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Apr 15, 2022Liked by Tony Povilitis

“Vote for politicians who prioritize preservation of wildlife and nature.” Are there any to vote for? I don’t think so.

Great article!! Those wind towers are awful and also use a lot of sand to make the concrete. Sand is the most depleted resource—the kind needed for concrete, which is not the same as the sand in deserts. Just saw a whole hill covered in solar panels. Very large-scale solar installation kill birds too. They incinerate in the air as they fly over (called “streamers”). Have you seen the documentary movie Planet of the Humans? I agree there is no such thing as “green” energy.

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Limiting growth is a non-solution. Developing nations will never accept having to remain in abject poverty just because the Club of Rome gang of Psychopath Parasites demand it. It is precisely these same bunch touting reduced growth & population that blockade the one true clean energy, the only viable replacement for fossil which is nuclear energy. Wind & solar are a giant scam that does nothing for the environment but forces poverty on the World population except for the above mentioned super-rich.

When they say renewables they really mean wind & solar, not geothermal, biomass or hydro. Solar and wind are impractical except in areas on diesel generation, areas with substantial reservoir hydro or various niche applications like off-grid homes. The intermittency, seasonal variation, geographic limitation, unreliability, lack of thermal energy issues with wind & solar make them irrelevant as a replacement for our 90% combustion fuel energy supply. That's why after spending over $4 trillion worldwide on wind & solar we haven't gained from the 90% combustion fuel 10yrs ago. In spite of improved efficiency of replacing conventional coal with supercritical coal, OCGT with extreme efficiency CCGT, coal/gas with hydro, LED lighting, substantial improvements in transportation efficiency, improved building insulation, heat pumps. Wind/solar hasn't even nearly been able to cover the growth in fossil consumption never mind actually replace fossil. Renewables have already been a dismal failure in Europe, leading to high energy prices, electricity & heat supply shortages and steep price increases, dependence on Russian energy & energy blackmail.

France achieved 79% clean nuclear + 9% hydro = 88% clean energy, over 100% of their domestic electricity supply in 20yrs with half the electricity price of renewables Germany and 9% dirty electricity generation vs Germany at 52% dirty. To see what real world wind & solar costs, look at:

There is a linear price relationship between wind/solar grid penetration and price of electricity by Ken Gregory, P.Eng, graph Euro/kwh by country 2019: Conclusion: European Wind Plus Solar Cost 6 Times Other Electrical Sources:

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