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The American revolt against green energy has begun
- wolverine876 3y agoConsider what drives something like this: It's not driven by facts, obviously, or any rationality - obviously it's cheaper to prevent climate change than to suffer the consequences. So how does something like it become a movement? A media campaign? A social media campaign? Who organizes it?
- clipsy 3y agoFrom the author's profile on Forbes[0]: "David Blackmon is an energy-related public policy analyst/consultant based in Mansfield, TX. David enjoyed a 40-year career in the oil and gas industry, the last 23 years of which were spent in the public policy arena, managing regulatory and legislative issues for various companies." [0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/?sh=639575f74b04 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/?sh=639575f74b04
- ThisIsMyAltAcct 3y agoYeah, this guy has slid off the deep end: https://blackmon.substack.com/p/the-energy-absurdity-of-the-week-709 https://blackmon.substack.com/p/the-energy-absurdity-of-the-...
- Gibbon1 3y agoI'm with a basic knowledge of accounting an propaganda is useful. The big issue facing fossil fuel companies is their liabilities will exceed their assets making them at first accounting insolvent[1] then later functionally insolvent[2]. Finally doomed[3]. Blackamoors job is to push these off for as long as possible. [1] Still cash flow positive but unable to pay off liabilities in full. [2] Defaults on debt. [3] Assets completely stranded. (Operational costs exceeds income)
- thelastgallon 3y agoRelated Counties are blocking wind and solar across the US: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39532980 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39532980
- brunblanc 3y agoMaybe a bit unfair to call it a revolt, given that multiple countries face a decade of constrained capacity on new grid connections. If projects are delayed 10 years because regulators won't connect them to the grid, green energy was never really 'delivered'. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65500339 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65500339 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-us-electrical-grid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-...
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