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therightinsight.org/Offshore-Wind-Woes
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1/9/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The year, 2023, was not a good year for the offshore wind industry, which has seemingly been beset by adversity on all sides.
Supply chain disruptions, largely resulting from the COVID pandemic and national efforts to deal with the ...
therightinsight.org/Tropical-Hot-Spot-EPA-CO2-Endangerment-Finding
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9/23/16 at 7:36 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/On-site-Generation
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5/18/21 at 3:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
On-site power generation was common in the mid-20th century for large power users with the need for high reliability power supply. These users included industrial plants running continuous processes, plants with large steam consumption, and...
therightinsight.org/Opening-the-Kimono
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2/21/17 at 6:34 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Steve Goreham, the author of the book Climatism! Science, Common Sense, and the 21st Century's Hottest Topic coined the term Climatism, which he defines as “the belief that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are destroying the ...
therightinsight.org/Optimum-Climate
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2/27/18 at 6:07 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The instrumental temperature record began with the Central England Temperature (CET) record in the mid-1600s. This period roughly coincides with the nadir of the Little Ice Age (LIA), which extended from approximately 1350 to approximately ...
therightinsight.org/Our-Coming-Energy-Famine
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8/8/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
From: National Review
By: Mario Loyola
Date: June 13, 2024
Our Coming Energy Famine
Economic change and Biden’s hostility to fossil fuels are setting up an electricity crisis
Most Americans are unaware of a grave danger ...
therightinsight.org/Our-Energy-Future-Conserve-to-Convert
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11/14/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Oxymoron-Alert-Carbon-Taxes
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3/14/17 at 6:19 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Paradigm-Shift
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9/10/24 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The historical paradigm of the US electric industry has been “the energy you want when you want it.” Generation was adjusted to match contemporaneous demand as required.
The average demand on the US electric grid is ...
therightinsight.org/Paris-Paranoia-The-results-of-the-U-S-withdrawal-from-the-Paris-Climate-Agreement
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7/11/17 at 6:48 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Much has been said and written about the anticipated effects of President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Accord. Several US cities and states have announced their intention to conform to the CO2 reduction ...
therightinsight.org/Parsing-Bloomberg-The-Dishonest-Press
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4/25/17 at 7:47 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
I recently propounded “Reid’s Law”, which is an “observational law” regarding climate.
“As an online discussion regarding climate grows longer, the probability of the term “denier” being used...
therightinsight.org/Parsing-the-Environmental-Defense-Fund
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8/21/18 at 6:58 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The Wall Street Journal recently published an opinion piece by Fred Krupp, the President of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The piece was not accompanied by a disclaimer that the piece was the opinion of Mr. Krupp and did not ...
therightinsight.org/Parsing-The-Washington-Post-on-Climate
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8/28/18 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
therightinsight.org/Paths-to-Net-Zero
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5/9/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Numerous potential paths to net zero annual CO2 emissions have been identified and discussed, including:
- Renewables plus storage
- Massively overbuilt renewables and transmission
- Renewables plus Dispatchable Emission-Free Resources (DEFR...
therightinsight.org/Patrick-Moore-Should-We-Celebrate-CO2
In October of 2015 the Global Warming Policy Foundation invited Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace, to deliver a lecture at their annual meeting. See what he has to say about CO2 in his "SHOULD WE CELEBRATE CO2?"
therightinsight.org/Peer-Review-Anew
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8/13/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The members of the consensed climate science community are very quick to assert that the results of their research have been peer reviewed. However, the peers who have done the reviews are typically other members of the consensed climate ...
therightinsight.org/People-Are-Catching-On-To-The-Truth
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1/31/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Personal-Precautions
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1/10/17 at 9:05 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
One of the idyllic images cherished by many environmentalists concerned about the climate is life “off the grid”, free of utilities, living off the land, minimizing their impact on the planet. However, reality frequently rears...
therightinsight.org/Perspective-is-Important
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9/20/16 at 8:02 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The graph below displays the entire history of the satellite temperature record, as analyzed by Drs. John Christy and Roy Spenser at the University of Alabama-Huntsville on behalf of NASA.
The graph clearly shows the very strong El ...
therightinsight.org/Perspective-on-Limiting-Global-Warming-to-2-Degrees
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12/5/17 at 7:01 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The often stated “goal” of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) is to limit global warming to 2oC (3.6oF) above pre-industrial levels; and, preferably to 1.5oC (2.7oF) above pre-industrial levels. ...
therightinsight.org/Pieces-of-a-Plan
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9/21/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
"A goal without a plan is just a wish." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Biden Administration has yet to release a plan to reach its stated CO2 emission reduction goals for 2030, 2035 and 2050. However, the ...
therightinsight.org/Pointless-Panic
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11/5/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Current conversation regarding climate change is largely couched in terms such as “crisis”, “emergency” and “existential threat”. However, the use of these descriptors is political posturing, not ...
therightinsight.org/Polar-Bear-Climate
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4/23/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/POLICY-BRIEF-American-Energy-Blueprint
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3/14/25 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
From: IER
Date: January, 2025
POLICY BRIEF: American Energy Blueprint
Summary
The American Energy Blueprint is a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to guide the new Trump administration's approach to ...
therightinsight.org/Policy-Implications-Of-The-Energy-Storage-Conundrum
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1/12/23 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Political-protest-in-a-post-fact-era
therightinsight.org/Population-and-Climate
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11/5/24 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Population and population control have been the subjects of discussion for a variety of reasons for centuries. They have become a persistent issue in climate change discussions because of the narrative that recent climate change is the ...
