Radio NZ reports: A plan to fast-track a controversial West Coast hydro scheme has been given an initial go-ahead. The West Coast lines company, Westpower, has applied to fast-track its controversial plans to build a run-of-river hydro scheme on the Waitaha River, and in its draft decision the fast-track expert panel has given it approval.…
The biggest enemies of renewable energy are … environmentalists
The biggest enemies of renewable energy are … environmentalists
30 Mar 2026 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, politics - New Zealand Tags: renewable energy
Energy Essentials: Why Modern Civilisation Critically Depends On Coal, Oil & Gas
24 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: renewable energy, solar power, The Great Enrichment, wind power
In a world where humans are regarded as cockroaches and wilful ignorance a winning virtue, it’s little wonder that misanthropes in the West hate everything about coal, oil and gas. Except the myriad benefits that they bring. You won’t find the same attitudes being expressed in India, China and Indonesia – where hydrocarbons are dragging […]
Energy Essentials: Why Modern Civilisation Critically Depends On Coal, Oil & Gas
The Truth about Wind Power and the 2022 UK Gas Crisis
16 Jun 2024 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: renewable energy, wind power
There is a pervasive belief among green policy adherents that wind power saved the UK hundreds of millions during the natural gas crisis brought on by the disruption of gas flow to Europe from Russia.
The Truth about Wind Power and the 2022 UK Gas Crisis
France’s Economy Minister slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets
07 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: France, renewable energy, solar power, wind power
So-called climate targets are once more proving to be a recipe for trouble wherever they appear. With a large nuclear fleet for its electricity generation, France is calling EU demands “the Europe we no longer want” and ignoring its directives, incurring the wagging finger of warning from Brussels. – – – The EU’s renewable energy […]
France’s Economy Minister slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets
RE Reverse: 2024 Marks Beginning Of The End For Wind & Solar Transition
07 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: renewable energy, solar power, wind power
The closer countries get to the wind and solar transition, the faster they retreat from it. Across Europe, renewable energy targets have been ditched and replaced with policies built around always-on nuclear power. Finland, Sweden, France and Britain, for starters. Wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers are bleeding cash and their share values have been […]
RE Reverse: 2024 Marks Beginning Of The End For Wind & Solar Transition
Still bugger all
11 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: renewable energy
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Solar and wind are bugger all
15 Nov 2022 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: renewable energy, solar power, wind power
Spot on
25 Oct 2022 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: celebrity technologies, renewable energy, solar power, wind power
Green washing
02 Aug 2022 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: electric cars, expressive voting, renewable energy
A renewables, net zero carbon future is starting from a very low base
26 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: renewable energy, solar power, wind power
Wind and solar are not the face of the future
08 Jun 2019 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: renewable energy, solar power, wind power
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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