Show threadRichard R Lee5d ago
#CarbonGrifters - #EnergyBros. #GriftersGonnaGrift.
There is ONLY ONE PATHWAY to #EnergyIndependence; It’s #Renewables, #Batteries and #BehavioralChange. NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK. @theguardian_us_opinion
Richard R LeeAug 29, 2024
The #IRA has been manipulated into a #grift for all the legions of #EnergyGrifters out there. Every crackpot idea and kluge solution has #DoE largesse thrown at it. #GriftersGonnaGrift.
#NuclearGrifters #CarbonCaptureGrifters #HydrogenGrifters #GeoThermalGrifters #BioFuelGrifters #CarbonGrifters - so so many that it is hard to count. #InflationReductionAct #EnergyBros. #ProTip - None of these will achieve #Decarbonization #AtScale.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/29/unproven-climate-solutions-spending?CMP=share_btn_url
US leads wealthy countries spending billions of public money on unproven ‘climate solutions’

Exclusive: Over $12bn in subsidies awarded for technologies like carbon capture experts call ‘colossal waste of money’

The Guardian
Richard R LeeMar 23, 2024

Who woulda thunk?

I am certain that the #EnergyBros will be out #grifting for cash to support some way of capturing this #energy. #Aurora #EyeCandy.

#Physics, NOT #Magic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/23/northern-lights-aurora-energy-winter/

Northern Lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why.

A new study is the first to show how space weather can effect electricity consumption on Earth.

The Washington Post
Richard R LeeMay 11, 2023

A #CleanEnergyGrifter in charge of the ‘Bank of the #IRA’. It's no wonder that the #EnergyBros love him. #GriftersGonnaGrift

A Swaggering Clean-Energy Pioneer, With $400 Billion to Hand Out https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/climate/jigar-shah-climate-biden.html?smid=tw-share

D.O.E.’s Loan Program Has a Lot More Climate Capital to Give

Jigar Shah runs a federal program that suddenly has a gusher of money to lend before the next election.

The New York Times