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It’s Too Soon to Abandon Fossil Fuels
Opinion -The answer to Earth's energy crisis isn't a zero-sum game. Rather, it's about striking a delicate balance – one that safeguards the progress humans have made while building a sustainable future that works for everyone. -
Real Violent Crime Trends
Opinion -Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, media outlets, and so-called “fact checkers” are claiming that “violent crime is near a 50-year low.” In contrast, Donald Trump is alleging that “crime is worse than it’s ever been.” The reality is that all of them are wrong. -
The Sandstorm: Windy City Wickedness
Opinion -Chicago is loaded with problems, many of which emanate from the city’s leadership. -
A ‘New Nuclear Posture’ for the US Is Vital in a Hungry World
Opinion -A vulnerable grid and the intermittency of low-density wind and solar electricity generation methods threaten to supply such growth in electricity demand. Nuclear power production, the proven technology, is our only practical hope of keeping up with the rapidly approaching demand. -
The Tax Code and Retro Dave Chappelle Remind: Rich People Write All the Laws
Opinion -Do you think the Globalist billionaires - wringing the very last dollars out of the US’s collapsing empire - will allow even the slightest hiccup in the their ongoing, rolling heist? -
Energy Literacy for Policymakers: Wind and Solar Do Different Things than Crude Oil!
Opinion -The elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is that crude oil is the foundation of our materialistic society as it is the basis of all products and fuels demanded by the 8 billion on this planet, of which only one billion existed less than 200 years ago. -
“Cumulative Impact” Should Work Both Ways
Opinion -Maybe before issuing any new rules, federal officials ought to be required to account for their cumulative impact. -
The ‘Green Agendas’ of the Developed World Are Killing the Growth of Developing Countries
Opinion -The future of electricity in developing countries needs to focus on technologies that are efficient and effective. In developing countries, these are High-Efficiency, Low-Emissions (HELE) coal-fired, gas and nuclear power stations. -
Transparency at State Universities
Opinion -Government does not need to get more involved with education. It needs to leave this industry to the truly private sector and the full discipline of free markets. -
California’s High Energy Prices Will Be Coming to YOUR City if Kamala Harris Gets Elected
Opinion -Kamala is oblivious that economies need continuous and uninterruptible electricity and products demanded by our materialistic society. -
Two Basic Facts Are Driving the Ignorance of America’s Forthcoming Energy Crisis
Opinion -Shockingly, energy policymakers do not understand that electricity and transportation cannot exist without products made from fossil fuels. -
Why Are Renewable Equipment Companies Such Poor Investments?
Opinion -Headlines promote renewable energy equipment companies as part of efforts to transition to Net Zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Wind and solar system providers, electric vehicle manufacturers, green hydrogen producers, and other green equipment firms form a growing share of world industry. But renewable equipment firms suffer poor market returns, so investors should beware. […] -
It’s Time to Follow the Navy’s 50-Year Safety Record of Nuclear Power Generation
Opinion -Delivery of affordable, abundant, reliable, clean, and emissions-free electricity to customers is very important to modern quality of life. -
Making Computers Out of – Wind?
Opinion -The controversy over electric car mandates has become very divisive. -
Are Americans Ready for Kamala Harris’s California Cost-Hiking, Business-Killing Policies?
Opinion -California’s de-carceration, de-prosecution, and de-policing have led to a toxic mix that has eroded public safety in the Golden State. -
The Golden State of California Is Turning Brown Without Continuous Electricity
Opinion -As a resident of California for more than six decades, I am aware that the availability of continuously generated electricity in California is deteriorating and will get worse! The “Green New Deal” and “Net Zero” policies in California that are supported by Governor Newsom and the Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris have led to the state’s most expensive electricity […] -
Capital Gains Taxes?
Opinion -Listening to our politicians talk about increasing capital gains taxes makes one wonder whether these politicians and their economic advisors do not understand modern economics and finance, or whether they just hope that education in these fields is so poor that most people do not understand what is going on. Modern capital gains taxes are […] -
Looming ‘Clean’ Energy Disasters Off Our Coasts
Opinion -Photos of oil-covered seals and birds from California’s 1969 Santa Barbara blowout helped launch the environmental and stop-oil movements. Some 90,000 barrels polluted ocean waters and yet, when I was scuba diving beneath it two decades later, the same production platform support structure once again hosted a magnificent ecosystem with millions of anemones, mussels, starfish, crabs and […] -
The Pain of Inflation
Opinion -Inflation is a top concern of voters. Yet economists generally argue that the costs of inflation are exaggerated. Can we reconcile these views? To begin, inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has fallen significantly since hitting 9.1 percent in June 2022. Inflation was 7 percent for all of 2022 but only 2.9 […] -
Americans Deserve to Know How Kamala Harris’ Energy Plan Stacks Up Against Trump
Opinion -The public deserves to learn about the differences in energy literacy between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris BEFORE the elected one is allowed to set energy policies for Americans. It is apparent that the architects of the ‘Green New Deal’ are clueless that “renewables” such as wind turbines and solar panels ONLY exist to generate […] -
Who Is Directing the War on Agriculture and Nutrition?
Opinion -Elite billionaire organizations and foundations, government agencies and activist pressure groups are funding and coordinating a global war on modern agriculture, nutrition, and Earth’s poorest, hungriest people. Instead of helping more families get nutritious food, better healthcare and higher living standards, they’re doing the opposite, and harming biodiversity in the process. The World Economic Forum wants […] -
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Battle: Seize Land for Green Energy?
Opinion -A battle is underway in five Midwest states over construction of carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines as part of the green energy transition. Opposition to wide-area pipeline networks is rising from farms and communities. But utilities and state governments intend to seize land over landowner protests. On June 25, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) granted the petition of […] -
First, Let’s Define Our Terms
Opinion -Years ago as a high school and college debater, I was trained to begin making my case by defining key terms. A debate gets incoherent if the two sides don’t agree on what the topic is, or what is being proposed. Voltaire famously wrote, “Define your terms… or we shall never understand one another.” The […] -
Welcome the Warmth
Opinion -At dawn today (30th July) mid-winter in sunny Queensland, it was zero degrees on the lawn outside our kitchen and the small water tub for our chooks was iced over. Every morning, as soon as it gets light, Judy puts a winter coat over her jamas, adds gloves, glasses, rubber boots, a beanie and a walking […]
