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  1. brenthutch
    “global power generation from coal is expected to jump by 9% in 2021 to an all-time high of 10,350 terawatt-hours, according to the IEA’s Coal 2021 report.” https://electrek.co/2021/12/17/coal-production-will-rise-to-its-highest-ever-levels-in-2022-says-iea/
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    Except coal use rose 19% BEFORE Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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    “At Greece's largest coal mine, controlled explosions and the roar of giant excavators scooping up blasted rock have once again become routine. Coal production has been ramped up at the site near the northern Greek city of Kozani as the war in Ukraine forced many European nations to rethink their energy supplies. Coal, long treated as a legacy fuel in Europe, is now helping the continent safeguard its power supply and cope with the dramatic rise in natural gas prices caused by the war. Electricity generated by coal in the European Union jumped by 19% in the fourth quarter of 2021 from a year earlier, according to the EU’s energy directorate, faster than any other source of power “ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/greece-ap-european-union-electricity-ukraine-b2102251.html 19% increase BEFORE the Ukraine war, imagine how fast coal use is growing now. Someone needs to tell the EU that wind and solar are cheaper and more scalable. Olof, BillV where are you?
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    But deaths from flooding are much less than they used to be, including in Bangladesh. Things have gotten better not worse. That said, if wind and solar were truly cheaper the self serving option would be wind and solar, not coal.
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    No, really, I want to know. You make a compelling argument for wind and solar, I just want to know why China, India and much of the rest of the world are not on board?
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    You still haven’t explained why India and China are building hundreds of coal fired power plants when wind and solar are cheaper.
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    If gas prices rose at the same rate as global temperatures we would still have sub $3.00 gas
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    No but it is a good metric to measure public interest.
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    “Capacity is added by de-bottlenecking existing units by investing in existing refineries," he explained. "But what we’ve seen over the last two years are shutdowns. We’ve seen refineries closed. We’ve seen units come down. We’ve seen refineries being repurposed to become bio refineries. And we live in a world where the policy, the stated policy of the U.S. government is to reduce demand for the products that refiners produce." Chevron CEO Mike Wirth Yet you still have some folks claim that government policies have no impact on the price of gas
  10. brenthutch
    https://nypost.com/2022/06/14/ratings-slump-for-second-jan-6-hearing-as-around-10-million-tune-in/ I predict even fewer will tune in today.
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    2021 didn’t even make it into the top five
  12. brenthutch
    “Just where are the global, unprecedented climate disasters? The ball is in your court my friend, put up or shut up.” Still waiting…….
  13. brenthutch
    Political and legal challenges, AKA reality. That is why I said years ago that the Green New Deal was just a bunch of magical thinking. (It looks as if I might be right more than just twice a year)
  14. brenthutch
    It’s not the cost, it is the delta. Other economies have already adjusted to higher petroleum costs. The US will as well but not without a lot pain (which will largely be suffered by the Democrats this fall)
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    Crickets
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    What did I say that was wrong? Just where are the global, unprecedented climate disasters? The ball is in your court my friend, put up or shut up.
  17. brenthutch
    I did! I predicted it would not be a record despite record levels of atmospheric CO2. And it looks as if I will be correct!
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    Yes, the temperature has not risen to a point where any of the climate nastiness, predicted by the alarmists, has yet to manifest.
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    Considering it’s not appreciably warmer than 1998, and we still don’t have any meteorological phenomena outside the range of natural variability…I’d say pretty well Obviously the climate system is not as sensitive to increased CO2 as the alarmist bed wetters predicted. Do you really want to get into a discussion about failed predictions?
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    Since temperatures have flatlined during the last decade and Arctic sea ice has stabilized, we are talking about global warmer, not global warming. Since there is no manifestation of a global climate catastrophe/crisis/chaos/Armageddon (chose your metaphor) at these slightly elevated temperatures, I think this whole climate debate can be put to bed. Good night.
  21. brenthutch
    That would be BillV, a short heatwave in a tiny part of the planet. I’m sharing information about climate. Climate would be a flatlining of global temperatures over the last decade and a recovery of Arctic sea ice, not a rainstorm or dry spell in California.
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    As you know, that is only weather in a tiny fraction of the globe (1.87%) You guys crack me up when you say it is just weather when it’s cold, but if it is warm it’s CLIMATE CATASTROPHE . What do you think about the highest Arctic sea ice extent in 9 years? BTW you still haven’t explained why China and India continue to build coal fired power plants, when wind and solar are cheaper, maybe Olof can help.
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    https://www.afpm.org/newsroom/blog/refining-capacity-101-what-understand-demanding-restarts “With a global energy crunch underway, much focus has been placed on crude oil supply and demand. And while this is the primary driver of our current price challenges, it’s not the only factor. Refining matters too.” “Political and financial pressure to move away from petroleum derived fuels, costs associated with federal and state regulatory compliance and facilities’ singular economic performance all inform these decisions.” (To reduce refining capacity) Those four points address crude oil supply AKA “the primary driver of our current price challenge”
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    Indiana might have blackouts, California does have blackouts. In fact the are more folks who suffer from repeated blackouts in California than there are People in Indiana. https://www.bloomenergy.com/bloom-energy-outage-map/
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    In spit of CO2 exceeding 420ppm. YTD temps not even in the top five. Arctic Sea ice extent the highest in neatly a decade as well. https://www.noaa.gov/news/may-2022-among-earths-top-10-warmest