This is a wonderful article. I have always said insurance and bankers will be the ones to bring this nonsense to an end, I hope sooner than later. The media can only do so much, and like you I am waiting for integrity to come back in that department. (live in hope!) When the big boys start loosing to much money that will be the end of any transition, - they will only do that for so long before changes are made, they have too many investors to keep happy!
That's a pretty reasonable expectations. My suspicion is banks, if not insurers, will do their best to milk it for as long as possible before they give up.
Not only are these giant pinwheels falling, they also catch fire frequently, and the ose offshore are maintenance nightmares.
And I don't know if it made the EU news, but dead whales have been washing up in large numbers on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey, and the numbers are enough for politicians and critter-huggers alike to demand the halt of all offshore wind farms until a study is done.
There's also the issues of windmills killing vast numbers of endangered birds and bats, which is well-documented fact, but the same "champions of wildlife" that will see that you're arrested if you scare one of these birds off of its nest turn a blind eye to these avian deaths.
Sooner or later, (I hope sooner), this so-called transition is going to run afoul of its own core constituency of eco-wackos, who will eventually demand that mining materials for EV's must stop, and the killing of sensitive species by other "Green" tech must cease also.
The loss of wildlife in the name of saving same wildlife is one of the few things that truly enrage me. Of course, it's no longer about wildlife, after polar bear numbers began growing and the Great Barrier Reef started recovering (thanks to conservation efforts, too, of course). It's about the climate.
We used to have a summer place on North Carolina's Atlantic coast, that happened to be inside of a "National Seashore", which is US Federal land, under the Dept. of the Interior and our National Park Service.
Environmental Law groups sued the Park Service over how human beach access affected a shore-nesting bird called the "Piping Plover", which nests in very small numbers on points and spits in this area.
According to US laws under the auspices of the Endangered Species Act, the act of scaring one of these birds off of its nest due to your proximity to it is referred to as a "Take", and is defined thusly:
"Take is defined under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as "to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct."
The legal penalties for such are:
"The ESA provides for civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, and criminal penalties of up to $50,000 and one year imprisonment per violation."
So, under our own Federal laws, if a wind turbine were to mere "Pursue/Scare" any endangered species out of its intended flight path, it would be considered a "Take", and they're literally killing tens of thousands of mainly Raptor species yearly.
That this industry gets a pass on these illegal actions is a travesty.
Yep, that's our Endangered Species Act at work. You and I would suffer that fine and likely some jail time, but a windmill slicing and dicing them gets a "Get Out of Jail Free!" card.
Forgive me, but if you are referring to people as "eco-wackos" I may be one of them.
I believe that, before this world was created (for us -- we are all eternal beings engaged in a brief mortal experience), there was a grand council in the heavens, and even Mother earth protested about the Savior's 'Free Agency' plan because she knew humans would do indiscriminate damage to the planet.
I grew up in the oil patch. The widely held belief that we will run out of hydrocarbons has been a matter of discussion since Spindletop blew in, and is responsible for the Depletion Allowance, which was at "twenty seven and a half percent" for a half century or so. Although reduced in the 1970's, it is still in play.
Yes, windmills and solar are being tested right now. Anyone familiar with startups would know that problems would emerge as we tackle an ongoing energy requirement that could reach 100 Terawatt Years per year (it's 25 TWy now).
The troubles, as reported, are probably true. So? Back to the drawing board.
The fact that is so disappointing is that people on both sides of the energy equation have abandoned their common sense. We will need every energy asset the world possesses.
I would hope that we can steel ourselves to get along and start talking; we must think and act like educated adults rather than neighborhood boys and girls taunting one another about who will win their next football game.
Shame. Shame. Shame on all of us. This is all about vanity and money and extremes. The ethics and responsibilities to future generations take a back seat to "ME."
Please, wake up. You and all the rest of our eighty-ish billion spirit litter, are eternal beings engaged in a brief mortal experience. The life-is-over "no excuses interview" is something of a harvest -- the "E" ticket is to be found filled with fruits of the spirit.
I have seven children, eighteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. I'm devoted to my family. I see the world working together, lifting each other like caring brothers and sisters, worldwide. It will be challenging, but loads of fun, too.
All I am wondering is "What sort of disaster, wake-up call. whatever, will it take to make us realize that the only way forward is to gradually step away from our past war-based economies and move towards peace?"
Not merely peace between countries, but peace of mind for the individuals who live in them. Although healthy discussions and disagreements are a necessity, we might want to remember that we are working for our children and our children's children, not to vindicate a personally held point of view.
Sustainability is the theme of the 21st Century. The "eco-wackos" are at the far end of a spectrum of humans who are genuinely concerned about the future. They may be loud and obnoxious, but a lot of us are concerned about the instability apparent in our world.
Everybody who thinks the people of the world might be ready to work together, think about who else you know who is a peacemaker. I am thinking there are a lot of us in this world.
We could have quite and impact if we got together.
Forgive me if I painted with a broad brush there, but I was mainly referencing the eco-types who would super-glue themselves to walls after they threw soup all over famous works of art.
I would hope that you aren't of that mindset, and if you are, it's certainly your right to do so.
"If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly."
With Twitter no longer suppressing as much info, it has really become tough to hide the truth
Yes, the difference is staggering.
If the truth has to be covered up, that's a pretty big tell on motives and/or efficacy. Can be applied to a lot of things these days.
It certainly can, yes. The problem with truth is it leaks.
