Nuclear energy advocate Rudy Stefenel writes: Craig, Nuclear reactors are getting sabotaged by the distribution of subsidies. According to an EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) report for 2013, solar farms got nearly three times as much subsidies as nuclear and that wind farms got nearly four times as much.
Rudy: (more…)
Nuclear energy proponent Dr. Gene Nelson, whose Ph.D. is in biological radiation physics, takes issue with my statement that wind energy offsets fossil fuels, and he certainly has a point. He writes: (more…)
As noted yesterday, some of these pro-nuke people have a very dim view of renewables; some of the more extreme among them accuse the entire renewable energy enterprise of being a corrupt/criminal attempt to suck down government subsidies, while knowing that they’re contributing to the planet’s demise. If you click on the post linked above, you’ll see that I had some fairly harsh words for the guy who leveled that accusation. (more…)
Do you ever read an article that presents a certain set of assertions that are so noncontroversial that you’re left wondering what you learned and why you invested the time? (more…)
Alex Cannara, the leader of the pro-nuke group of which I am a part, wrote a rebuttal letter to a paper that had claimed (correctly) that wind energy is less expensive than nuclear. He notified the group (about 150 people): “I left a comment there. Like the tobacco folks, the ‘renewables’ scammers will fight to the death (for their subsidies).”
I wrote to him and cc’d the group: (more…)
The image shown here is from a news article (not a scientific paper) on the connection between CO2 concentrations and climate change from 1912, the same year the Titanic sank. Predating it by several decades were the first scientific studies on the subject.
At the time, of course, all this was more a curiosity that anything else; there were no observable phenomena that would serve to support the theory, and every reason to believe that this would never have practical bearing on the outcome of human civilization. (more…)
I came across an article this morning (though I can’t find it now) that referenced a recent conversation that someone supposedly had with legendary environmental activist Bill McKibben, in which the question was posed: “Where do you stand on nuclear, and why?” The short answer is that McKibben himself is not anti-nuke; in fact be believes that it may be vital in lowering carbon emissions in time to avoid catastrophic climate change, but that he doesn’t make this public on the basis that it would “split the movement in half.” (more…)
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie sent me this article on U.S. solar installations and notes: “Good, but not good enough.”
He’s right, of course. (more…)
Runoff from Icecap
I received a response to my post in which I quoted the American Institute of Physics, re: Donald Trump’s candidate to lead NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Jim Bridenstine, in which I wrote:
Bridenstine, an ardent climate denier, proposes that NASA amend its institutional objectives. This would include eliminating current objectives for the “expansion of human knowledge of the Earth and of phenomena in the atmosphere and space” and the conduct of studies on “the utilization of aeronautical and space activities for peaceful and scientific purposes.” (more…)
Homes day to day chores result into wastewater which is not disposed of well may be a disaster for the family. Bacteria and different types of harmful insects like mosquito get homage mostly from home wastewater, which comes back and infects the household members with the disease. Everyone should be aware of ways to keep the wastewater safe as it may be one of the leading causes of waterborne disease. There have been inventions of different ways that can help in keeping the home wastewater safe both technological and home remedies. (more…)
