John Holdren on Renewable Energy Problems (Part V in a series on Obama's New...
If only to cover their bases, environmentalists have from time to time been forthright about the problems of renewable energies. To his credit, John Holdren has punctuated his energy alarmism with a...
View ArticleW. S. Jevons (1865) on Waterpower, Biomass, and Geothermal (Memo to Obama,...
W. S. Jevons in his early day recognized a central problem of windpower for powering machinery–intermittency. The wind does not always blow, and it cannot be known when this will occur, making an even...
View ArticleCosta Rica’s Energy Paradise: Comment on Tom Friedman (Not everywhere can be...
In his recent New York Times op-ed, Thomas Friedman veritably gushes about the long-term commitment of Costa Rica to a clean environment and renewable energy. He is proud of the fact that renewables...
View ArticleCosta Rica Follow-Up: Fatal Dependence on Renewable Electricity (Tom...
“When an abundant natural fall of water is at hand, nothing can be cheaper or better than water power. But everything depends upon local circumstances. The occasional mountain torrent is simply...
View ArticleMicro-Hydro: The Regulatory Noose (Logan City vs. FERC)
“[A] complex regulatory nexus surrounds all hydropower projects, no matter how small. As far as regulatory requirements are concerned, it didn’t matter that the project would have little to no...
View ArticleWater Power: A Fickle Renewable
“When an abundant natural fall of water is at hand, nothing can be cheaper or better than water power. But everything depends upon local circumstances. The occasional mountain torrent is simply...
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Enviros vs. Zero-Carbon Energy (hydropower, in this case)
“The court’s naked bias against the use of rivers for hydroelectric projects is demonstrated by its words, ‘damage wrought by exploitation of the waterway.” Using this reasoning, it would be impossible...
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