[kublikhan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'Y')ou're an ignorant cornuopian, you just parrot media spin, stories from companies hoping to garner government funding and startup capital. I at least do a little critical research from reliable sources. But I also use a lot of common sense, and common sense says that if this low grade Geo thermal was of any value it would have been tapped into long ago. Like nocar says above, it works ok up around the arctic circle where the temperature differential is high, but it's not cheap.

[theluckycountry]

Infrasound From Wind Turbines Could Be 'A Huge Threat To The Entire Biodiversity

No I hadn't heard of it either, more unintended consequences of the Great transition to rebuildables. Cornucopians of course will dismiss it as irrelevant, nothing must stand in the way of progress. I learnt many years ago that you never buy a house near High Voltage transmission lines, they generate EM fields that can induce currents, enough to illuminate a fluorescent tube beneath them. Since our bodies contain charged particles these fields can interact with them as too. It's all well documented, and pushed under the carpet, just like the dangers of cellular phone overuse. People who haven't figured that out yet deserve their brain tumors IMO.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '.').. For Dr. Ursula Bellut-Staeck, this development represents “a huge problem for all forms of organisms,” including humans. The medical doctor and scientific author has been studying the health effects of infrasound for several years. She has been looking into infrasound as a stressor on the cellular level since 2015 and published a paper in 2023 on how infrasound affects microcirculation and endothelial cells.

Inaudible but Impactful

Infrasound is defined as a sound wave with a frequency of less than 20 hertz (Hz). The lower the frequency of the sound, the greater its wavelength and the harder it is to shield from it. Infrasound can penetrate walls, people, and animals. “With ever larger wind turbines, the frequencies are getting lower and lower. This makes infrasound more problematic and dangerous,” Dr. Bellut-Staeck told The Epoch Times.

“Since around 2015, it has been noticed that people exposed to infrasound and vibration from technical emitters have shown symptoms that correspond to microcirculatory disorders,” Dr. Bellut-Staeck said. This effect was particularly noticeable after smaller wind turbines were replaced by larger ones.

Reported adverse effects of industrial wind turbines include weakness, dizziness, headaches, concentration and memory issues, ear pressure, cardiac arrhythmia, and sleep disorders, according to research cited in Canadian Family Physician.

Numerous animals have also reacted to wind turbines. It has been observed that they leave the vicinity of wind turbines. One study published in Scientific Reports showed that many bird and mammal species avoided wind farms and the surrounding areas, affecting distribution and migration patterns. Place-bound animals such as horses, cows, and pets are said to have shown changes in behavior, including signs of stress.

[theluckycountry]

berkeley.edu
“Cellphones, cell towers and other wireless devices are regulated by most governments,” said Moskowitz. “Our government, however, stopped funding research on the health effects of radiofrequency radiation in the 1990s.”

Since then, he said, research has shown significant adverse biologic and health effects — including brain cancer — associated with the use of cellphones and other wireless devices. And now, he said, with the fifth generation of cellular technology, known as 5G, there is an even bigger reason for concern.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/07/01/he ... radiation/

ucla health.org
It’s difficult to make conclusions based on this data. There does appear to be some evidence that more than 10 years of cell phone use may increase the risk of brain tumors. Yet, the potential for recall bias means the data isn’t irrefutable. Nonetheless, I would recommend being conscious of the amount of time you spend with a cell phone or a cordless phone against your head. Luckily, we can now communicate through a Bluetooth device, reducing whatever risk there may be.

It’s difficult to make conclusions based on this data. There does appear to be some evidence that more than 10 years of cell phone use may increase the risk of brain tumors. Yet, the potential for recall bias means the data isn’t irrefutable. Nonetheless, I would recommend being conscious of the amount of time you spend with a cell phone or a cordless phone against your head. Luckily, we can now communicate through a Bluetooth device, reducing whatever risk there may be.

