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Democrats have flirted with the idea of blaming Republicans for soaring electricity prices. Massachusetts wrecking ball Maura Healey gave it a whirl, but she wasn’t the best poster girl for the campaign. Her energy priorities haven’t just spiked electric rates; they are economically untenable. There isn’t enough money in all of New England to achieve … Read more
As I reported, or perhaps opined, on this week’s edition of GrokTALK!, Democrats are talking about affordability around a mouthful of policy objectives that do the opposite. And as noted here, “A Democrat wouldn’t know affordability if it bit them in the ass. Not one thing they propose, have done, or might do makes life … Read more
This week on GrokTALK!, it’s more on the affordability narrative and one of the best examples, from sea to “rising” sea, why a Democrat (any Democrat) can only make our lives more unaffordable. “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not … Read more
Anyone who’s been paying attention to the advocates for electrifying our economy – everything from cars and trucks to home heating – you have heard over and over again that fossil fuel prices are “volatile,” and yada yada yada (for the Seinfeld fans) therefore bad. As an example (the only example they offer as it … Read more
After years of necessarily making everything cost more, hating on fossil fuels, and net zero has that green agenda trap just caught the Left’s new “affordability” narrative mouse by the nose? Always in motion is the future. Wise words from Yoda, but we could just as easily say, always emotion, is the future. It isn’t … Read more
Let’s talk about Senator Bernie Sanders, artificial intelligence, and—of course—blaming Donald Trump for America’s rising electricity rates. After spending his political career saying NO to large baseload power producers, Bernie Sanders now says there’s “not enough electricity to go around.” And—big surprise—he’s pointing the finger at the billionaires again. In a letter dated November 10, … Read more
We’ve received another sign that there is still hope for a revocation of the Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind project. Development of an offshore wind farm south of Nantucket had been halted, thanks to a ruling by a federal judge. The reasoning behind the nod is one we’ve shared before that applies to the lease … Read more
The climate change crowd may or may not intend to undermine farmers and food production, but it is an obvious result. Displacing farmland with solar panels and “rewilding” fertile pastures to grow trees for carbon sequestration reduces available agricultural acreage. This drives up land prices, making it harder for young farmers to take the reins … Read more
The Bay State, the cradle of liberty – robbed by generations of proglodytes pushing the Democrat agenda, is rushing toward disaster. Consumed by the green lie, they authorized the installation of “industrial-size battery energy storage systems (BESS) as a part of our state’s energy future.” As a result, Massachusetts is ill-prepared for the avalanche of … Read more
Seven Days ran an article recently about Vermont’s solar industry and the impact of federal cuts to the subsidies they’ve enjoyed for years. The headline authors called the cuts an “attack.” No, it’s not an attack. No private business is entitled to taxpayer funds to keep it afloat. Be grateful for what you got and … Read more
The steady march of technology has brought with it many blessings, from railroads to pocket calculators to pacemakers and solar-powered home heating systems. However, the adherents of the scientific revolution assume the inevitability of humanity needing to acquire artificial intelligence as if actual intelligence requires supplementation. Even the innovators of this technology, such as Elon … Read more
Amidst the plethora of good and bad things signed by Governor Ayotte this week were some much-needed baby steps on the matter of New Hampshire’s energy independence. The Granite State is tied to ISO New England and, by extension, the destructive green energy priorities of the surrounding states—all of them. Our already too-high electric rates … Read more
A number of bills have been milling about the State legislature to address a problem that should have been addressed years ago. This is not an issue where being fashionably late is a good thing, but we’re here now. Our job, that’s you, me, the grassroots, and tips, is to push this over the top … Read more
The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2020 established the Climate Council and tasked it with developing a plan to meet the greenhouse gas reduction mandates outlined in that law. That was five years ago. Their first “plan,” released in December 2021, was/is, as I pointed out at the time, not a plan. It was/is an … Read more
The lessons of Chinese ‘kill switches’ and Spain’s blackout. Recent revelations that Chinese-manufactured electricity inverters in US solar fields contain radio-controlled “kill switches” that could be used to sabotage the nation’s electrical power grid have raised eyebrows about energy security. The aging US grid system has not been upgraded to keep pace with the increased … Read more
Right Side Up is back for another episode, covering news and politics in your neck of the woods. This week, some national issues including one featured here on GraniteGrok. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Agree? Disagree? Submit Op-Eds to … Read more
One of the excuses the Climate Cult makes for ignoring the significant emissions from biomass plants is that, because it is carbon captured by plants, it makes it renewable. Plants capture CO2, so it’s okay to burn them and emit whatever into wherever. This is a cop out. Every fuel on the planet, except nuclear, … Read more
It may be true that we are often forced to suffer fools, for a time, but what about dipshits you can’t cut loose? I refer to the New England states, excluding New Hampshire. They are all being run into the ground by hypocrats and Proglodytes, and some of their “sovereign” actions have regional consequences. The … Read more
Just weeks after the Iberian Peninsula went dark thanks to an overreliance on unreliable energy, New Orleans had 100,000 customers left in the dark. The power outage came with a three-minute warning as providers were forced to kill the juice to avoid imminent widespread and longer blackouts. Grid instability issues threatened to produce a much … Read more
New York’s massive Empire Wind project has received the green light from the White House in exchange for the approval of two natural gas pipelines that would have to travel through New York State. When the news first broke that President Trump’s White House had agreed to let the offshore wind development proceed, I was … Read more