Note: Many thanks to Doug Sandridge for coming up with the title of this article and inspiring its writing. It had to be said. Yes, again. “Just when I thought I’ve seen it all” is a thought that has been occurring to me more and more frequently these days.
I have been pondering for several days an email which I received from exactly such a person. He knows what he is talking about. He knows its all bullshit. But, in his words, he would rather feed at the trough of the biggest orgy of spending in history rather than screaming hoarse from the poorhouse
There is an ocean of money to be made. And nobody cares if it will work or not.
Follow the money is always the best advice to start an investigation into graft, corruption and illiteracy vs literacy.
Oil business is in the business of making money 💰 . Politicians are in the business of taking money.
At the end of the day the cost of all this is paid through TAXES, "carbon taxes" paid by companies who trickle down the cost to consumers, so no one knows it's there...
Consumers, poor and middle class are just fleeced... But hey! "You have to save the planet 🤡, or else😡"
The Green Grift is possibly the largest wealth transfer in human history - from taxpayer's national treasuries to private corporations and NGOs and who knows where else. It's staggering to think how much. It will foment significant shifts in the world power-sphere. You can see it clearly today with BRICS, House of Saud, Iran, etc. I can see it in Canada which is hell bent on committing energy seppuku on the world stage. The nonsense that comes out of Trudeau and his cabinet ministers makes me wonder who is calling in the plays.
Apr 20, 2023·edited Apr 20, 2023Liked by Irina Slav
Thanks, Irina, for this text. Will distribute it a lot.
I guess the larger part of politicians is just as illiterate as you described. - For the others in industries and companies earning profits from the current thing, I guess there is a large part knowing that the "transition" is a big grift, and as it was already pointed out here, they try to get a large share instead of trying to teach the public about the laws of nature.
"That old saying by Cato is quite well known; he said he was surprised that one haruspex did not burst out laughing when he saw another one. (Latin: Vetus autem illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat quod non rideret haruspex haruspicem cum vidisset)."
Unfortunately pain is a good teacher. People will become energy literate when they feel the pain of intermittent energy availability. 60+ years of reliable energy has taught citizens that this is a normal fact of life. They’ll start to question this assumption when their lights don’t come on, their food rots, they lose mobility and when their clothing is soaked in sweat.
As usual, there are people who profit from illiteracy. Think about the three card monte dealer’s relationship to the rube with his pockets stuffed with cash. The solar and wind developers are flush with subsidies, investor’s money, and never ending tax credits, they can put up wind farms that will make money even if they never produce a kwh. The utilities win because they get paid for building grid upgrades. Neither of these groups will blow the whistle. The old world media is also illiterate and compliant. I guess it is up to you, Irina, to head off the disaster.
It is easy to become despondent over the extraordinary delusions pushed by the energy illiterates. As always, the best corrective is to ensure that they feel the consequences of their policies directly, so when the turn on the light switch, it stays dark, or when the get in the EV, it doesn't start, or more importantly, when they turn on the heat, nothing comes out.
Alas, until then, the past will describe the future
as usual pure gold ! and as usual I ask rhetorically " what price have the energy illiterates paid for their ignorance ?" I would argue that they have PROFITED massively ! not just in terms of money but in power and control -here in the us oil and gas (adjusted for inflation) sell for much less then they did 25 years ago ! meanwhile the "greenies" get trillion$ in tax dollars and power to force their overpriced"green" energy on to the grid ! here in the us' the
economic and scientific illiterate control the educational system -the media -and the governmental bureaucracies that have real power - as long as these conditions continue the question has to be -" what is the catalyst to change it ?" inquiring minds want to know
Some time ago, I asked about the veracity of reports made by the IEA. You replied that before 2019 (?) they could probably be trusted.
According to a 2009 and 2015 study led by Dr. Richard Perez and Dr. Mark Perez, the total amount of proven Hydrocarbon reserves was approximately 1,500 Terawatt years.
2020 global consumption of energy, was approximately 25 TWy and according to the EIA, the Hydrocarbon contribution was 79.1% or approximately 20 TWy.
If nothing changes, 1500 / 20 = 75 years of hydrocarbons at present rates of consumption.
