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Backup Battery Cost Fantasies Abound
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow The only technologically feasible way to make renewables reliable at in the foreseeable future is with massive amounts of grid scale batteries. Whether this is even remotely feasible depends on the cost and here things get truly strange. On the one hand we have real utility reports of the […]
Tips on Pumping Gas that Will Save You $$$!
/in Commentary, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Scott Adams I don’t know what you guys are paying for gasoline…. but here in California we are paying up to $5.75 to $7 per gallon. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money’s worth for every gallon: Here […]
Russia and Iran Conclude Major 20-Year Energy Deal
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Both Russia and Iran are running rings around Old Joe on the global stage. Meanwhile, this will help finance a good bit of Iran’s global jihad adventurism. Biden humiliated as Russia and Iran strikes major 20-year energy deal by Antony Ashkenaz, Express, June 3, 2022: Amid the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has expanded its […]
Questions the Climate Police Won’t Answer
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Skirmish – Liberato.US A number of articles have appeared recently raising really good questions the climate police can’t or won’t answer. Here are just some of them: How much battery storage will be required to handle a worst-case scenario of a solid week when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine after […]
NYT praises inflation as way ‘to drive welcome change for the planet’ + Prince Charles backs face masks for cows!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Marc Morano Economic chaos is GOOD for climate?! NYT column praises inflation for its ability ‘to drive welcome change for the planet’ ‘Adjust what we eat to save both our pocketbooks & our planet’ Culture & lifestyle journalist Annaliese Griffin writing on June 2, 2022, in the New York Times: “Inflation has the potential to drive […]
AWED MEDIA BALANCED NEWLETTER: We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections.
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Welcome! We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections. Here is the link for this issue, so please share it on social media. Particularly note the *** asterisked *** items below… — This Newsletter’s Articles, by Topic — Ukraine and Energy Policies: Watch Western Sanctions On Russia Boomerang: […]
Men are Women and California Judges Rule Bees are Fish
/in Commentary, Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch We live in a wondrous new age in which men can be women. So why can’t bees also be fish? What if they identify, or their lawyers rather, identify them as fish? They say that the law is an ass, but in this case it may also be a fish. Or a […]
Silence of the power engineers? NERC does nothing!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, or NERC for short (rhymes with jerk), recently released a report warning of likely blackouts across much of America this summer. The report got lots of publicity, including this piece flagged by our own Climate Depot, titled “Report: Deadly Summer Blackouts Inevitable As […]
Biden’s Rollback of NEPA Reforms May Haunt Green Energy Projects
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Author Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. Bonner R. Cohen, Ph. D., is a senior policy analyst with CFACT, where he focuses on natural resources, energy, property rights, and geopolitical developments. Articles by Dr. Cohen have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, The New York Post, The […]
Elon Musk: Tesla to ‘Pause All Hiring Worldwide’ and Cut Staff by 10% has ‘Super Bad Feeling’ About The Economy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Look what the Democrats have done to us. And you don’t have to be a clairvoyant to see how much worse it’s going to get as the Democrats continue to spend, spend, spend and vow to tax, tax, tax. Elon Musk now tells execs Tesla needs to ‘pause all hiring worldwide’ […]
High Gas Prices are Caused by Governments, Not Companies
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch When Governor Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met to announce a deal between the tiny country and the broken state, it was another example of California illegally enacting its own foreign policy. And a reminder of why California gas prices are so high. The memorandum had California promising to […]
Two-Thirds of the Country Face the Prospect of Blackouts this Summer
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier We have written about the disasters of the green energy vs fossil fuels policies of the Biden administration and Democrat Party. We have written that green energy alone cannot power America’s current needs let alone its future needs. We have written that Biden’s policies are have a major impact on gasoline […]
4 Catastrophic Climate Predictions That Never Came True
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Current climate predictions can be terrifying if you don’t know about the previous dire climate claims that amounted to nothing. If you’re under 50, there’s a good chance you’re expecting to see climate change create chaos and death in your lifetime. Scientists and pundits seem so certain we’re headed for global […]
These 10 States Had The Most Expensive Gas Over Memorial Day Weekend
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller As the national average for gasoline rose to a new record high of $4.62 a gallon on Memorial Day, prices varied throughout the country affecting drivers on one of the busiest travel days of the year. According to AAA, gas prices went up one penny since Sunday and gasoline is now […]
Globalists Collapsing The Energy Sector
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF): is made from deionized water and a very pure form of urea. Urea is found in urine and is a refined form of the compound and is mostly used in the agricultural industry as a component of fertilizer. This could be a pot stirrer. Interesting information…received from […]
Every Time Biden Drained Strategic Oil Reserves, Prices Ended Up Higher. Here’s The Proof