therightinsight.org/Positive-Climate-News
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3/7/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Climate Sensitivity
The IPCC has recently lowered its estimated range of climate sensitivity to a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentration. The IPCC AR6 estimated range is 2.5-4.0, with an expected value of 3.0. However, studies ...
therightinsight.org/Positive-Weather-News
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3/14/23 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Weather events which cause significant loss and damage include tropical cyclones, tornadoes, floods, drought and some wildfires. The consensed climate science community has projected that each of these weather events would become more ...
therightinsight.org/Potential-For-or-Of
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1/26/21 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The potential for climate change to have adverse effects on the globe, its climate and its population is the subject of great international angst, fomented continuously by the UN secretariat, the UN FCCC, the IPCC, international NGOs, ...
therightinsight.org/Pragmatic-Environmentalist-of-New-York-Summary-Update-November-4-2024-November-17-2024
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12/26/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Precautionary-Adaptation
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11/19/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“The precautionary principle is the concept that establishes it is better to avoid or mitigate an action or policy that has the plausible potential, based on scientific analysis, to result in major or irreversible negative ...
therightinsight.org/Precautionary-Principle
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5/24/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The Precautionary Principle is frequently cited as the justification for actions to halt or retard climate change. This commentary will question the application of the principle to the design of a renewable plus storage electric grid.
The ...
therightinsight.org/Priorities
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1/24/17 at 7:43 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
One of the principal concerns raised regarding climate change is its potential effects on agriculture. There is continuing discussion that the potential combination of increased temperatures with drought or increased rainfall might result...
therightinsight.org/Prof-Roger-Pielke-Jr-The-Inconvenient-Truth-about-Climate-Science
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7/7/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Project-2025-Environmental-Policy
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9/5/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
From: Master Resource
By: Robert Bradley Jr.
Date: July 30, 2024
Project 2025: Environmental Policy
“A more conservative EPA … will prevent unnecessary expenditures by the regulated community [and] &hellip...
therightinsight.org/Propaganda-2021-09-07
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9/7/21 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
“A society, most of whose members spend a great portion of their time, not on the spot, not here and now and in the calculable future, but somewhere else, in the irrelevant worlds of sport and soap opera, of mythology and metaphysical...
therightinsight.org/Propaganda
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11/10/20 at 3:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Propaganda: (Merriam-Webster)
2: the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
3: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's ...
therightinsight.org/Prosperity-and-Electricity
The United States faces a prosperity crisis. Increased prosperity will make it somewhat easier to resolve many of the problems that the next generation must face head-on. Reviving prosperity in the United States poses some ...
therightinsight.org/Pyramid-or-Scheme
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12/27/18 at 6:01 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
A pyramid is an inherently stable structure built upon a broad base which tapers toward a point at its top. A pyramid scheme is an inherently unstable structure built upon a point and expanding to a broad top.
Perhaps the most famous ...
therightinsight.org/R-D-D-and-D
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2/22/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The path to new technology consists of research, development, demonstration and finally deployment. Research and development frequently continue in an effort to improve the technology. However, at some point, the technology is determined to...
therightinsight.org/REALISM-OR-UTOPIANISM-A-proposal-for-reform-of-Net-Zero-policy
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2/24/22 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
therightinsight.org/Reanalysis-Accuracy
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9/24/19 at 6:00 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently announced that July 2019 was the warmest July on record. This assessment was based on “adjusted” data provided by NOAA. The WMO attributed the record to climate change driven ...
therightinsight.org/Reassess-and-Redirect
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11/12/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The UN Secretary General, the authors of the IPCC Summary for Policymakers, numerous developed country governments and much of the consensed climate science community assert that the climate is in crisis, that fossil fuel use must be ...
therightinsight.org/Reckless-or-Ruthless
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11/30/21 at 7:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
reckless (Merriam-Webster)
: marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences
ruthless (Merriam-Webster)
: having no pity : merciless, cruel a ruthless tyrant
The UK and portions of the EU are currently faced with ...
therightinsight.org/Red-Team-Blue-Team-Public-Climate-Debate
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10/3/17 at 7:52 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has proposed a formal Red Team / Blue Team exercise regarding climate change. However, the recent experiences with hurricanes Harvey and Irma have spontaneously initiated an informal Red Team / Blue Team ...
therightinsight.org/Redundant-Capacity
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9/3/24 at 6:00 AM
- Energy Policy,Climate Change
- Ed Reid
The capacity of the US electric grid has historically been designed to meet peak demand, with limited additional generating capacity equal to +/- 20% of peak demand or sufficient to replace the capacity of the largest generating unit on the...
therightinsight.org/Reengineer-and-Audit
Reengineer: to reorganize the operations of (an organization) so as to improve efficiency
The Trump Administration has begun a comprehensive reengineering effort in the federal Executive Branch agencies. The agencies of concern regarding ...
therightinsight.org/Reids-Laws-RE-Climate-Denier
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4/11/17 at 8:27 AM
- Climate Change
- Ed Reid
Mike Godwin, a Washington, DC attorney, propounded “Godwin’s Law” in 1990.
“As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”
Godwin describes ...
therightinsight.org/REJECT-AR6
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4/14/22 at 7:00 AM
- Climate Change
From: Ventura Photonics
By: Roy Clark
Date: February 20, 2022
REJECT AR6
The Sixth IPCC Climate Assessment Report (AR6) should be rejected outright because it is based on the use of fraudulent climate models. ...
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