While I do not disagree with your observations about absurdity, what are you doing to chart a course for your children (if you decide to have them) or grandchildren or greats that is positive, and discusses how to balance everything we have to work with.
I understand defending the rich and powerful oil interests -- in many ways, they deserve it. But so do the people of the world.
Somebody has to talk sensibly about the future. We are all in this together.
Lot of tax payer dollars are in renewables! The media just repeats what they are told by the special interest groups. The people in the west are too comfortable to do their own research. When the power goes out, there are blackouts, it will be blamed on cyber attacks from our so-called adversaries or red-states. Thank people like Irina who are bringing out the truth!
Dera Irena, What if that hydrogen is produced by using renewable energy produced by solar/ wind power plants, that otherwise would be curtailed temporary to preserve the power system stability?
I get tired of explaining a believe in Groupthink as opposed to international conspiracies. Groupthink is well known and reasonably well understood. But you are right; we have a huge nr of grifters making Billions £ out of the transition. We don't need to understand the complexities of physics and chemistry associated with a non-linear chaotic weather system to engage in debate (but it helps 😁). However we can all understand today's impact of those pushing the narrative compared to something that MIGHT happen in the future.... even though the predictions of catastrophes have been shockingly wrong for the last 50yrs. Check out William Briggs (Statistician to the Stars on Twitter) for probability on probability of future events.
I have to pop your and probably some other thought bubbles.
Not only are we led by a bunch of self-satisfied fearmongera like the former auther of children's books Robert "Energy Transition" Habeck and Annalena "Creative CV Writer" Baerbock as supposed spearheads of the IMF / Davos christened "Young Global Leaders" - but so are these bigots (as you say, without even knowing, realizing or wanting to be told otherwise) caught in their own pseudo-glorious fight for a "Transition" they neither understand in its entirety nor care to listen to objective criticism.
Hence, Green Socialism will be the way the Ox marches towards, stubbornly, without considerations to the path of destruction it weaves while trodding towards the de-industrialization as ultima ratio.
Irina
The second group exists. Without a doubt
I have been pondering for several days an email which I received from exactly such a person. He knows what he is talking about. He knows its all bullshit. But, in his words, he would rather feed at the trough of the biggest orgy of spending in history rather than screaming hoarse from the poorhouse
There is an ocean of money to be made. And nobody cares if it will work or not.
Thought-provoking 👏👏 Thank you.
Its all about money and control as @Bash stated.
Oil companies have become ESG compliant... 😁
Follow the money is always the best advice to start an investigation into graft, corruption and illiteracy vs literacy.
Oil business is in the business of making money 💰 . Politicians are in the business of taking money.
At the end of the day the cost of all this is paid through TAXES, "carbon taxes" paid by companies who trickle down the cost to consumers, so no one knows it's there...
Consumers, poor and middle class are just fleeced... But hey! "You have to save the planet 🤡, or else😡"
The Green Grift is possibly the largest wealth transfer in human history - from taxpayer's national treasuries to private corporations and NGOs and who knows where else. It's staggering to think how much. It will foment significant shifts in the world power-sphere. You can see it clearly today with BRICS, House of Saud, Iran, etc. I can see it in Canada which is hell bent on committing energy seppuku on the world stage. The nonsense that comes out of Trudeau and his cabinet ministers makes me wonder who is calling in the plays.
Thanks, Irina, for this text. Will distribute it a lot.
I guess the larger part of politicians is just as illiterate as you described. - For the others in industries and companies earning profits from the current thing, I guess there is a large part knowing that the "transition" is a big grift, and as it was already pointed out here, they try to get a large share instead of trying to teach the public about the laws of nature.
Reminds me of the famous quote from Cicero, De Divinatione (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Divinatione), about the two haruspex (soothsayer) passing each other.
"That old saying by Cato is quite well known; he said he was surprised that one haruspex did not burst out laughing when he saw another one. (Latin: Vetus autem illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat quod non rideret haruspex haruspicem cum vidisset)."
