Energy CEOs call for end to renewable subsidies | EurActiv

Energy CEOs call for end to renewable subsidies | EurActiv

This article recently ran in Europe. It basically proves what many people have been predicting for a long time; the government policies aimed at replacing conventional power generation with wind and solar generation have resulted in very high costs with no significant reduction in emissions.

The simple fact is that if the conventional generators are shutdown there will be no source of electrical power to consumers (you, your family, your neighbours, your employer, your grocery store etc) when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing. When the sun is shining and the wind is blowing there is more power being supplied than required, which drives the price earned by conventional generators down below they cost of production, but if they shutdown there will be insufficient power when the wind and solar supplies drop. Conventional power plants don't start up instantaneously: when the wind stops the conventional plants have to be on line in order to pick up the extra load quickly or the grid will become unstable and power outages will result. Conventional generators are thus left with two options, operate at a loss or shut down generators and let the grid crash every time the wind stops.

If the conventional producers operate at a loss they will go out of business, like any business must. If the EU policies are designed to drive conventional power suppliers out of business they are well on their way to succeeding, but the unintended consequence is that the electrical power supply will become unreliable and there will be frequent, prolonged blackouts.

YOU are subsidizing the wind and solar generators, which provide intermittent power to the grid, with your taxes and utility bills. You're paying higher taxes and utility bills and emissions aren't reduced because the conventional plants are still on line. If the conventional generators are driven out of business emissions will be reduced but the power supply will be unreliable, with  frequent blackouts. This is exactly the scenario that was predicted by many qualified people when these policies were first introduced. Unfortunately, the media only told us one side of the story, and our environmental zeal has once again led us to spend billions without any appreciable environmental benefit.

If you seriously desire reduced emissions, check unbiased sources (i.e. not environmentalist) to see how much emissions have actually been reduced with the advent of all this wind and solar power. I think you will be surprised and disappointed in the results, which are far below the promises made to you. Then ask yourself if it's worth paying higher taxes and utility bills for this insignificant reduction in emissions.


If you want to know more, read Kids Before Trees https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/80505 and check back here for frequent updates.

The 50 to 1 Project

If you want to know more, read Kids Before Trees https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/80505 and check back here for frequent updates.

THE WORLD IS COOLING! Even the warmists admit it! For at least TEN years, temperatures have  NOT been rising, even though CO2 levels have. Observations do NOT coincide with the hypothesis of anthropogenic global warming, which predicted that global atmospheric temperatures would increase in direct correlation with increasing atmospheric CO2 levels. The only direct evidence to support this correlation came during the short time period when both temperature and CO2 were rising. Now that we can plainly see that this proposed correlation does not exist, any objective assessment must conclude that the theory of AGW is not valid. So why are we still listening to the eco-terrorists when NOT ONE of their predictions have come true? Why are we spending billions of dollars to try to reduce CO2 emissions? Why are we ignoring bonafide, urgent issues plaguing humanity at home and abroad, and spending so much money on CO2? Crime, street gangs, drug wars, human slavery, child abuse, malnutrition, lack of health care and education, AIDS and many other problems are of much greater concern to humanity. It's time to get our priorities straight. Read more in Kids Before Trees, get it at Smashwords.com or any online book store.


If you want to know more, read Kids Before Trees https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/80505 and check back here for frequent updates.

Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have risen steadily over the last 20 years, but the average global temperature has actually gone down over the same time period. The forecasts/predictions of Al Gore, Paul Ehrlich, Michael Mann et. al. did NOT include a 20+ year cooling period. In fact, NONE of their dire predictions have come true. Ehrlich started predicting the end of the world in the 1960s because of, get this, the coming ice age! Now his crystal ball is telling us the world will end because of CO2 in the air. Ehrlich, Gore and their ilk have made millions from us, the dupes who believe their self-serving prophecies. Why do we base billion-dollar decisions on the fear-mongering of these Green Profiteers when the facts have proven them wrong in every case? Quote all the ice studies and historical records you want, the fact remains for all to see, atmospheric CO2 levels are NOT causing the catastrophes the Green Machine profiteers have claimed. It's up to you and I to tell our politicians to STOP wasting our tax dollars fighting a problem that doesn't exist.

If you want to know more, read Kids Before Trees https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/80505 and check back here for frequent updates.