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Yes, I should have said

moat — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:14:18 +0000

In reply to Solar and wind have little or

Yes, I should have said Fossil Fuels. 65% of electrical generation comes from Fossil Fuels, 20% from Nuclear Power and 15% from Renewable sources. Of that 15%, 7% comes from hydropower.
So my observations regarding the long time for a return on in investment for alternative energy still applies.

Solar and wind have little or

Peter — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:35:07 +0000

In reply to The return on investments in

Solar and wind have little or nothing to do with oil and won't for a long while. Every solar and wind instillation requires a dedicated gas backup plant. This adds up and with high priced spot market purchases means high costs for consumers. Comsumers have no choice in these schemes, they have to buy what is offered at whatever the failure price is. Investors know the reality of these systems but also know they can profit by mining the subsidies that come with the mandates.

The return on investments in

moat — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:25:36 +0000

In reply to I don't think we will see

The return on investments in alternative energy is contingent upon it being able to compete directly with petroleum based sources. The capital flowing toward it is in it for the long game. If you are correct in your assessment that the industry will fail, why get your knickers in a twist? Let the market sort it out.

I don't think we will see

Peter — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:47:02 +0000

In reply to I presume that these

I don't think we will see this type of individual wealth accumulated because the product solar panels are made in China and wind generators in Europe. Most of the production profits that made oilmen rich will go to the builders not the installers. What we are seeing now is the Green Investment blob with such names as CERES, Blackrock and Bloomberg actively seeking the trillions of dollars needed to pay the Chinese and others for these products along with instillation. They are pushing the crony part of this agenda by pushing divestment from oil by state and city retirement funds, the same states and cities mandating intermittent solar and wind power. This forced conversion to unreliable power sources has already shown what the future holds under these mandates with examples from South Australia, Germany and even Ontario Canada. All these places have seen their consumer power rates nearly double, some have had large blackouts and other system integreation problems. Trump seems to have countered this trend quite effectively with his actions on the Paris accord and the CPP. All green blob sectors are down with investors worrying that the subsidity/tax gravytrain may be ending.

Rather than "fuzzy", I'd say

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:42:00 +0000

In reply to You pay me a backhanded

Rather than "fuzzy", I'd say "shifting" or even "shifty" logic. And/or "shitty" logic. Anyway, not highly evolved AI by any means.

I presume that these

moat — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:10:07 +0000

In reply to The big green blob is the

I presume that these industrial crony capitalists are wealthy. When I look at Forbes' list of the wealthiest people in the energy industry, I am having trouble spotting the Green Blob.
Please advise.

No CD, like most people I

Peter — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:14:15 +0000

In reply to Peter...hmmmm...”environuts.”

No CD, like most people I live in a house that shelters me from the extremes of the um, environment. The environuts seem to live in camps and follow the pipeliners around the country trying to disrupt the flow of energy that allows us to live in this environment.

You pay me a backhanded

Peter — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:58:16 +0000

In reply to Sometimes I think Peter Not

You pay me a backhanded compliment when you compare me to a logical AI. It will probably be an AI using a lot of fuzzy logic that looks back trying to understand what went wrong with all these humans you call regular.

It's less the insult that

ocean-kat — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:16:49 +0000

In reply to I agree with the way you

It's less the insult that pisses me off than the lack of a good argument around it. Buckley could make some very pointed gibes while debating but he was smart and made some really good arguments defending his side and arguing against the other. I can even appreciate a clever gibe in the midst of a good argument even if it hurts, sometimes especially if it hurts. I just hate it when all there is is these stupid insults coupled with stupid arguments. I wish we could get some smart well educated knowledgeable republican here. All we ever get is the fools and trolls.

I agree with the way you

artappraiser — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 06:44:30 +0000

In reply to There's certainly something

I agree with the way you describe it and you know what, I don't mind it at all, most of the resulting banter, it's kind of fun. Your tos point is an especially good one: Peter's figured out not to insult members directly, that's what causes most problems, he just insults generic "snowflakes." Back in the old days on other sites, I remember people who reacted to group slurs like "all progressives are nuts" like it was a personal insult of their family, but most people think that's nuts in itself to react that way. And it's not so common anymore to take group slurs personally.