COP21 is a very important meeting and will set global policy
of carbon emissions. We need to
substantially lower carbon emissions and we need real science to do it. I have long complained that real science is
sorely missing in the green energy policy space of the UNited States and that those who have studied and
comprehend thermodynamics should be the only ones allowed to set energy policy.
Sadly we have a thermodynamic neophyte for a president. I take you back to July 3, 2010 in his message
for Independence Day of that year.
Blaming republicans and espousing pure poppycock in policy where he
touts two thermodynamic failures. Abound
Energy and Abengoa. Abound went bankrupt
and had to have the state bury toxic waste that they left in the abandoned factory. The toxic waste was entombed in
concrete.
Abengoa is going bankrupt now and is Enron plus Solyndra
cubed.
Here is the link to the President’s July 3, 2010
address. I also quote from it.
"That’s one of the reasons why we’re accelerating the transition
to a clean energy economy and doubling our use of renewable energy sources like
wind and solar power – steps that have the potential to create whole new
industries and hundreds of thousands of new jobs in America.
In fact, today, I’m announcing that the Department of Energy is
awarding nearly $2 billion in conditional commitments to two solar companies.
The first is Abengoa Solar, a company that has agreed to build
one of the largest solar plants in the world right here in the United
States. After years of watching companies build things and create jobs
overseas, it’s good news that we’ve attracted a company to our shores to build
a plant and create jobs right here in America. In the short term,
construction will create approximately 1,600 jobs in Arizona. What’s
more, over 70 percent of the components and products used in construction will be
manufactured in the USA, boosting jobs and communities in states up and down
the supply chain. Once completed, this plant will be the first
large-scale solar plant in the U.S. to actually store the energy it generates
for later use – even at night. And it will generate enough clean,
renewable energy to power 70,000 homes.
The second company is Abound Solar Manufacturing, which will
manufacture advanced solar panels at two new plants, creating more than 2,000
construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs. A Colorado plant is already
underway, and an Indiana plant will be built in what’s now an empty Chrysler
factory. When fully operational, these plants will produce millions of
state-of-the-art solar panels each year.
These are just two of the many clean energy investments in the
Recovery Act. Already, I’ve seen the payoff from these investments.
I’ve seen once-shuttered factories humming with new workers who are building
solar panels and wind turbines; rolling up their sleeves to help America win
the race for the clean energy economy.
So that’s some of what we’re doing. But the truth is,
steps like these won’t replace all the jobs we’ve lost overnight. I know
folks are struggling. I know this Fourth of July weekend finds many
Americans wishing things were a bit easier right now. I do too.
But what this weekend reminds us, more than any other, is that
we are a nation that has always risen to the challenges before it. We are a
nation that, 234 years ago, declared our independence from one of the greatest
empires the world had ever known. We are a nation that mustered a sense
of common purpose to overcome Depression and fear itself. We are a nation
that embraced a call to greatness and saved the world from tyranny. That
is who we are – a nation that turns times of trial into times of triumph – and
I know America will write our own destiny once more.
I wish every American a safe and happy Fourth of July. And
to all our troops serving in harm’s way, I want you to know you have the
support of a grateful nation and a proud Commander-in-Chief. Thank you,
God Bless You, and God Bless the United States of America."
Sadly this President did not even take one junior varsity level
course in Thermodynamics. He is utterly
misguided when it comes to energy. I
hope that some of the other attendees at COP21 have more knowledge and
capability than Mr. Obama as he certainly is not the one who is going to propose
coherent low carbon energy strategies that hold water. In fact his leaky bucket cannot CONTAIN water.
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ReplyDeleteUsing Gold-lined buckets and paying for Golden Parachutes is our FORTE it seems.
DeleteDJ this is a bucket that is lined with broken promises by a President who is utterly incompetent or utterly corrupt or both. He needs to go to Paris and admit he is an utter failure in every respect of his entire presidency. He is so bloody useless I am simply ashamed of him, my congressman, and the state of science in our country.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the column. A sad path the country is being led down. Hopefully Congress will wake up and stop this nonsense.
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