- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 13, 2021
Green New Deal Ideologies, Fantasies and Realities
Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The incoming Biden Administration is going whole hog with the Green New Deal and it promises to be an unmitigated disaster awaiting.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 30, 2020
Gas Fired Generation Is Building Its Lead Over Solar and Wind
David Wojick, PhDIndependent Analyst … … … [Editor’s Note: Solar and wind get a lot of attention but its gas fired generation that is producing more and more of our electricity in this country.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 14, 2020
La La Land Is California Today and New York Tomorrow
Jerry RussellBinghamton Area Landowner [Editor’s Note: Jerry Russell talks about his recent trip to La La Land, otherwise known as California and, sadly, soon to include New York State.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 14, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – November 14, 2020
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 24, 2020
Biden Plans for Green New Deal Offer Devastating Future
Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. Joe Biden, while denying it, has proposed a Green New Deal that would be nothing less than disastrous for Americans and others.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2020
Wind, solar costs to further pressure coal/gas powergen in 2025: BNEF
Wind and solar energies are already the cheapest source of power generation in most places, and by 2025 it will be cheaper to build a new wind/solar farm than run an existing coal/gas-fired power plant.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
GFG Alliance, Ignis to build 1.2GW of green energy in Spain
Global conglomerate GFC Alliance and Spain’s renewables developer, Ignis, announced Thursday a deal to build 1.2 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in Spain.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
Construction begins at world’s largest floating offshore wind farm
Equinor started on Thursday the construction of the first floating offshore wind farm to power oil and gas installations, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 29, 2020
S.2657: The Ugly Underbelly of An Especially Bad Senate Bill
John Droz, Jr.Physicist & Citizen AdvocateAlliance for Wise Energy Decisions … John Droz effectively lays out the ugly nature of S.2657, an especially bad Senate bill epitomizing the smell of the Federal swamp.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 21, 2020
Nordex tapped for 312MW US wind farm
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has secured a contract to supply turbines to a wind farm located in Texas, U.S., Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2020
Latam set for renewables capacity boom by 2025: Rystad
Renewable energy capacity in Latin America (Latam) is set to rise to 123 gigawatts (GW) over the next five years, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 3, 2020
Solar power generation leads the way in 2019: BNEF
Solar photovoltaic (PV) accounted for nearly half of all new power generation capacity installed during 2019, according to a new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 2, 2020
Chevron Speaks Truth to Greenout Power: Oil and Gas IS the Future
Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: As Bob Bradley explains, Chevron is speaking truth to the politically correct powers who want to milk “green energy” for all it’s worth.]Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – August 29, 2020
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 28, 2020
New offshore wind capacity of 2.5GW in operation during H1 2020
An additional 2.5 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity was added during the first half of 2020, according to the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO), Kallanish Energy reports.Natural Gas Power Makes America Move Like A “Tremendous Machine”
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Natural gas power dominates in every way, fueling so much of everything about our lives today as it has made the electricity vital to us all.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 27, 2020
California Power Crisis Generates Excuses and More Excuses
Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Bob Bradley nails the very real problem inherent in the California power crisis; the failure of its architects to acknowledge the reality.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 22, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – August 22, 2020
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2020
RWE raises €2B to boost renewables growth
German utility RWE raised on Tuesday €2 billion ($2.4 billion) of new capital to accelerate and expand its renewables growth, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Germany and It’s Green Utopian Plans Turn Into Dystopian Debacle
Alexander StevensPolicy AnalystInstitute for Energy Research …. … … [Editor’s Note: The IER’s Alexander Stevens explains the implosion of the green utopia planned by Germany, a program requiring ever more corrections.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Wind, solar plants supply 10% of global power in H1
Wind and solar energy have generated 9.8% of the world’s electricity during the first half of the year, a new analysis by UK think tank Ember showed on Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 12, 2020
China Is the Enemy and Renewables Mean Dependency On China
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. A great report issued last month by Power the Future highlights a huge problem for green energy schemes; they depend on China, our enemy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 9, 2020
Fossil Fuel vs. Ecologically Destructive and Unsustainable Green Energy
Paul DriessenCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. Fossil fuel energy sources are hammered for risks but ecologically destructive and completely unsustainable “green” energy is getting away with everything.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
Global renewables capacity up 7.5% in 2019: IRENA
Global renewable energy capacity increased 7.5% year-on-year in 2019, led by growth from solar and wind sources, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2020
Pipeline Case Reveals the Non-Caring Elitist Agenda of Greens
Paul Driessen Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The recent Supreme Court decision in the case of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline reveals the true very non-green political agenda of those who say they’re green.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Growth in global renewables consumption offers ‘pivotal moment’: BP
The continued increase in global use of renewable energies could provide a “pivotal moment” following the Covid-19 pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Iberdrola starts ‘friendly takeover’ of Australia’s Infigen
Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola announced Wednesday it has launched a takeover bid for Australia’s renewables company Infigen Energy for roughly €510 ($572.3) million, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Capitalism, Nor Cronyism, Is What We Need; Especially in Energy
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Crony capitalism or real capitalism?- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
PGNiG to plans $1.02B investments in wind, solar PV
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG is planning to invest up to $1.02 billion in renewable energy over the next few years, as it decides to include renewables in its business strategy, Kalanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Virginia Adopts Policy of Destroying Villages to Save Them
Paul Driessen Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The Virginia Clean Economy Act force residents to finance private solar facilities on nearly 500 square miles of crop, scenic and wildlife habitat lands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 30, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – May 30, 2020
