The Economics of Coal Was Put to the Test. Spoiler Alert: It Failed.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again – English Nursery Rhyme
Here’s an article for the few remaining believers in the U.S. coal industry, a group probably limited in scope to some subset of Trump supporters in the Eastern Central part of the U.S. It’s also a good read for everyone who may be wondering about the most probable trajectory for coal vs. clean energy now, and in the coming years. (more…)
Nuclear energy advocate Rudy Stefenel writes: Craig, Nuclear reactors are getting sabotaged by the distribution of subsidies. According to an 
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: 
As noted yesterday, some of these 
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? 
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).”
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.
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.” 
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie sent me 