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller President Joe Biden has raided the Strategic Petroleum Reserve three times, but the actions have had minimal impact on oil and gasoline prices, data showed. “Today, we’re launching a major effort to moderate the price of oil — an effort that will span the globe in its reach and, ultimately, reach […]
VIDEO: Marxist Reasons For Mandating All Electric Cars
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Graham Ledger The cost of integrating millions of electric cars into society (like California is mandating) is astronomical. It’s all about controlling your freedom of movement. We are doomed To Repeat Jimmy Carter…price gouging legislation is actually price controls. Please subscribe free to The Ledger Report by clicking here: www.GrahamLedger.com ©The Ledger Report. All rights […]
National Geographic Magazine Goes Woke And Falls For The Climate Change Myth
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” – John F. Kennedy It appears that National Geographic has fallen for another climate […]
Welcome To The ‘Green’ Digital Gulag
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Center For Security Policy The convergence of the Communist and capitalist wellsprings of the new world order – and its ominous implications for Americans and others who love freedom – was on display in Davos, Switzerland yesterday. At the globalist World Economic Forum, the Chinese Communist Party’s tech giant, Alibaba, unveiled the next big […]
Truckers Speak Out over Proposed Rule That Could Impose Speed Limits as Low as 60 MPH on Rigs
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) If you’ve ever been stuck behind a transport truck on a highway, you know how annoying it can be. The worst part is when trucks are trying to pass each other. A line of cars builds up behind them as they drive side-by-side for what seems like an eternity. […]
Biden Soaring Gas Prices Are Part Of Green Agenda—Gas Stations Adding Extra Digit Expecting $10 a Gallon for Gasoline
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller President Joe Biden suggested record gas prices were part of an incredible transition away from fossil fuels Monday in Japan. At the press conference in Tokyo with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a reporter asked the president if a recession in the United States was inevitable. “When it comes to the gas prices,” the president stammered […]
Do Not Sell Your Gas Vehicle Yet! Read: The Electric Vehicle Scam
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier We have written about the issues with all electric vehicles (EVs) and the current push to build 500,000 EV charging stations (EVSEs) by 2030 at a cost to taxpayers of $5billion. America Out Loud published an article by Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris on January 15th, 2022 titled “The Electric […]
Global Warming: The Great Deception
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow A new book is now available titled “Global Warming: The Great Deception.” The book askes the key question: Why do the U.N. and certain politicians in the U.S. and Western Europe continue to promote the fraudulent global warming hypothesis? The answer is: With regards to the U.N., it is all […]
Biden May Not Hold Any Offshore Oil And Gas Leases Until The End Of His Term, Industry Group Says
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The American Petroleum Institute (API), a leading industry group, said the next offshore oil and gas lease sale likely wouldn’t come until early 2024 following the latest Biden administration update. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday that it would issue an updated proposed program plan for offshore lease sales by June […]
Does Biden’s $5B Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Plan Put Government Totally in Control of Charging Your Car?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Recently we received a link to a study on all electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (EVSEs) in the San Francisco Bay Area. The study was titled “Reliability of Open Public Electric Vehicle Direct Current Fast Chargers” done by David Rempel, Carleen Cullen, Mary Matteson Bryan and Gustavo Vianna Cezar from the […]
Biden’s Secretary of Commerce: American children ‘having clothes comes second to the existential threat of climate change’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier We have lived through a period that went from mankind cannot control the weather to environmental alarmists first warning about global cooling, then global warming and now the “existential threat” of climate change. Now we learn from Biden’s Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo that American children having clothes comes second […]
Global Warming Was Going to Destroy Skiing, Then the Snow Fell
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Vail, Colorado concluded its skiing season on May 1 a year after the Denver Post warned that “climate change is shrinking the Colorado ski season.” It’s almost as if some higher power has made a point of mocking doomsday predictions by climate pagans who think the weather can be changed by raising taxes and […]
U.S. Faces Electricity Shortages Heading Into Summer, as Grid Operators Warn of Limits of Green Energy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Featured, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Evidence shows America’s power grid is increasingly unreliable and struggling to keep up with energy demand. With more than 25 years of executive experience in the utility industry, people tend to listen when MISO CEO John Bear talks about energy. And the message he’s sending about electricity shortages as Americans head […]
Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs After Biden Promised To Lower Costs
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The average price of gasoline in the U.S. shot up to a new all-time record Tuesday, less than two months after President Joe Biden guaranteed lower prices. The average pump price nationwide surged to $4.37 per gallon early Tuesday, the highest since March, according to AAA data. In February, Biden said he would “work like […]
Climate True Believers Should Doubt Their Faith
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Skirmish – Liberato.US Beyond the Left’s climate change chants lie big problems, big enough to destroy the faith of any climate change true believer who accidentally pays attention to reality. We can start with exploding electric buses. Two caught fire in France, one exploded. Not a pretty picture – public buses engulfed in flames. […]