pmccarthy

Working on my craft.

This paper examines the correlation between end-user electricity prices and the share of solar and wind energy in total electricity production in OECD countries. It is shown (i) that end-user prices in recent years (2020–2022) are positively correlated with the share of solar and wind and (ii) that the price of electricity in the majority of countries has risen with the solar and wind share since these types of energy came on the scene. (paper published 2024) Green Electricity Prices | Biophysical Economics and Sustainability | Springer Nature Link

Making a bold choice

If they have worked for the ABC, does that count?

"The presenters fossil fuel bias and links have been well established." Why do we keep seeing such attacks on sources rather than on the information? In my opinion, many if not most journalists have an anti-fossil fuel and nuclear bias that is obvious to see and affects everything they write. But there is no point in saying so every time a source is quoted.

People were stunned on Tuesday after a mock-up revealed the new potential design for U.S. passports featuring a scowling President Donald Trump. The redesign, which was officially justified as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of American independence, represents the first time a sitting president's image will appear on a modern U.S. passport.

Green steel production is energy-intensive, requiring roughly 3,450 kWh of electricity per ton of crude steel, including energy for hydrogen production and furnace operation. So it makes sense where there is abundant cheap electricity. It is far from a proven large-scale technology at present but has potential, particularly in places that have cheap nuclear or hydro power. It requires a consistent base load and does not tolerate intermittent supply.

Pauline has been more enduring as a politician and a leader than just about every other politician in Australia. She must be doing something right.

Hmm, I'm not sure about that. The Sahara has shrunk by about 8% in the last 20 years due to increased rainfall and greening programmes. In Asia jungles and rainforests have mainly been lost to plantations of oil palms, a lot of that is used to produce biofuel to replace fossil fuels. In South America it is agricultural expansion, logging practices, infrastructure development, and illegal mining. In Australia in the last decade, clearing for wind farms has had a significant impact.

A lame Donald Duck.

There is a lot of oxygen tied up in CO2. Trees release it as they sequester the carbon.

It works for Trump - look where it got him.

Front suspension spring was a rubber band.

Snowy hydro now $42 billion! Nothing mor needs saying.