Physicians for Safe Technology
Epidemiological data and basic science research increasingly support a significant association between cell phone use and ipsilateral (same side) brain tumors with long term use.
https://mdsafetech.org/science/cancer/

[careinke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'b')erkeley.edu
“Cellphones, cell towers and other wireless devices are regulated by most governments,” said Moskowitz. “Our government, however, stopped funding research on the health effects of radiofrequency radiation in the 1990s.”

Since then, he said, research has shown significant adverse biologic and health effects — including brain cancer — associated with the use of cellphones and other wireless devices. And now, he said, with the fifth generation of cellular technology, known as 5G, there is an even bigger reason for concern.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/07/01/he ... radiation/

ucla health.org
It’s difficult to make conclusions based on this data. There does appear to be some evidence that more than 10 years of cell phone use may increase the risk of brain tumors. Yet, the potential for recall bias means the data isn’t irrefutable. Nonetheless, I would recommend being conscious of the amount of time you spend with a cell phone or a cordless phone against your head. Luckily, we can now communicate through a Bluetooth device, reducing whatever risk there may be.

It’s difficult to make conclusions based on this data. There does appear to be some evidence that more than 10 years of cell phone use may increase the risk of brain tumors. Yet, the potential for recall bias means the data isn’t irrefutable. Nonetheless, I would recommend being conscious of the amount of time you spend with a cell phone or a cordless phone against your head. Luckily, we can now communicate through a Bluetooth device, reducing whatever risk there may be.

Physicians for Safe Technology
Epidemiological data and basic science research increasingly support a significant association between cell phone use and ipsilateral (same side) brain tumors with long term use.
https://mdsafetech.org/science/cancer/

[mousepad]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', '
')Kennedy is the Remedy

[careinke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mousepad', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', '
')Kennedy is the Remedy

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'J')une-3
A slow-motion collapse in the offshore wind industry continues to grow as sticky inflation and supply chain challenges force developers to delay or cancel major projects. In particular, progress towards the Biden administration’s goal of building large amounts of floating wind off the northeastern US coast is just about stalled.

Shell, which invested in a series of offshore wind projects in recent years, including offshore the northeastern United States, announced last week it would lay off much of its offshore wind business staff as the oil giant advances its program of refocusing on its core oil and gas business.

“We are concentrating on select markets and segments to deliver the most value for our investors and customers,” a Shell spokesperson told Bloomberg. “Shell is looking at how it can continue to compete for offshore wind projects in priority markets while maintaining our focus on performance, discipline and simplification.”

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa announced even bigger layoffs, saying it would cut 15 per cent of its global staff to adjust to a slowing market. The announcement comes after the company reported a €4.6 billion loss for 2023, a losing trend that has continued over the first half of 2024

[theluckycountry]

European Power plants are burning American forests

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')osted on July 5, 2024 by energyskeptic
Preface: More than half of Europe’s “green” energy comes from burning wood, a lot of it imported from America. Now Denmark would like to import methanol made from pinyon pines and junipers from hundreds of thousands of acres in the Southwest. And American biomass burning electric plants would like to burn them as well. The first article below is about the consequences of doing that.

[jato0072]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hat does the board think of America being used as an open-pit mine and having it's forests decimated so Europeans can keep warm in winter and charge their EVs?

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jato0072', 'W')e all saw what happened January 6, 2021. Globalists, not Americans, are in power.

[theluckycountry]

Collapse of the Green Dream? Well I woke up this morning, after a lovely dream, only to hear the sounds of builders up the road, beep beep beep from the reversing of a bobcat, the howl of a circular saw. Oh well, out to put the kettle on for a coffee. Life goes on'

The second largest Home Solar installer in the US rolled over yesterday, "SunPower" shares crashed as much as 40% on Thursday, with shares tumbling 12% lower in premarket trading to around $1.33. The Peak was $55 back in 2020 with the Biden Promise of Billions to aid this Dream. Solar Installs & Shipments Halted, a letter sent out to dealers explained as of Sept. 17, it "will no longer be supporting new leases and PPA sales, nor new project installations."

