Pres. of Azerbaijan roasts the West for double standards as COP29 goes off the rails
https://www.intellinews.com/aliyev-roasts-the-west-for-double-standards-as-cop29-goes-off-the-rails-353533/ By Ben Aris Aliyev roasts the West for double standards as COP29 goes off the rails Azerbaijan is being slated for failing to lead the COP29 summit, which was expected to disappoint even before it started. Given the job at the last minute as Ukraine and Russia’s supporters couldn’t agree on a neutral venue, the government […]
Azerbaijani president & UN climate summit host calls oil a ‘gift of God’ in COP29 speech – ‘The people need them’ – Slams Western ‘fake news media’
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has accused Western “fake news media” and environmental organizations of a slander campaign against his country, in his address to fellow leaders…Aliyev repeated his controversial quote that Azerbaijan’s oil and gas reserves are a “gift of the God [sic].”
“Countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market because the market needs them, the people need them,” he said. Oil and gas are natural resources, just like gold, copper, wind or the sun. “To accuse us that we have oil is the same like [sic] to accuse us that we have more than 250 sunny days a year in Baku,” he said.
Analysis: ‘Why wind & solar are the energy past, not future’ – ‘Fossil fuels are the energy present, & nuclear power is likely the energy future’
Via Energy Bad Boys – By Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling: It might come as a shock to lawmakers like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but nearly all the energy used by humans until a few hundred years ago was renewable, and life was not a utopian heaven on Earth. The graph nearby shows the amount of energy used by humans from 1800 through the present. In 1800, humanity used 452 times less energy than humans in 2019, and nearly all of it came from biomass. The “Low Energy” world humans lived in was no paradise. Average life expectancies were less than 40 years. In Germany, every second child died. People’s statures were shorter because poor nutrition and illness limited human growth. Life was indeed nasty, brutish, and short, and it remained this way until humans began using coal at scale in the 1800s.
Wind as an energy source had first been used for sailboats in Mesopotamia. Until the first windmills were invented by the Persians to grind grain and pump water between 500 and 900 A.D., wind energy was primarily used for transportation. Windmills became widespread in Europe in the 17th century, and approximately 200,000 windmills operated at the peak of the technology. Of course, the disadvantages of wind we experience today were still present back then. Because wind power cannot be stored, it was used primarily to mill grain into flour, pump water into livestock tanks, and saw lumber into boards.
In fact, because wind energy was dependent on the weather and wasn’t reliable, horses were used as “backup” sources of power for milling grain during calm stretches in Europe, similar to how natural gas power plants “back up” wind turbines for generating electricity when the wind isn’t blowing on modern electricity grids. …
While each of the “renewable” energy sources above increased the human standard of living, they also had limited availability and reliability. It was the discovery and widespread use of coal that enabled humans to access vast supplies of reliable energy on demand and perform more work than ever before dreamed. This energy powered the industrial revolution.
The widespread use of oil for lighting was short-lived, however, because, in 1882, Thomas Edison built his first commercial electricity plant, ushering in the era of electricity. When it comes to energy, nothing is as powerful, versatile, safe, easy to use, or clean as electricity. …
Unlike other forms of energy, electricity is not a primary source of energy by itself. Instead, electricity is a secondary source of energy that must be generated by converting primary energy sources (such as coal, natural gas, oil, uranium, water, solar, or wind energy) into electric power.
Wind and solar don’t produce much power because they are unreliable and the exact opposite of energy-dense, requiring vast buildouts to produce only a small amount of electricity. As a result, they have an exceedingly low energy return on investment (EROI). …
In fact, if all the electricity you used for 70 years was generated at nuclear facilities, the amount of uranium used would fit inside a soda can. The high energy density of uranium is why nuclear power has the potential to someday generate electricity at a lower cost than fossil fuels and is why it is most likely the future of electricity generation. Unlike wind and solar, it produces carbon-dioxide-free electricity around the clock, so a grid powered by nuclear power won’t experience California-style blackouts.
