The legislature passed the Clean Heat Standard (S.5) into law in the Spring of this year (over the governor’s veto) with a provision that Vermonters can start banking the so-called “Clean Heat Credits” – earned by installing heat pumps, insulating buildings, etc. – retroactive to January 1, 2023.
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Conflicts of Interest in the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group
The first order of business on the agenda for the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group’s September 20 meeting was “Conflict of Interest – Discussion & Clarity.” This should be interesting, I thought to myself. What it turned out to be was ironic.
Need a Little Lift? Here’s Some Red Meat American Patriotism to Start Your Morning
Mark Robinson is the current Lt. Governor of North Carolina. He is the first black man to hold the role, but he deserves a shot at much higher office (rumor has it he might be on Trump’s shortlist for VP, but that is not confirmed). All I can say is, wow!
The State Wants to Suck Electricity from the SUV You Are Required to Buy
A literal power vacuum—that’s what California Senate Bill 233 proposes. And what is to be sucked? Your electric car.
Survival Sunday
I cannot guarantee this will be done every week. Between memes, work, family, etc., I’m swamped. But still… trying to get info out as I believe things are getting to a head, and sooner than we think possible.
Vermont’s Energy Burden Report is .. Well, Burdensome
Vermont is a wink and a nod away from erecting statues of Lenin and Trotsky next to the Marx Museum of Modern Democrat Socialism. It’s just down and to the Left on Engles Ave. The place is loony with leftism. So this report about energy burden is a real hoot.
Biden’s Dystopian America
A lightbulb (the kind banned by Mr. Bluster Biden) went off in my mind, and the purpose of Bluster Biden’s Dystopian America became perfectly clear. Let’s put the pieces of the puzzle together:
Not Even a Pencil Could Exist without Fossil Fuels
In 1964, Leonard Read wrote a genealogy from the perspective of a pencil, demonstrating the vast, complicated web of the structure of production that is handled by the division of labor on free markets. The pencil explained that no one knows how to make a pencil because of the myriad production processes involved: My family tree begins … Read more
Reinventing Energy Consumption for the 21st Century
We live in exciting times. Newfangled technologies and sustainable practices are reinventing energy consumption for the 21st century. Let’s take this journey right to our backyards. It’s time to be a part of this energy revolution.
Preparing the BattleSpace: ‘Would an Occasional Blackout Help Solve Climate Change?’
“Sammy Roth, LA Times staff writer, wrote: “What’s more important: Keeping the lights on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, or solving the climate crisis?”
China Dumps the Pretense” – Abandons the Paris Climate Agreements; Will Eco-Socialists Call China “Selfish”?
After all, after years of commenting over at Treehugger, that was the normal response. Anyone not going along with the 1.5-degree lifestyle to save GAIA was a self-centered climate denier who is so selfish as to doom everyone to a fiery Hell on Earth. Thus, showing us that they hated themselves almost as badly as … Read more
Is Vermont’s “Double Tax” on EVs Really the Problem?
Vermont goes out of its way to steal from its citizens. They are one of the most taxed populations in the US. So an op-ed by EV advocates concerned that vehicle and charging taxes might impact economically vulnerable populations seemed worth my time.
What the ‘Greenies’ Refuse to Grasp is a Gas! Gas! Gas!
For years we’ve been told that Renewables are THE answer to all the Greenie prayers (who or what they’re praying to or for remains a mystery). All we have to do is spend TRILLIONS of dollars to buy all this stuff from the Chinese, and then we’ll be all set…oh wait.
Solar Panel Addicts Suggest Blocking Out the Sun
The Global Warming Cult is just full of great ideas. Electric cars run on coal. Batteries made from metals extracted out of huge open pit mines. Wind machines that kill birds and bats. They are also thinking about how to block the sun.
So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (06/29/23)?
We learned that when Republicans show up they can get the job done. You can see how razor-slim the votes were on some of these bills when they were voted on party lines – slim as in 1 vote! Two things we learned for sure this year: attendance matters, and so does “sticking together.”
Survival Sunday
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.
Is Vermont’s Land Grab About Conservation or Securing Real Estate for Wind and Solar Farms?
Much like in New Hampshire, if a bill sits on a governor’s desk for too long, it passes without a signature. Passed without action and allowed to become law. It is a form of Gubernatorial protest without much protest.
There’s A REAL Disconnect Between The Greens “Electrify EVERYTHING” and Doing it
There is a very real disconnect in the green’s “electrify everything” movement, and it is wrapped up in this one simple question: “Why is it that greens want everyone to drive electric cars but don’t want people to have electricity?”
Survival Sunday
First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.