https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/10/17/robbing-grandma-to-pay-gaia/
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Energy has to come from somewhere.
This may come as a shock to some, but if one plans to eliminate fossil fuels from the production equation, that energy creation capacity must be replaced.
But there is a problem – a big one. With the green energy movement eschewing clean natural gas, nuclear, and hydro and defining only wind, solar, wave, and geo-thermal as renewable – and therefore the only politically acceptable replacements for oil and coal – the cost of energy has skyrocketed, when it is available at all
Mike Maguire
October 17, 2022 11:32 am
Exactly right on!
Burning fossil fuels releases a beneficial gas, CO2 (building block for life) that is massively greening up the planet and increasing food for most animals, especially humans raising crops.
Declaring a climate crisis because of a slight warming from the greenhouse gas effect is also ignoring the previous warmings similar to this, that were previously referred to as Climate OPTIMUMS. The last one being the Medieval WARM period, 1,000 years ago.
And the warmest global warming anomaly during human existance…..the Holocene Climate Optimum from 9,000 to 5,000 years ago that was +2 deg. warmer than this in the higher latitudes. There was LESS Arctic sea ice during much of that period than there is now and polar bears did great as they are now.
A key replacement energy source for this beneficial gas includes wind turbines.
A diffuse, intermittent form of unreliable, expensive energy that still can’t be stored on a grid level scale because batteries to accomplish that in a practical form haven’t been invented yet.
Fossil fuels are it’s own battery. The energy is stored in the fuel, wherever the fuel is stored.
But the biggest problem is that wind turbines are the energy source from environmental hell. Destroying landscapes and ecosystems, killing birds/bats and tearing up the planet to obtain the materials to build them. They last 25 years, then have to be replaced.
They only reason that wind energy exists is crony capitalism and governmental support to make it profitable and give it advantages over the superior fossil fuels.
Twenty-Five Industrial Wind Energy Deceptions
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/27498/#88241
Green Energy Scores a 76X ROI for Their Lobbying Efforts
https://www.transparencyusa.org/article/green-energy-lobby-roi
How is it possible that we are actually marching forward with such a disastrous plan that defies the physical laws of science and energy and no chance of working?
Most people care about the future of our planet and want to believe in things that will save the planet.
It’s incredible how the corrupt entities, like the UN, hijacked climate science by getting control of it using the IPCC and actually rewrote climate history in order lead us down this path.
However, the bottom line is that they couldn’t have sold the junk science snake oil without people being convinced that it would “Save the Planet”.
Anybody against saving the planet must be a denier that has some self enriching connection to fossil fuels.
I’m a PRACTICING environmentalist that conserves all natural resources, minimizing energy use and buying new stuff(that I can afford to buy if I wanted it).
Have been an active member in our local environmental organizations for 40 years.
https://keepevansvillebeautiful.org/
Compare that to the life styles of the rich and famous spokespeople for the fake green energy schemes telling you how to live.
I’m not telling you to do what I do. However, If that’s your choice, then at least I can be an authentic example.
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood
(Natural News) Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric vehicles, while punishing the fossil fuel industry. However, lithium mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment, and is about as far from “green” as one could imagine. Not to mention, most of the lithium-ion batteries produced today come from China and require water-intensive mining operations that ravage natural environments throughout Australia, Argentina and Chile. The process depletes ground water, and leaves behind toxic wastewater that contaminates fields and harms wildlife. The mining process is not carbon dioxide free, either. The mining process releases 15,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions for every ton of lithium that is extracted.
When lithium is extracted from salt mines, the miners must drill into the salt flats and pump out a salty, mineral-rich brine. The brine is placed in large pools, so the water can evaporate out. When the brine evaporates, it leaves behind a sludge of potassium, manganese, borax and lithium salts that must be filtered out further. The process pollutes nearby aquifers and lowers the water table, interfering with water sources in the local environment.
The lithium extraction process takes several months, displaces valuable water resources, and leaves behind a toxic trail of wastewater in the local environment. It takes approximately 500,000 gallons of water to produce one ton of lithium. When mining companies head into countries like Chile, they use up a majority of the region’s water, unjustly affecting small communities.
According to the Institute of Energy Research, Chile’s Salar de Atacama is one of the driest places on Earth, yet the mining companies are allowed to use up 65% of the region’s water. After the brine is removed from the salt flats, the water table automatically falls, disrupting the natural flow of water that is needed for wells and agriculture. These large-scale disruptions can always be blamed on “climate change” as the lithium mining industry plunges ahead, with no regard for the environmental damage wrought in its wake.
The toxic chemicals that are used to extract the brine are ultimately discarded into the local environment, where they contaminate streams, crops, wildlife and local ecosystems. The toxic chemicals, which include hydrochloric acid, leak from the evaporation pools and pollute the nearby water supply. Additionally, the large open pit mines displace arsenic into the nearby streams and rivers, where it will eventually deposit into agricultural land and be taken up by the crops. This downstream pollution is dangerous to wildlife, too. For example, in May of 2016, the Liqi River was polluted by the Gangizhou Rongda Lithium mine. The river turned up with dead fish, yak and cows.
The lithium mining operation in Salar de Atacama displaces more than 1,700 liters of lithium-rich brine every second of operation. This causes the lakes to shrink, killing off local flamingo populations that depend on the basin to eat and breed. In Argentina, lithium mining caused noticeable contamination of nearby streams that were used to feed livestock and irrigate crops. The residents of Salar de Hombre Muerto noticed that the groundwater flow had changed, causing water resources to disappear. They also noticed that that freshwater was contaminated with salty brine, destabilizing the local ecosystems and negatively affecting bird migration and llama populations — which the indigenous communities depend upon for economic survival.
“Like any mining process, it is invasive, it scars the landscape, it destroys the water table and it pollutes the earth and the local wells,” said Guillermo Gonzales, who spoke about the issues with lithium from the University of Chile back in 2009. “This isn’t a green solution – it’s not a solution at all.”
Sources include:
Pubs.usgs.gov [PDF]