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Why Wind and Solar Energy Are Doomed to Failure Wind and solar energy are both essentially obsolete technologies. There is a reason why only the very rich or the very adventurous sail across oceans: the wind is unreliable, and at best produces relatively little energy. Nevertheless, liberals have concocted fantasies whereby all of our electricity, or perhaps our entire economy, will be powered by those fickle sources. There are a number of reasons why this will never happen, but a paper publish...

Nuclear energy, an option for Vietnam in the long run: experts By Viet Anh  &nbspApril 25, 2021 | 08:00 am GMT+7 Cooling towers and high-tension electrical power lines are seen near the Golfech nuclear plant on the border of the Garonne River between Agen and Toulouse, France, August 29, 2019. Photo by Reuters/Regis Duvignau. Clean and reliable nuclear energy could help Vietnam meet its growing power demand over the long term and ensure its development is not derailed, experts say. Prof Shel...

Posted by Al Fonzi | Mar 31, 2021 By Al Fonzi Al Fonzi is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at atascaderocolumnist@gmail.com. My March 11 column, “A Dark Green Power Failure,” panned by critics as “no facts to back up (my assertions),” was based upon data from the government’s Energy Information Administration and documented by national publications such as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The Electric Reliability Council o...

Sinclair Broadcast Group has in recent days aired misleading criticism of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposals from organizations that are corporate front groups or push an anti-spending austerity agenda. But the facts and commentary from economists and other experts show that much of this criticism is disingenuous. Sinclair sought commentary from pro-austerity organizations funded by corporations and right-wing donors On March 30, Sinclair’s morning program The National Desk -- ...

Posted by Al Fonzi | Mar 31, 2021 By Al Fonzi Al Fonzi is an independent opinion columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press; you can email him at atascaderocolumnist@gmail.com. My March 11 column, “A Dark Green Power Failure,” panned by critics as “no facts to back up (my assertions),” was based upon data from the government’s Energy Information Administration and documented by national publications such as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The Electric Reliability Council o...

Wednesdays guests included: State Rep. Donna Howard: Howard is a Democrat whose district includes much of Travis County. She serves on the House Appropriations and State Affairs Committees and recently participated in hearings on the causes of the blackout. She has been a House member since 2006. Robert Bryce: Bryce is a journalist and author in Austin whose most recent book, "The Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations" was released in 2020. He has written frequently on the d...

ERCOT members meet to discuss problems that led to power blackout ERCOT meeting held to discuss avoiding future outages ERCOT holds special meeting to discuss what led to the historic Texas blackouts following the winter storm, and strategized on how to make sure it never happens again. Their goal for the meeting was to clarify exactly what went wrong that caused the power blackout in mid-February. They plan to meet late this month to identify exactly how to solve what went wrong. "The goal is...

FOX 26 Political Reporter Greg Groogan spoke exclusively with Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick about the state's power grid following the winter storm that affected millions in mid-February.

Texas Blocks Utility Companies From Billing Customers or Disconnecting for Nonpayment After Sticker Shock Outrage After outcry over skyrocketing energy bills following the severe cold snap that threw millions of Texans into the dark with no safe drinking water, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Feb. 21 that the state’s utility regulators will temporarily ban power companies from billing customers or disconnecting them for nonpayment. “Texans who have suffered through days of freezing cold with...

WYP host Greg Groogan talks with energy author and journalist Robert Bryce about what went wrong and is anyone or any one system to blame.