This is a wonderful article. I have always said insurance and bankers will be the ones to bring this nonsense to an end, I hope sooner than later. The media can only do so much, and like you I am waiting for integrity to come back in that department. (live in hope!) When the big boys start loosing to much money that will be the end of any transition, - they will only do that for so long before changes are made, they have too many investors to keep happy!
That's a pretty reasonable expectations. My suspicion is banks, if not insurers, will do their best to milk it for as long as possible before they give up.
Not only are these giant pinwheels falling, they also catch fire frequently, and the ose offshore are maintenance nightmares.
And I don't know if it made the EU news, but dead whales have been washing up in large numbers on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey, and the numbers are enough for politicians and critter-huggers alike to demand the halt of all offshore wind farms until a study is done.
There's also the issues of windmills killing vast numbers of endangered birds and bats, which is well-documented fact, but the same "champions of wildlife" that will see that you're arrested if you scare one of these birds off of its nest turn a blind eye to these avian deaths.
Sooner or later, (I hope sooner), this so-called transition is going to run afoul of its own core constituency of eco-wackos, who will eventually demand that mining materials for EV's must stop, and the killing of sensitive species by other "Green" tech must cease also.
Hey, a fella can dream, can't he?
The loss of wildlife in the name of saving same wildlife is one of the few things that truly enrage me. Of course, it's no longer about wildlife, after polar bear numbers began growing and the Great Barrier Reef started recovering (thanks to conservation efforts, too, of course). It's about the climate.
It is truly infuriating, Irina.
We used to have a summer place on North Carolina's Atlantic coast, that happened to be inside of a "National Seashore", which is US Federal land, under the Dept. of the Interior and our National Park Service.
Environmental Law groups sued the Park Service over how human beach access affected a shore-nesting bird called the "Piping Plover", which nests in very small numbers on points and spits in this area.
According to US laws under the auspices of the Endangered Species Act, the act of scaring one of these birds off of its nest due to your proximity to it is referred to as a "Take", and is defined thusly:
"Take is defined under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as "to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct."
The legal penalties for such are:
"The ESA provides for civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, and criminal penalties of up to $50,000 and one year imprisonment per violation."
So, under our own Federal laws, if a wind turbine were to mere "Pursue/Scare" any endangered species out of its intended flight path, it would be considered a "Take", and they're literally killing tens of thousands of mainly Raptor species yearly.
That this industry gets a pass on these illegal actions is a travesty.
So, what we have here are the good old double standards, once again. ($25,000 for scaring a bird out of its nest, to which it can then return? Wow.)
Yep, that's our Endangered Species Act at work. You and I would suffer that fine and likely some jail time, but a windmill slicing and dicing them gets a "Get Out of Jail Free!" card.
The hypocrisy is truly astounding.
Astounding is accurate, yes.
Forgive me, but if you are referring to people as "eco-wackos" I may be one of them.
I believe that, before this world was created (for us -- we are all eternal beings engaged in a brief mortal experience), there was a grand council in the heavens, and even Mother earth protested about the Savior's 'Free Agency' plan because she knew humans would do indiscriminate damage to the planet.
I grew up in the oil patch. The widely held belief that we will run out of hydrocarbons has been a matter of discussion since Spindletop blew in, and is responsible for the Depletion Allowance, which was at "twenty seven and a half percent" for a half century or so. Although reduced in the 1970's, it is still in play.
Yes, windmills and solar are being tested right now. Anyone familiar with startups would know that problems would emerge as we tackle an ongoing energy requirement that could reach 100 Terawatt Years per year (it's 25 TWy now).
The troubles, as reported, are probably true. So? Back to the drawing board.
The fact that is so disappointing is that people on both sides of the energy equation have abandoned their common sense. We will need every energy asset the world possesses.
I would hope that we can steel ourselves to get along and start talking; we must think and act like educated adults rather than neighborhood boys and girls taunting one another about who will win their next football game.
Shame. Shame. Shame on all of us. This is all about vanity and money and extremes. The ethics and responsibilities to future generations take a back seat to "ME."
Please, wake up. You and all the rest of our eighty-ish billion spirit litter, are eternal beings engaged in a brief mortal experience. The life-is-over "no excuses interview" is something of a harvest -- the "E" ticket is to be found filled with fruits of the spirit.
I have seven children, eighteen grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. I'm devoted to my family. I see the world working together, lifting each other like caring brothers and sisters, worldwide. It will be challenging, but loads of fun, too.
All I am wondering is "What sort of disaster, wake-up call. whatever, will it take to make us realize that the only way forward is to gradually step away from our past war-based economies and move towards peace?"
Not merely peace between countries, but peace of mind for the individuals who live in them. Although healthy discussions and disagreements are a necessity, we might want to remember that we are working for our children and our children's children, not to vindicate a personally held point of view.
Sustainability is the theme of the 21st Century. The "eco-wackos" are at the far end of a spectrum of humans who are genuinely concerned about the future. They may be loud and obnoxious, but a lot of us are concerned about the instability apparent in our world.
Everybody who thinks the people of the world might be ready to work together, think about who else you know who is a peacemaker. I am thinking there are a lot of us in this world.
We could have quite and impact if we got together.
Could GenZ be engaged?
P.S. Sorry -- too long.
James,
Forgive me if I painted with a broad brush there, but I was mainly referencing the eco-types who would super-glue themselves to walls after they threw soup all over famous works of art.
I would hope that you aren't of that mindset, and if you are, it's certainly your right to do so.
Be Well.
The WEF “extraterrestrials” reference is just the gift that keeps on giving...
"If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly."
-Thomas Sowell