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No Bloomberg, Germany Did Not Get All Its Power From Renewables

Events like this highlight that eventually we may need to start curtailing because of market-wide oversupply,” said Monne Depraetere, an analyst for Bloomberg New Energy Finance. “In the long-run, that...

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Wind turbines on Galapagos replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007

But… The release notes $10 million was spent on wind mills to save 2.3 million gallons of diesel. But the pump price for diesel in Ecuador is on the order of $0.29/gallon. This means that $10 million...

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Your thoughts don’t reflect your mind

The reason we know our own thoughts better than those of others is simply that we have more sensory data to draw on – not only perceptions of our own speech and behaviour, but also our emotional...

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Postdictive Illusion of Choice (free will doesn’t exist)

Conclusion Given what we know about how our brains function, the notion of a postdictive illusion of choice makes sense. Our brains generally construct a narrative of reality in a very active process...

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Juggling numbers on renewables

  Renewables at 23.7% sounds impressive, eh? But craftily, they include hydro, which accounts for two thirds of this figure. Ten years ago hydro was already supplying 16% of the world’s electricity,...

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High blood pressure linked to short-, long-term exposure to some air pollutants

Another ridiculous “study.” The researchers have no idea how much of any air pollutant any study subject inhaled. The causes of hypertension are not well understood. This “study” is just statistical...

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International Law Officially Recognizes Jewish Claims in Judea & Samaria

Despite dubious claims to the contrary, Israel has international law on its side. Contrary to claims made by Palestinian leadership and others in the international community, international law fully...

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German Paradox

To illustrate his point he said Germany, the ‘high priest of this movement, had installed the equivalent of a million barrels of oil a day of renewable capacity, between solar and onshore wind. “Solar...

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false and exaggerated coral bleaching tales …

pindanpost The scaremongering continues, however this just exposes the failure of the alarmist’s alarming agenda about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Using images from Samoa? Great Barrier Reef...

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Investors’ Falling Appetite For Wind As Subsidies Drop

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood According to Hugh McNeal, Chief Exec of Renewable UK, onshore wind is nowthe cheapest form of new generation in Britain. Perhaps he has not read his own...

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Fat is not Bad part: (lost count)

Revised UK ‘Eatwell Guide’ promotes industry wealth not public health, argues expert “The emphasis on carbs is the result of dietary advice to restrict fat, but this was not based on the evidence,...

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Reconsidering the evolution of brain, cognition, and behavior

Concluding Remarks Beside all the methodological and conceptual problems reported here, a significant bias in evolutionary neuroscience is the particular place given to human brain and cognition. As...

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High cholesterol ‘does not cause heart disease’ new research find

Cholesterol does not cause heart disease in the elderly and trying to reduce it with drugs like statins is a waste of time, an international group of experts has claimed. A review of research...

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Smart Grid technology absolutely not needed

The actual benefits of smart meters were also questioned at the conference, as several member states have done previously. Germany, for instance, has decided not to have a national roll-out plan at...

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Fukushima and the Art of Knowing

What prompts someone to move halfway across the world, to work in a hospital near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant? I can tell you. It was first, because I didn’t know enough, and secondly,...

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another scientist bites the agenda …

pindanpost Coming out “It is therefore correct, indeed verging on compulsory in the scientific tradition, to be skeptical of those who express certainty.” – Patrick Draper, PhD (Ecology) I’m going to...

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Fat is not Bad part ..uhhh a lot

Little to no association between butter consumption and chronic disease or total mortality TUFTS UNIVERSITY, HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS BOSTON (Embargoed until 2 PM EDT, June 29, 2016)–Butter consumption...

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THC and Alzheimer’s

Looks like some Alzheimer’s help may be just a puff away… If you’re not familiar with this special little compound, it’s not only responsible for the majority of marijuana’s psychological effects –...

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China: Wind turbines aren’t working, causing HUGE problems 

A single gigawatt of electricity is enough to power 700,000 homes. Government statistics show that 33.9 billion kilowatt-hours of wind-power, or about 15 percent of all Chinese wind power, was wasted...

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Tesla’s Incredible Shrinking Powerwall Warranty

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood http://investorintel.com/cleantech-intel/tesla-energys-incredible-shrinking-powerwall-warranty/ It appears that Tesla have been quietly making their...

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