Sunrun is the Biggest Home installer and it's share price has collapsed too. Down from $96 to $17. It was actually in the single digits back in April. The share price of any company is simply a reflection of how well it's doing and these have Crashed! Home solar is one of the only sectors of the Alternate energy market with any real future. It makes sense, I have it, roughly one in three Australian households now generate electricity domestically. In South Australia, the most advanced state for rooftop solar, the proportion is nearly 50%. No other country comes close at installing small solar systems on a per capita basis.

It's a big investment though and takes 4~6 years to pay off typically. Australia is a wealthy country and we can afford this transition, at least this 'First' build-out of it. What happens in 20 years when they all need replacing is another matter entirely. (2.7%) of US homes had solar panels installed by the end of 2022, (4.96%) at the end of 2023. And now a recession and high rates, how will that effect the buildout...

Governments make big promises and then fail to deliver. It doesn't matter if the money has been 'Allocated' if it never arrives. It never arrived for EV chargers but home solar is completely different, it doesn't need government support, although down here it gets plenty I must admit. Here the government pays over 1/2. They basically pay for the panels and we pay for the inverters and install. It's a sweet deal yet many don't cash in on it. I have neighbors that have spent hundreds of thousands on reno's of old homes only to leave the roof bare of solar? Yearly power bills here can easily exceed $2000, why they don't go solar I have no idea.

Bottom line is that for the world in general high install targets are out of the question, the majority will be powering their homes on coal and nat-gas with some nuclear and hydro thrown in. And this makes a lot more sense too since economy scale makes the power cheaper up front, the power stations are good for 60~80 years with maintenance and they aren't effected by hail storms, the big killer for solar. The Green dream was just that I am afraid, a dream we are slowly waking up from.

The Dream



Waking up from the Dream for many

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', '
')Governments make big promises and then fail to deliver.

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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '
')An America President in May of 1961.

[theluckycountry]

Going off the US debt clock https://usdebtclock.org/

US National Debt 35 Trillion dollars
Interest on that debt 1T
But that debt is constantly rolled over and at the current rate on Bonds of 4.88% will soon balloon out. Forcing the debt curve to get steeper and steeper.

Total US debt, state, local, business and household is now 101 Trillion.
Average savings per family, $7,225
You are soooooo fucked

For AdamB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B885n08hOmw

[theluckycountry]

This Is Why Electricity Costs Twice As Much In Britain As In The US



https://www.zerohedge.com/political/why ... britain-us

[derhundistlos]

The President Who Wanted Us to Stop Climate Change:

If only we’d heeded the sage advice of President Jimmy Carter on renewables, consumption, and transportation (and the only honest president of my lifetime).

https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/ji ... KsZQn3gFE0

[Shaved Monkey]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'G')oing off the US debt clock https://usdebtclock.org/

US National Debt 35 Trillion dollars
Interest on that debt 1T
But that debt is constantly rolled over and at the current rate on Bonds of 4.88% will soon balloon out. Forcing the debt curve to get steeper and steeper.

Total US debt, state, local, business and household is now 101 Trillion.
Average savings per family, $7,225
You are soooooo fucked

For AdamB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B885n08hOmw

[Newfie]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('derhundistlos', 'T')he President Who Wanted Us to Stop Climate Change:

If only we’d heeded the sage advice of President Jimmy Carter on renewables, consumption, and transportation (and the only honest president of my lifetime).

https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/ji ... KsZQn3gFE0

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', '
')
its only a problem if it someone forces you to pay it back
Print your way out add a few zeros... BAU

[theluckycountry]

The Alternate Energy and EV bubbles have popped, they were replaced by the AI bubble.

Biggest AI Drop Since ChatGPT Was Released

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he Bespoke AI Basket that's made up of 50 key AI stocks was down 5.6% over the last two days coming into Friday, which was the biggest 2-day drop since ChatGPT was released in late 2022.

Narrowing EPS growth differential

"AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, and NVDA are collectively expected to grow 2024 profits by 37% compared with 5% for the median S&P 500 stock. But we have previously noted that consensus estimates of sales growth for the five stocks is forecast to slow from 22% year/year in 1Q 2024 to 17% in 2Q, and further decelerate to 16% in 3Q and 14% in 4Q