Kamala Harris’s ‘Climate Engagement Director’ Accuses Oil & Gas Workers of Committing ‘Ecoterrorism,’ Weaponizing ‘White Supremacy’ & ‘Toxic Patriarchy’
Kamala Harris’s Far-Left ‘Climate Engagement Director’ Accuses Oil and Gas Workers of Committing ‘Ecoterrorism,’ Weaponizing ‘White Supremacy’ and ‘Toxic Patriarchy’ By Thomas Catenacci October 21, 2024 The Harris-Walz campaign’s climate engagement director has a long history of demonizing fossil fuels, going as far as to accuse oil and gas workers of committing “ecoterrorism” and advancing “individualism, […]
California oil refinery announces closure after Gov. Newsom signs more regulations
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/california-oil-refinery-announces-closure-after-newsom-signs-new-law By Danielle Wallace FOXBusiness The oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it is closing its Los Angeles-area refinery by the end of 2025, pointing to concerns about the future market. The announcement comes days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Monday that will set new regulations on the oil industry in the Golden […]
CNN: ‘Harris pledged to prosecute oil companies over emissions. Now, she’s praising their record US production’
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/15/politics/harris-oil-companies-emissions-kfile/index.html By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Published 2:00 PM EDT, Tue October 15, 2024 CNN — When Kamala Harris ran for president in 2019, she repeatedly warned oil companies they should be prepared to face hefty fines and even criminal prosecution under a future Harris administration for their role in contributing to climate change. Now, as the Democratic nominee, […]
Oil & gas industry leaders voice ‘unbelievable’ worries about the election and America’s ‘business killer’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/oil-gas-industry-leaders-voice-unbelievable-worries-about-election-americas-business-killer By Kristen Altus FOXBusiness This time of year across the Allegheny National Forest in Northwest Pennsylvania, the white pine, maple, chestnut and black cherry trees scattered within the tall, hilly landscape turn deeper colors of orange and yellow. To an unassuming eye, visitors of the forest may never know that numerous oil and gas wells are […]
Debunked: The myth that Biden is the ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Prez – ‘Increase in fossil energy production on federal lands during Biden admin clearly is result…of strong leasing…activity in 2019-2020’ – Leasing ‘fell dramatically during the 2021-2023 period’
Via Pielke Jr.’s website: By Benjamin Zycher, Senior Fellow (and colleague of mine) at the American Enterprise Institute
Excerpt: Zycher: Fossil energy production from federal lands is the end result of a lengthy process comprising complex preliminary analyses, leasing, exploration, permitting, and development; pursuit of a lease on specific federal acreage is highly speculative, driven by some perceived potential for fossil production years in the future, under market conditions that are uncertain at best, and which may or may not yield an actual resource economically viable
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As discussed above, the number of new drilling permits issued in a given year is driven heavily by leases approved in prior years, followed by the geologic and other analyses needed to determine if a drilling permit is worth pursuing.
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The increase in fossil energy production on federal lands observed during the Biden administration clearly is the result in substantial part of strong leasing and leasing acreage activity in 2019-2020. Both fell dramatically during the 2021-2023 period. The central conclusions to be drawn are that Mr. Biden is not the “drill, baby, drill” president, and that fossil energy production on federal lands is likely to decline during the next two to four years.
Trump has a plan to fix the electricity grid — Increase supply
https://www.cfact.org/2024/09/09/trump-has-a-plan-to-fix-the-electricity-grid-increase-supply/ By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. Citing the need for more electricity to continue growing the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and keep the U.S. tech industry ahead of China, former President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 vowed in a second term to issue a “national emergency declaration to achieve a massive increase in domestic energy supply.” But […]
Harris-Walz are oblivious that the US economy CAN NOT exist without crude oil
Harris-Walz are oblivious that the US economy CAN NOT exist without crude oil By Ronald Stein P.E. Renewables” such as wind turbines and solar panels only exist to generate occasional electricity under favorable weather conditions; they CANNOT make tires, toilet paper, iPhones, or any products or transportation fuels to support lifestyles and economies around the […]