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therightinsight.org/Fauci-Fear-Balance-and-the-Grid
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5/25/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Feasibility-for-achieving-a-net-zero-economy-for-the-US-by-2050
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3/23/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Financial-Mechanism-of-the-Convention
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6/1/16 at 11:30 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) established the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at COP 16 in 2010, as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention. The original intent was for the developed ...
therightinsight.org/Focus-on-the-Magma
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2/9/21 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
magma: molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by cooling Merriam-Webster
The land surfaces of the earth and the bottom surfaces of the earth’s oceans compose the earth’s crust, a...
therightinsight.org/Fossil-and-Non-Fossil-Fuels
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8/10/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
From: Watts Up With That
By: Willis Eschenbach
Date: July 7, 2023
Fossil and Non-Fossil Fuels
In my previous post, The Myth Of Replacing Fossil Fuels, I looked at the new BP global use of fossil and non-fossil fuels. In this ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-Solar
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6/21/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Solar is intermittent. Therefore, solar generation is intermittent. Solar is unreliably available during the day and reliably unavailable at night. Solar conditions vary geographically and seasonally. Therefore, solar generation potential ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-Storage
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6/28/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Wind and solar are intermittent resources, so both wind and solar generation are intermittent and require backup. This backup is currently provided by conventional generation. However, with the evolution of a fossil-free grid, storage ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-System
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7/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The fossil-free, all-electric everything grid envisioned to avoid catastrophic anthropogenic climate change would be a very different grid from that which serves the US today. The fossil-free grid would still include the non-fossil ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-Wind
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6/14/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Wind is intermittent. Therefore, wind generation is intermittent. Wind is unreliably available around the clock. Wind conditions vary geographically and seasonally. Therefore, wind generation potential varies geographically and seasonally. ...
therightinsight.org/Full-Disclosure-of-Climate-Research
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6/19/18 at 7:17 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
One of the hallmarks of scientific research is the reproducibility of research results by other researchers. However, reproducibility is extremely difficult, if not impossible, if all of the data, all of the analytical approaches, all of ...
therightinsight.org/Future-Grid
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1/24/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
"The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots." Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny
It currently appears that the Administration’s vision of the future US electric grid, supplied ...
therightinsight.org/Future-World-How-Many-Windmills-Would-We-Need
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6/6/17 at 8:51 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US currently consumes approximately 97 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTU) of energy in all forms each year (97 Quads). Since this quantity of energy and the forms of energy which constitute it vary over time, this analysis will use...
therightinsight.org/Gas-Appliance-Phaseout
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2/8/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Achieving Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050 would require a complete phaseout of residential and commercial gas appliances, including furnaces and boilers, water heaters, ranges and ovens, laundry dryers, grills, and standby generators.
US ...
therightinsight.org/Gas-Generation-Phaseout
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1/18/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The US currently generates more than 500,000,000 Megawatt-hours, or approximately 25% of electric utility annual electricity production, in coal-fueled generating stations, which the Administration has said will all cease operation by 2030....
therightinsight.org/GISSTEMP-Accuracy
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9/10/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies recently issued a news release regarding new studies of the accuracy of the GISTEMP global temperature anomaly product. Based on the results of these studies, NASA GISS currently estimates that ...
therightinsight.org/Global-Greening
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9/4/18 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
A recent study by a multinational group of scientists has determined that: “From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric ...
therightinsight.org/Global-Man-Made-CO2-emissions-1965-2021-BP-Data
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8/4/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Global-Temperature
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2/2/21 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
Model projections of future climate focus on temperature anomalies compared to temperatures in a 30-year climate reference period. The inputs to these models include estimates of climate sensitivity, solar forcing, atmospheric feedback and ...
therightinsight.org/Global-Warming-as-Religion-and-not-Science
I had seen this article, by John Brignell, years ago, and it was brought to my attention again this morning by someone who had not seen it before. So I thought it is worth sharing with anyone else who has never seen it.
Global Warming ...
therightinsight.org/Goals-and-Plans
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5/30/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”, Antoine de St.Exupery
“I love it when a plan comes together.”, John (Hannibal) Smith
The Biden Administration has announced a series of goals, leading to an overall goal of ...
therightinsight.org/Goals-Without-Plans
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6/8/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Biden Administration has produced a new US INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) after rejoining the Paris Accords. The new INDC roughly ...
therightinsight.org/Goodbye-El-Nino
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7/12/16 at 7:26 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Graphical-Disinformation
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8/8/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The most common graphical presentation regarding global warming, or climate change, is the graph of the increasing temperature anomalies beginning in the late 1800s. The graphs below, created by Anthony Watts for the Watts Up With That ...
therightinsight.org/Graphical-Misinformation
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8/15/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The UN recently reported that “extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over the last 50 years”.
