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America’s decline and recovery from nuclear stupid (charts)
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsThe nuclear energy polices and regulations implemented by our U.S. government over the past 30-40 years are nothing short of nuclear stupidity or stupidity on steroids. Examples of how those policies have squandered our nuclear power plant design and technology competitive advantage over the rest... -
Pennsylvania’s alternative (renewable) energy scam
Posted on December 29, 2010 | No CommentsMost energy consumers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have probably noticed some odd goings on but aren’t aware of the of scam being run on them as a result of the implementation of the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004. [[1]] Some of... -
Basing U.S. energy policy on Constitutional principles
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsIt’s fair to say that the Obama administration has fumbled around with and bungled every aspect of energy policy they have come in contact with. One might ask why that would be. An obvious but incomplete answer would be incompetence. Not that there hasn’t been... -
Is it facts and science or nuclear stupid?
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsOn an average day most Americans use or are served in some way by dozens or maybe even hundreds of things/devices powered by electricity. You just expect the electricity to be there. About the only time you give it a thought is if one of... -
How America got stuck on nuclear stupid
Posted on November 8, 2010 | No CommentsIt must be possible U.S. Federal government policy and regulation concerning the development of commercial nuclear power plants could be worse but it’s difficult to imagine how. If ever you needed a perfect illustration for the phrase stuck on stupid, this is it. Our government... -
2010 midterm elections are over; back to work on an American Energy Renaissance
Posted on November 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe 2010 midterm elections are over but the long difficult road we must take to achieve an American Energy Renaissance [[1]] still lies before us. Obstacles that have been placed along that road over the past forty years and continue to be thrown at us... -
Cape Wind; too big to fail and too stupid to succeed
Posted on October 18, 2010 | No CommentsWhat happens when politicians ram through a massive renewable energy investment putting taxpayer dollars at risk and utility customers’ budgets in the red? You get Cape Wind, a $1 billion offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound sold by Governor Deval Patrick in 2006 as something... -
Is the New York Times tossing a renewable energy source under the bus?
Posted on October 9, 2010 | No CommentsThere it was right on the front page of the New York Times; For Those Near, the Miserable Hum of Clean Energy[1]. An uncomplimentary and surprisingly unspin doctored article about what a crappy deal it is having big, noisy, over hyped wind turbines humming, whirring,... -
Regulatory nuclear options will be used to destroy the American energy industry
Posted on September 29, 2010 | No CommentsFederal government regulation effectively brought nuclear power development in the U.S. to a standstill over twenty years ago. During the 1980’s nuclear plant construction costs tripled and construction time went from 5.5 to 8 years. Two regulatory practices were in play that combined to form... -
Community Organizer in Chief, incompetence and gas pipelines
Posted on September 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhat a surprise. It took the Obama administration over a week to add the gas line explosion in California to the drumbeat of their spend more, regulate more, grow government more narrative. The infrastructure is aging – spend, stimulate. Industry is evil – larger fines,...