on September 08, 2019

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Sunday Funnies: Bernie vs. The Speed Bag

Written by Isaac Orr

There may never have been a more apropos metaphor in the history of mankind for the policies proposed by Bernie Sanders than this video of him punching a speed bag. Raise the minimum wage = rising unemployment, or reduced hours, as Bernie learned the hard way; Ban fossil fuels = skyrocketing costs, less reliability for electricity; Medicare for All = welcome to the wonderful world of healthcare rationing. For his own sake, Mr. Sanders would do well to learn Newton's Third Law of Physics: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This video should be in the dictionary under "unintended consequences." https://twitter.com/i/status/1166667157545074688...

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on September 07, 2019

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While Liberal Environmental Groups Delay Mining in MN, Canada Approves Another Mine

Written by Isaac Orr

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While liberal environmental groups continue to file lawsuits to obstruct the permitting process for non-ferrous mining in Minnesota, Canada has permitted another mine. The latest mine permitted will develop gold deposits about 100 miles north of International Falls, MN. Canada has shown time and time again that is possible to mine responsibly. Given this weight of evidence, it is unfortunate that groups like the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness would eschew responsible mining in Minnesota. In doing so, they are denying thousands of hardworking Minnesotans the opportunity to get high-paying, family supporting jobs. They are...

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on September 06, 2019

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The Physical Impossibility of Renewable Energy Meeting the Paris Accord Goals

Written by Isaac Orr

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The environmental left lost their minds when President Trump announced that the United States would be leaving the Paris Climate Agreement. While renewable energy boosters hurl barbs at President Trump, they ignore the fact that carbon dioxide emissions in Germany have remained flat as the country foolishly shutters its fleet of nuclear power plants to switch to wind and solar. As many of our readers already know, wind and solar are simply too unreliable to help environmental virtue signalling countries reduce their carbon dioxide emissions to the levels they pledged to accomplish under the Paris Agreement. The following article was originally published...

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on September 04, 2019

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There is No Holy Grail: Some Perspective on Battery Storage

Written by Isaac Orr

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Today I wanted to share this graphic I found on a pro-nuclear Facebook page that really hammers home the point: we simply require far too much energy for wind, solar, and battery storage to ever be a viable, reliable source of electricity. If the folks who claim that climate change is an "existential crisis" were actually serious about reducing carbon dioxide emissions they would legalize new nuclear power and allow the electricity generated by hydropower that we already buy from Canada to count toward our "carbon free" goals. Instead, the DFL-lead house said these two proposals were non-starters. There is simply no...

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on September 03, 2019

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Shellenberger: Why Everything They Say About The Amazon, Including That It’s The ‘Lungs Of The World,’ Is Wrong

Written by Isaac Orr

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It is becoming increasingly apparent that world "leaders" such as Emanuel Macron of France have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to environmental issues, which is worrisome considering they view energy policy as one of the most important issues of our time. Rather than thinking critically and seeking historic data to support their claims, world elected officials and celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio simply say what they feel and expect people to believe them. Thankfully, people are growing wise to their bluffs, and Michael Shellenberger puts them on blast in this article that originally appeared in Forbes. The increase in fires burning...

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on September 02, 2019

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Clueless Minneapolis City Leaders and Sam Rockwell Are the Problem, Not Natural Gas Use

Written by Isaac Orr

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Elected officials and planners in the city of Minneapolis are lamenting the fact that carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas increased in 2018, and that the city is not on track to meet it's 2050 CO2 emissions targets, according to an article in the Star Tribune. Sam Rockwell, who is the president of the Minneapolis Planning Commission, also wrote to the Strib that natural gas use must be slashed, and encouraged Minneapolis to follow the lead of Berkeley California, and ban the use of natural gas in new construction. However, it is the unrealistic, expensive, and ultimately heartless carbon dioxide emissions...

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on September 01, 2019

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Why the Green “Real” Deal, Is Just as Dumb as the Green New Deal

Written by Isaac Orr

in Energy

We all know that AOC's Green New Deal is a really dumb idea, but that hasn't stopped a Republican Congressman from Florida from proposing his own legislation that closely resembles the bad policies included in the original. Mark Mathis from the Clear Energy Alliance does a great job of demonstrating why the so-called "Green Real Deal" is bad policy wrapped in conservative-sounding language. https://youtu.be/O68m2OtIMyQ...

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on August 30, 2019

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Argus Leader: Sioux Falls Landfill Tightens Rules After Minnesota Dumps Dozens of Wind Turbine Blades

Written by Isaac Orr

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American Experiment has been a leader in exposing the fact that wind turbines only last for twenty years, and after that time the turbines must be torn down as part of the decommissioning process. We have also detailed how wind turbine blades cannot be recycled, and must be stored in landfills. Now, the Argus Leader reports that more than 100 wind turbine blades measuring 120 ft long have been dumped in a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, landfill, but there's a problem: the massive blades are taking up too much room, according to local City officials. The Argus Leader article reads: "A wind...

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on August 29, 2019

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Bloomberg: Lack of Wind Causes Texas Electricity Prices to Skyrocket 40,000%

Written by Isaac Orr

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You know its bad when Bloomberg, which almost always treats renewables with kid gloves, comes out with a piece that is one of the most devastating critiques of the unreliable nature of wind and solar that I have ever seen, but that is exactly what happened recently. The article, published on August 26th, details how Texas, which has more wind turbines than any other state, is suffering the consequences of building so much wind power: "The road to a world powered by renewable energy is littered with unintended consequences. Like a 40,000% surge in electricity prices. Texas power prices jumped from less than $15 to...

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on August 28, 2019

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Elizabeth Warren Brings Her Campaign Against Reality to Minnesota

Written by Isaac Orr

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Elizabeth Warren visited Minnesota last week to hold a campaign rally in her bid to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. At the rally, Warren waded into two highly controversial environmental debates in Minnesota by opposing the replacement of the Line 3 oil pipeline, and voicing her opposition to the proposed Twin Metals Minnesota mine, which would develop the massive reserves of copper, nickel, and other metals like platinum, palladium, and cobalt in northern Minnesota. Unfortunately, the policies proposed by Senator Warren represent a continuation of her campaign against reality. Line 3 Minnesotans use a lot of oil. In fact, U.S. Energy Information...

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