New Poll: Most People Say Their Next Car Will NOT Be An EV

Policymakers inside the Biden administration have repeatedly assured Americans that electric vehicles (EVs) are an unavoidable and essential part of the “net-zero” carbon emissions world that they’re trying to regulate into existence. But despite hefty subsidies and future bans on…

Central banks raising interest rates makes it harder to fight the climate crisis | Thomas Ferguson and Servaas Storm

In late 2021, consumer price inflation surged in many countries. Prices shot up again following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response, central banks drastically tightened monetary policy – raising interest rates from near zero to around 5%…

Inability to cool homes in summer heat making almost 90% of Centrelink recipients ill, survey finds

Nearly 90% of people on income support payments say the inability to cool their homes in hot weather is making them sick, and even those who have air conditioning avoid using it because it is too expensive, a survey by…

No, Renewables Are Not The ‘Cheapest Form Of New Energy’

‘Renewables are the cheapest form of new energy.’ – Chris Bowen A return to typical Queensland summer conditions this month has seen large electricity consumers paid to use less and the electricity market operator (AEMO) scrambling to balance the grid…

Researchers Successfully Turn Abandoned Oil Well into Giant Geothermal Battery

The Biden Administration is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to close abandoned oil and gas wells across the country, but what if they could solve the problem of renewable energy storage instead? 3,000 feet below the Midwestern state in a geological structure of porous sandstone, researchers from the University of Illinois deposited excess energy […]

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Energy Experts Sound Alarm On Europe’s Energy Crisis; Clear Warning To U.S.

In recent months, European consumers and businesses have been hit with massive energy bills due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which upended global oil and gas markets due to Russian producers’ dominance, and an aggressive transition to green energy sources…

Queensland sets new renewables targets: 70% by 2032, 80% by 2035, coal reliance phaseout by 2035

“We are facing a climate emergency,” Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk said in her State of the State address at a CEDA function. She noted that Queensland is facing dramatic problems from rising sea levels in Torres Strait, record “rain bombs”, bushfires,…

Greedy Energy Giants Sell Wind Electricity At Wholesale Gas Prices

The UK is facing an unprecedented energy crisis with a £100billion bailout set to blow the country’s bank balance – and all the while renewables firms are finding huge profits literally blowing in the wind. One of the UK’s leading…

Green Policies Send European Electricity Prices To Unprecedented Highs

Electricity prices in the European market have reached unprecedented levels, rendering millions with an uncertain future. Though the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the subsequent ban on Russian gas have been blamed for the ongoing crisis, the real reason for the catastrophe…

Inflation Reduction Act: Experts cautious as US Senate passes landmark climate investment bill

Bill still does not go far enough to meet the scale of climate emergency; the nature of investment is not known at the moment, they say