Those of you who have been around long enough know I like to see things from a funny perspective, which I have noted more than once is a coping mechanism that the world we live in today makes necessary. I like to think I still have a couple of decent decades to live and I’m not cutting that time short because a lot of people in power are stupid or deliberately bad for our health.
always enjoy your thoughtful sharp edged missives !here in the us oil and gas companies are making amazing profits - their share prices are being destroyed in the markets - anyone who missed the 60-90 upswing early in 2022 has lost money - this while companies that do not make money- have not made money- and never will make money - see there share prices go parabolic! so much for the "revenge of the old economy !" all the best - keep the insights and humorous vitriol coming !
As always a great article. I want to share my coercive steering story, didn't want to have you feel alone, you know the old saying "misery loves company".
After being dismayed at my electric bill, as is everyone, I started reading the monthly magazine they send out and saw the chart they had for rates showing how low their rates were, about 15.92 cents/kwh. They had others displayed, in graph form, but not the rates, except for their own solar rates. 10.21 cent/kwh. So, I could save myself about $100/month doing solar. Must people will chose this option if they read the article! So then the utility company can say that everyone is demanding solar, and rightly so, because it is cheaper. Ah ha... not really what most people don't know is, it so heavily subsidized, like we do. The Federal subsidies alone are 8.246 cents/kwh, not counting any other local tax breaks etc. making it much more expensive. Some of us know this, but the regular user does not. So they are coerced in the the direction of solar unwittingly. So I will cut my nose off and NOT take the cheaper rate, just because I don't want to be included in the "we demand solar" rank and file!
God, this fight is getting expensive... any way you look at it!
One other thing - here in Texas, the massive tax gains from oil and gas, from their profits, will help to fund the wind and solar industry through generous tax gifts to them of the Ch 313 program. Sometimes its hard to win, but tomorrow will be a new day and as always, ever hopeful!
The G7 is like that curious child who has already touched the stove top. They hesitate to cap Russian energy because they remember the other 6 times (sanctions) that didn't feel so good. Obviously a curious child has more intelligence.
So the question boils down to- is this winter going to be bad enough to change people’s minds or do we have to wait for next winter?
The country folk in CH put up a good fight against the carbon tax referendum earlier this year which didn’t pass- so I doubt a personal carbon budget is anything more than a useless talking point from the environment minister. We can only hope...
always enjoy your thoughtful sharp edged missives !here in the us oil and gas companies are making amazing profits - their share prices are being destroyed in the markets - anyone who missed the 60-90 upswing early in 2022 has lost money - this while companies that do not make money- have not made money- and never will make money - see there share prices go parabolic! so much for the "revenge of the old economy !" all the best - keep the insights and humorous vitriol coming !
As always a great article. I want to share my coercive steering story, didn't want to have you feel alone, you know the old saying "misery loves company".
After being dismayed at my electric bill, as is everyone, I started reading the monthly magazine they send out and saw the chart they had for rates showing how low their rates were, about 15.92 cents/kwh. They had others displayed, in graph form, but not the rates, except for their own solar rates. 10.21 cent/kwh. So, I could save myself about $100/month doing solar. Must people will chose this option if they read the article! So then the utility company can say that everyone is demanding solar, and rightly so, because it is cheaper. Ah ha... not really what most people don't know is, it so heavily subsidized, like we do. The Federal subsidies alone are 8.246 cents/kwh, not counting any other local tax breaks etc. making it much more expensive. Some of us know this, but the regular user does not. So they are coerced in the the direction of solar unwittingly. So I will cut my nose off and NOT take the cheaper rate, just because I don't want to be included in the "we demand solar" rank and file!
God, this fight is getting expensive... any way you look at it!
One other thing - here in Texas, the massive tax gains from oil and gas, from their profits, will help to fund the wind and solar industry through generous tax gifts to them of the Ch 313 program. Sometimes its hard to win, but tomorrow will be a new day and as always, ever hopeful!
The G7 is like that curious child who has already touched the stove top. They hesitate to cap Russian energy because they remember the other 6 times (sanctions) that didn't feel so good. Obviously a curious child has more intelligence.
"I was also surprised at the fact I still had the capacity available to get surprised."
That is a great line
So the question boils down to- is this winter going to be bad enough to change people’s minds or do we have to wait for next winter?
The country folk in CH put up a good fight against the carbon tax referendum earlier this year which didn’t pass- so I doubt a personal carbon budget is anything more than a useless talking point from the environment minister. We can only hope...
The UN is a unsuccessful group of dictators and green exaggerationists, Irina.