The graph below, prepared by Bjorn Lomborg, plots annual deaths, averaged by decade, from extreme weather and ...
therightinsight.org/Green-Climate-Funding
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7/18/17 at 5:58 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Numerous US corporations have stated that they are committed to efforts to mitigate climate change. Many of these corporations encouraged President Trump to remain in the Paris Agreement, which would include maintaining / increasing funding...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-Deadweight-Loss
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2/19/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The Green New Deal would be the most extensive exercise in “Broken Window Economics” in the history of the globe. The “Green New Deal” would cause massive deadweight losses in virtually every sector of the US economy...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-Flights-of-Fancy
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2/21/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
One of the most perplexing aspects of the “Green New Deal” (GND) and one of its most difficult technical and economic challenges in the elimination of the need for air travel, since air travel without the use of fossil fuels ...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-High-Speed-Rail
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2/26/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The GND Line is a mighty good road
The GND Line is the road to ride
If you want to ride you gotta ride it like you find it
Get your ...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-High-Speed-Rail-2
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2/28/19 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
A previous commentary discussed: the requirements for a high speed rail system; an approach to designing such a system; and, the US High Speed Rail Plan (HSRP) system design developed by the US High Speed Rail Association. The GND approach ...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-and-Buildings
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3/5/19 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The principal energy efficiency thrust of the “Green New Deal” is "upgrading all existing buildings in the United States and building new buildings to achieve maximal energy efficiency, water efficiency, safety, ...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-and-the-Road
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3/7/19 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Transportation applications account for approximately 29% of US energy consumption annually. Approximately 60% of this total is motor gasoline for use by automobiles, light trucks and other small to medium engine applications. Approximately...
therightinsight.org/Green-New-Deal-Summary
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3/12/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
This series of commentaries has evaluated various aspects of the “Green New Deal” (GND) focused on reducing US emissions of “greenhouse gases” to avoid a projected climate catastrophe.
therightinsight.org/Grid-Balancing
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4/12/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The electric utility grid requires instantaneous balancing of demand and supply. Historically, most fluctuations on the grid were the result of changes in customer demand. However, as intermittent renewable sources of generation are added ...
therightinsight.org/Grid-Reliability
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9/20/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The reliability of the electric utility grid depends upon the availability of generation output equal to grid demand at all times. Historically, this has been accomplished by operating numerous generators at somewhat below full capacity, so...
therightinsight.org/Ground-Rules-for-a-Red-Team-Blue-Team-Climate-Debate
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9/26/17 at 6:15 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
There is growing interest in a very public “Red Team / Blue Team” evaluation of the current state of climate science. The EPA Administrator has recently suggested that climate scientists participate in a televised debate ...
therightinsight.org/Environmentalists-Should-Hope-for-Quick-Economic-Rebound
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4/17/20 at 9:48 AM
- Climate Change
Guest Post
From: International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC)
By: Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris
Across the world, environmentalists are celebrating the huge reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that has accompanied ...
therightinsight.org/Get-Ready-For-Nationwide-Blackouts-Under-Biden
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12/7/20 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
Guest Post
From: International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC)
By: Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris
The power disaster unfolding in California will soon occur across the country, if Joe Biden gets his way. The Golden State has been sweeping...
therightinsight.org/Hansen-Revisited-Were-the-Climate-Models-Right
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9/19/17 at 7:33 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The World Meteorological Organization typically defines climate as average weather over a period of 30 years. In climate science, then, it is useful to compare observed weather over a 30 year period with the scenarios of future climate ...
therightinsight.org/Heres-the-Climate-Dissent-Youre-Not-Hearing-About-Because-Its-Muffled-by-Societys-Top-Institutions
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9/28/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/High-Anxiety
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7/16/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Numerous factors are causing high anxiety in the climate science and environmental communities and among US politicians:
- the current US Administration’s skepticism regarding climate change;
- the impending 2020 elections in the US;
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therightinsight.org/A-Veneer-of-Certainty-Stoking-Climate-Alarm
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12/7/17 at 10:31 AM
- Climate Change
From the November 27, 2017 issue of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's "OnPOINT"
By: Rupert Darwall
“While the nations of the world met in Bonn to discuss implementation...
therightinsight.org/My-Global-Warming-Skepticism-for-Dummies
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1/18/18 at 10:20 AM
- Climate Change
By: Roy Spencer PH. D.
“The total amount of CO2 humans have added to the atmosphere in the last 100 years has upset the radiative energy budget of the Earth by only 1%. How the climate system responds to that small ‘poke&...
therightinsight.org/The-Science-Police
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11/20/17 at 12:53 PM
- Climate Change
From the summer 2017 issue of ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Science Police
By: Keith Kloor
" On highly charged issues, such as climate change and endangered species, peer review literature and public discourse are ...
therightinsight.org/US-Media-Bans-Scientific-Dissent-Claim-Wildfires-Floods-Droughts-Hurricanes-Are-Human-Controlled
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1/10/19 at 5:57 AM
- Climate Change
"NBC News’ Chuck Todd recently ...
therightinsight.org/Our-Common-Future-Revisited-how-did-the-roadmap-for-the-green-juggernaut-fare-over-30-years
therightinsight.org/15-minutes
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9/23/21 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
From: Climate Etc.
By: Judith Curry
Date: September 3, 2021
15 minutes
"In a recent invited talk at the American Chemical Society annual meeting, I attempted to explain the climate debate in 15 minutes.
...
therightinsight.org/2019-Science-Data-Refutes-Climate-Alarm-On-Every-Front
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1/16/20 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/2022-Energy-Predictions-Coal-Decline-Accelerates-Federal-Funds-Spur-Clean-Energy-Millions-Of-New-Electric-Vehicles-And-Chargers
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2/5/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/A-Citizens-Guide-to-Climate-Change
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6/27/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
From: Competitive Enterprise Institute
By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
June 11, 2019
Climate change is not a hoax, but as a political matter, it is a persistent pretext for expanding ...
therightinsight.org/A-Coal-Exit-Treaty-Can-Radically-Simplify-and-Accelerate-Climate-Policy
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9/30/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
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