Tag: #Sustainability
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Response to Palmetto Electric Request to Contact Our S.C. Senators
Palmetto-Electric Cooperative is the electricity supplier for the low country of South Carolina. They sent out a request (copied below) for customers to contact our Senators. Here is my full letter to Senator Tom Davis. April 1, 2025 (updated April 3) Dear Senator Davis, Thank you for answering my question regarding electricity generation regulations to…
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Coal Power: It is the End Result that Counts!
Solar and Wind are not the lowest cost electricity generation, in spite of what is written or hyped Electricity Demand is Growing at the Fastest Rate in a Decade An excerpt from the latest IEA Energy 2025 report follows: “Global energy demand grew by 2.2% in 2024 – faster than the average rate over the…
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Existing EPA Rules Increase Costs and Will Cause Rationing of Electricity in South Carolina, if Endangerment Finding is NOT Repealed
The EPA Endangerment Finding and other extreme EPA Rules impacts everyone. Including those of us that live in South Carolina.
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The 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding Has Done Nothing to Improve Human Health or Protection of the Environment. If left Standing, It Will Endanger Our Freedoms as well as Reliability, Resilience and Affordability of Electricity Generation
The EPA Anti-American Endangerment Finding Endangers more than electricity supply for the Future! A prescient warning of the threat to western civilization was written by Vaclav Klaus about 20 years ago, in his book “Blue Planet in Green Shackles, What is Endangered, Climate or Freedom”. Klaus grew up behind the Iron Curtain and described the…
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Musings on Self-Sabotaging Energy Policies and a Reminder of the History of the Rise and Fall of Nations
Much has been written on the “Self-Sabotaging” of the sources of Primary Energy that the Developed world depends on. Who can be against the sources of primary energy that power our lives and our economy? Well, here are thirteen that I have updated to the 13 Headed Swamp Monster.
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The Magnificent and Indispensable Heat-Engine on Which Civil Society Depends, Part III, Internal Combustion Engines up to 110,000 Horsepower
This is Part III of a three part series. Part I covered the basics of the three major Heat-Engines that provide about 75% of our electricity in the U.S. Part II covered the propulsion systems for ocean shipping. This article will explain the basics of smaller Heat-Engines used for electricity generation, farming, food production, food…
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The Magnificent and Indispensable Heat Engine On Which Civil Society Depends Part 1, Heat-Engines 1-3 Million Horsepower
The 20th century began with much farm work, transportation, heating and home chores being done with muscle power and wood burning. As coal, petroleum, natural gas and later nuclear energy were applied to replace muscle power, our country experienced rapid growth in industrial production, food production, shipping, travel and a growing economy. Also, comforts and…
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Hawaii: A Glimpse Into the future of the “Green New Deal” aka “Inflation Reduction Act”, Here is an Update
This post was written in June 2020 when Hawaii Electric announced they would shut down the Barber’s Point Coal Plant. I thought this would be a very good experiment of applying the “Green New Deal”. Why? Because Hawaii is an outstanding location for sunshine and wind, so wind and solar have the natural geography and…
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ENERGY MATTERS!
Ken Haapala is President of the organization, “Science and Environmental Policy Project. Ken has been publishing TWTW (The Week That Was) Newsletter since the 1990’s. His informative Newsletters can be found here. This week, Mr. Haapala’s quote of the week is apropos for the importance of energy in our lives. “The cavemen had the same…
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American Energy Independence With a Rational Energy Policy is Needed Now!
America and all Developed countries require Energy to power our lives and our economy. It is time (for the government, energy savvy citizens already know this) to face the facts and reality that nearly 90% of the energy America depends on, including for our Defense of National Security, is sourced from conventional fuels or sources…
Power for the U.S.A. 