wayneL
VIVA LA LIBERTAD, CARAJO!
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...and probably 80% at what is termed climate science IS religion.
And I will ask again, what are his qualifications for forecasting weather?
You obviously put a lot of faith in his ability to forecast and explain weather and climate, but others who are more skeptical have similar levels of faith.
Mick
That's pretty funny but sort sums up the problem or the general lack of understanding about renewables and what's hard.
The things listed actually are not the issue its more the infrastructure requirements around fault conditions, transmission etc then there is storage that's where the rubber hits the road IMHO.
The idea of just reclassifying energy sources as renewable to get by some of the problems seems to be catching on.According to The Guardian, the Eu have voted to treat both Nuclar power and Gas as renewable.
So just like that , when the European way of life looks like it might become a little uncomfortable, just rewrites the definition to fix things.
I wonder if Oz will adopt the same rules, or even better, take the next step and say that Coal can be added to the new renewable list.
Mick
MickCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation that broadly expands the ability to drill for oil and gas in state parks and also legally redefines natural gas as a source of “green energy.”
A 2011 state law gave state agencies the authority, if they choose, to lease out state lands for oil and gas exploration and production. The bill signed by DeWine on Friday would change that language to say a state agency “shall” accept a lease that meets certain conditions, instead of saying it “may” do so. In other words, it forces an agency to grant the lease application from oil and gas drillers.
The term green energy typically refers to energy derived from the sun and wind, not fossil fuels. Natural gas is a fossil fuel released by digging into the earth that acts as a greenhouse gas via leakage during transport and when it’s combusted. Its main component is methane, a potent heat-trapping gas.
“Characterizing natural gas as green energy is regressive and a fallacy,” said Cinnamon Carlarne, the Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law at the Ohio State University. “Natural gas is not green energy. The labelling is a little bit Orwellian.”
DeWine said in a statement the legislation doesn’t “fundamentally change the criteria and processes” established in 2011. Additionally, he said his administration wouldn’t allow for any new surface use access in state parks. However, this could leave the door open to accessing minerals underneath state lands via surfaces of adjacent properties.
While natural gas produces a smaller carbon footprint than fuels like coal or oil, it produces a much heavier methane footprint, Carlarne said. DeWine’s policy against surface drilling is a positive, but fails to address the climate change or pollution problems with state policies expanding gas drilling.
Neil Waggoner, an advocate with the Sierra Club, largely agreed. He said the legislation will unmistakably expand drilling for resources in state parks.
Or build a big undersea pipeline and send the water to Singapore?I wonder if Sydney can put its desalination plant on gumtree? The problem with following the science, when the science is based on assumptions, ramping and hysteria IMO.
As with everything IMO it has to be done on a sustainable, sensible path, that leads to the desired outcome, with the minimum of knee jerk reactions.
If the media said that was viable, there would be people marching in the streets demanding it should happen.Or build a big undersea pipeline and send the water to Singapore?
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