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2020
Renewables installations to shrink 13% this year: IEA
Renewables’ new capacity additions are forecast to drop 13% this year to 167 gigawatts (GW) due to the Covid-19 crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 8, 2020
Iberdrola buys French renewables company Aalto Power
Spanish renewables operator Iberdrola said on Thursday it has acquired France’s renewables company Aalto Power, adding 754 megawatts (MW) to its portfolio.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2020
Australia’s renewables industry faces further delays
Australia’s renewables industry has been hit “hard” by the Covid-19 pandemic, with an estimated 3,000 megawatts (MW) of wind and solar photovoltaic projects at risk.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 10, 2020
The Absolute and Amazing Futility of New York Energy Policy
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … New York energy policy today constitutes nothing less than reckless endangerment of life’s necessities for the Empire State; dependable heat and energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2020
AREGCBA Is An Exercise in Diving Into A Pool With No Water
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … AREGCBA isn’t Andrew Cuomo clearing his throat. It’s New York’s leadership diving into a swimming before checking to see if there’s any water in it.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 7, 2020
Renewables make 72% of new powergen capacity in 2019
Renewable energy accounted for 72% of all power expansion in 2019, with deployment reaching 176 gigawatts (GW), the International Renewable Energy Agency said on Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2020
France grants 1,700MW of new solar, wind capacity
French ecology ministry has approved 1,700 megawatts (MW) of new renewables capacity, along with other measures to support the sector amid the coronavirus crisis.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2020
Fairgrounds Are the Subject of Major Grandstanding by the Governor
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … Andrew Cuomo is a grandstanding governor to be sure, but who among us knew he would engage in grandstanding with the New York State Fairgrounds?- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 23, 2020
France’s Total makes new renewables acquisition
French oil major Total said on Friday it has made a “substantial investment” in wind power, acquiring 100% of Global Wind Power (GWP) France, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 6, 2020
CLCPA Begins, But Some Advice Regarding the Baloney
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act or “CLCPA” process has begun and suspicious minds are very much warranted, says Roger Caiazza.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 3, 2020
UK to allow onshore wind to compete in power auctions
The UK government announced Monday a U-turn plan on onshore wind power, by allowing the technology to compete for contracts in power auctions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 29, 2020
CLCPA Goals Set by Climate Change Zealots Will Only Force Its Repeal
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … The New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act or “CLCPA” is purely aspirational with no hope of being practicable.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2020
Cuomo Proposes to Shove Renewables Onto Your Town, Like Them or Not
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … The New York Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act is the Andrew Cuomo plan to put an industrial solar or wind facility in your yard.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 4, 2020
US wind industry experiences 3rd-strongest year ever
The U.S. wind industry experienced its third-strongest year on record in 2019, as developers added 9,143 megawatts of wind power capacity to the grid – up 20% from 2018, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 20, 2019
Renewables’ share of powergen surpasses gas in UK
The UK saw electricity generation from renewables reach 28.8 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2019’s third quarter, just passing natural gas-generated power, according to figures released Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 4, 2019
Amazon announces new solar projects in US, Spain
Amazon Tuesday released details of a trio of renewable energy projects in the U.S. and Spain, as the retail giant works to reach net zero carbon across its organization by 2040, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 21, 2019
US’s first floating wind farm could be off Maine
The University of Maine is moving forward with plans for the first full-scale offshore floating turbine in the U.S., Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 19, 2019
Mexico’s latest gut punch to investors upends wind, solar aid
Mexico’s president is tearing down a system to encourage renewable-power development, dealing another gut punch to efforts to attract private investment to the nation’s energy sector, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 18, 2019
Customers pay higher rates for PURPA pacts: study
Solar and wind contract rates signed under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) are costing end-use customers between $2.7 billion and $3.9 billion in overpayments over the life of said pacts, a new study projects, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- November 11, 2019
PJM projects sufficient power for winter needs
Power grid operator PJM Interconnection projects its members will be able to provide nearly 40% more electricity than the power grid operator expects to be needed this winter at peak demand, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 28, 2019
Offshore wind set to be $1T business by 2040: IEA
Offshore wind should become a $1 trillion business by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, with global capacity set for a 15-fold increase, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2019
If Windmills Are Clean and Green, Why Are They Blowing Up A Storm?
Victor Furman Upstate New York Landowner, Shale Gas Activist …. …. Andrew Cuomo’s push for more windmills Upstate is blowing up a storm of controversy as locals say they don’t want them and are fighting back, town by town.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2019
Gas rises, coal falls in US powergen
The share of U.S. total utility-scale power generation from natural gas-fired power plants will rise from 34% in 2018, to 37% in 2019 and 2020, the Energy Information Administration forecasts in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). EIA/STEO- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 24, 2019
Texas wind power on track to outpace coal in 2020
Texas is about to go green — by 2020, more electricity will come from wind than coal, according to analytics/consulting firm Rystad Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 17, 2019
German Energy Reality Shows Natural Gas is Green Energy’s Better Half
Tom Shepstone Natural Gas NOW … … German energy policies (the “Energiewende”) have been a failure if real carbon emissions reduction and electricity costs matter, but there’s natural gas… Recently, I came across a remarkable study of the German energy situation.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 12, 2019
Dem. Presidential Candidates’ Anti-Gas Platforms Leave Grid Questions Unanswered
Ahead of tonight’s third Democratic presidential debate in Houston, the energy capital of the world, EID is taking a deeper dive into several candidates’ climate plans and their potential impacts on America’s power grid.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 29, 2019
Power sector still the U.S.’s largest electricity consumer
Energy consumption in the U.S. reached a record high of more than 101 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2018, surpassing the previous high recorded in 2007, by less than 0.3%, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2019