia or REI or carrhart or cabelas outerwear.


6 posted on 03/23/2022 5:18:23 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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It is a cult and dangerous to our survival.


7 posted on 03/23/2022 5:47:56 AM PDT by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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The liberals never talk about the ecological disasters of “green” energy. “Greene energy” isn’t green

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What they say is the goal is

“Zero Carbon Emissions”

I.e.

Every living animal that exhales must stop exhaling.

I.e.

Murder/ death cult.

I.e.

Satan.


8 posted on 03/23/2022 5:49:45 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: cp124

If dangerous to our survival, why then are we sitting on our asses rather than eliminating people who are the cause of our existential problem?


9 posted on 03/23/2022 5:57:41 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Promoting Afro Heritage diversity will destroy the democrats)
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“A mix of sources and resources yes.”

That is our plan as soon as the stars align, hopefully in the next 6-9 months. Solar and possibly a windmill backed up by propane.


10 posted on 03/23/2022 6:02:26 AM PDT by Tupelo (“Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*ck things up” (Barack Obama))
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👍👍


11 posted on 03/23/2022 6:22:03 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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North America can claim 350 years of proven, recoverable coal.
Why the rush to “renewables?”


12 posted on 03/23/2022 6:41:38 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.q at)
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The Greens don’t care they love the power they have to Order people what to do


13 posted on 03/23/2022 6:43:50 AM PDT by butlerweave
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“The “Greens” promise renewables, solar and wind power, will replace fossil fuels.”

I still believe the Chinese will crack the mystery of Fusion Reactors and become the world’s leader in cheap, clean electricity production.


14 posted on 03/23/2022 7:11:04 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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Uh, because we’re almost to the tipping point. Again. Where is the clock? 8.36 years or something?


15 posted on 03/23/2022 7:46:12 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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A mix of sources and resources yes. Solely 'renewables', not so much. The total lack of honesty is as expected from these pathological liars.

The renewable resources like wind and solar are so unfriendly to the environment.

I just hope that the liberals who are a bunch of liars lose on the fact that all kinds of wild life are killed because to these wind farms and the solar farms.

I thought that liberals cared about wild life at least I do but I do not side with the liberals on this argument.

16 posted on 03/23/2022 8:49:00 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (The Business of America is Business)
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“The “Greens” promise renewables, solar and wind power, will replace fossil fuels.” I still believe the Chinese will crack the mystery of Fusion Reactors and become the world’s leader in cheap, clean electricity production.

The above is written by a liberal who does not believe in the markets.

The EV vehicle is a joke on the battery life and the replacement of the battery.

Most folks can not afford these type of costs for the EV vehicle. Are we going back to the horse and buggy days.

They have gotten so much help from the Clintoons on their technology and resources, but they are getting money from their ill gotten gains.

17 posted on 03/23/2022 8:54:52 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (The Business of America is Business)
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"...Neumann should be forced to live in a yurt ... through a Montana Winter..."

Tree-hugging libtards will never face reality. When Stossel confronts her with pure, simple facts she would reply the "renewable energy is clearly better."

18 posted on 03/23/2022 9:10:42 AM PDT by budj (Combat vet, 2nd of three generations.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

See the post right after yours, there you have the answer.


19 posted on 03/23/2022 10:24:06 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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When the technology that renders wind and solar efficient and affordable exists, I’ll happily adopt it. When an electric vehicle can travel 300 miles on a charge at night with heat or AC on and recharge fully in 15 minutes, at a cost comparable to a gas or diesel-powered car, I’ll consider it. Until then, STFU.


20 posted on 03/23/2022 10:38:04 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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