Unfortunately pain is a good teacher. People will become energy literate when they feel the pain of intermittent energy availability. 60+ years of reliable energy has taught citizens that this is a normal fact of life. They’ll start to question this assumption when their lights don’t come on, their food rots, they lose mobility and when their clothing is soaked in sweat.
Fantastic insightful piece Irina,
Thank you.
As usual, there are people who profit from illiteracy. Think about the three card monte dealer’s relationship to the rube with his pockets stuffed with cash. The solar and wind developers are flush with subsidies, investor’s money, and never ending tax credits, they can put up wind farms that will make money even if they never produce a kwh. The utilities win because they get paid for building grid upgrades. Neither of these groups will blow the whistle. The old world media is also illiterate and compliant. I guess it is up to you, Irina, to head off the disaster.
It is easy to become despondent over the extraordinary delusions pushed by the energy illiterates. As always, the best corrective is to ensure that they feel the consequences of their policies directly, so when the turn on the light switch, it stays dark, or when the get in the EV, it doesn't start, or more importantly, when they turn on the heat, nothing comes out.
Alas, until then, the past will describe the future
as usual pure gold ! and as usual I ask rhetorically " what price have the energy illiterates paid for their ignorance ?" I would argue that they have PROFITED massively ! not just in terms of money but in power and control -here in the us oil and gas (adjusted for inflation) sell for much less then they did 25 years ago ! meanwhile the "greenies" get trillion$ in tax dollars and power to force their overpriced"green" energy on to the grid ! here in the us' the
economic and scientific illiterate control the educational system -the media -and the governmental bureaucracies that have real power - as long as these conditions continue the question has to be -" what is the catalyst to change it ?" inquiring minds want to know
Irina,
Some time ago, I asked about the veracity of reports made by the IEA. You replied that before 2019 (?) they could probably be trusted.
According to a 2009 and 2015 study led by Dr. Richard Perez and Dr. Mark Perez, the total amount of proven Hydrocarbon reserves was approximately 1,500 Terawatt years.
2020 global consumption of energy, was approximately 25 TWy and according to the EIA, the Hydrocarbon contribution was 79.1% or approximately 20 TWy.
If nothing changes, 1500 / 20 = 75 years of hydrocarbons at present rates of consumption.
While I do not disagree with your observations about absurdity, what are you doing to chart a course for your children (if you decide to have them) or grandchildren or greats that is positive, and discusses how to balance everything we have to work with.
I understand defending the rich and powerful oil interests -- in many ways, they deserve it. But so do the people of the world.
Somebody has to talk sensibly about the future. We are all in this together.
Lot of tax payer dollars are in renewables! The media just repeats what they are told by the special interest groups. The people in the west are too comfortable to do their own research. When the power goes out, there are blackouts, it will be blamed on cyber attacks from our so-called adversaries or red-states. Thank people like Irina who are bringing out the truth!
Dera Irena, What if that hydrogen is produced by using renewable energy produced by solar/ wind power plants, that otherwise would be curtailed temporary to preserve the power system stability?
I get tired of explaining a believe in Groupthink as opposed to international conspiracies. Groupthink is well known and reasonably well understood. But you are right; we have a huge nr of grifters making Billions £ out of the transition. We don't need to understand the complexities of physics and chemistry associated with a non-linear chaotic weather system to engage in debate (but it helps 😁). However we can all understand today's impact of those pushing the narrative compared to something that MIGHT happen in the future.... even though the predictions of catastrophes have been shockingly wrong for the last 50yrs. Check out William Briggs (Statistician to the Stars on Twitter) for probability on probability of future events.
I have to pop your and probably some other thought bubbles.
Not only are we led by a bunch of self-satisfied fearmongera like the former auther of children's books Robert "Energy Transition" Habeck and Annalena "Creative CV Writer" Baerbock as supposed spearheads of the IMF / Davos christened "Young Global Leaders" - but so are these bigots (as you say, without even knowing, realizing or wanting to be told otherwise) caught in their own pseudo-glorious fight for a "Transition" they neither understand in its entirety nor care to listen to objective criticism.
Hence, Green Socialism will be the way the Ox marches towards, stubbornly, without considerations to the path of destruction it weaves while trodding towards the de-industrialization as ultima ratio.