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This post reports on two new instances of people applying a little critical thinking to the issue of using so-called “green” hydrogen as an essential piece of a future de-carbonized energy system. This is a subject that I have previously addressed, here in a post of June 13, 2022, and here again in my energy storage Report of December 1, 2022. The two new pieces covered in this post are (1) a February 1 Report for the Manhattan Institute by Jonathan Lesser titled “Green Hydrogen: A Multibillion-Dollar Energy Boondoggle,”, and (2) a February 13 article in the Washington Examiner by...

Your humble servant was asked to give a talk on transportation yesterday.... For instance, one might question the received wisdom that the Commonwealth faces a transportation crisis. Six years ago, according to AAA, the average daily commute to work in America was 25.5 minutes.... The average commute in 2006 actually has shrunk -- to 25.1 minutes. It's now 24 seconds shorter than it was six years ago. (Thanks to Jim Bacon of www.baconsrebellion.com for unearthing this datum.) And contrary to the agonizing screams of frustration that you hear from Northern Virginia, commuting times around Washington aren't that much longer --...