Category: Misguided

Taxing the rich is not effective

In Short Tax it all to solve it all, and have the government build clean power plants and produce cheap batteries, which could undercut fossil fuels? A Few Details High tax rates on high...

Solar and wind are intermittent

In Short Solar and wind are as noncompetitive as they are intermittent. A Few Details Solar and wind alone can’t quickly replace all coal power plants, due to their main downside: intermittency, i.e., when...

Ending subsidies for oil and coal corporations?

In Short What about suppressing the much talked-about subsidies granted to oil and coal corporations? A Few Details What are these subsidies? Some obscure civil servants of the IMF put subsidies at 6.5% of...

Complementary batteries are needed

In Short Complementary batteries are needed for an all-electric solution based on solar and wind energy. A Few Details Cheap and fast-charging batteries still need to be developed to compete seriously with fossil fuels:...

Solar and wind are not cheap!

In Short Solar and wind may rely on the free supply of endless energy: sunlight and wind. It doesn’t make them competitive with fossil fuels. A Few Details Solar and wind have major downsides...

Strict rules imposed onto corporations

In Short Could the government impose new strict green rules onto the corporations, with price controls on the output? A Few Details The conversion cost would be astronomical. A few thriving corporations may afford...