Here, Jim Rickards explains, using the research of Seymour Hersh, the Joe Biden’s culpability for pending energy crises. He writes: DARK PREDICTION: Calamity Joe sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline [Evidence Below]. And it was suicide. In the next 75 days, Americans will face fuel shortages, widespread blackouts, empty grocery shelves, $1000 energy bills, drained retirement accounts… and […]
The Forgotten America
Originally posted March 28, 2023. There is a forgotten America, Jane Menton reminds readers of her father’s “Manhattan Contrarian.” America’s middle and lower classes – somewhere between the “fabulously” wealthy and those in “grinding” poverty – are America’s forgotten class. This group is going to take a direct hit from laws that are going to […]
The Cheapest Source of Energy
Originally posted February 14, 2023. In 2010 I cited a study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy that found the cheapest form of energy available. It was, and still is, efficiency. I wrote then: A study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy indicated that energy efficiency itself is the cheapest, cleanest […]
Hydrogen, Dependent on a New Economy
More Government Central Planning and Handouts Francis Menton has a great deal of admiration for Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO. “He is a bona fide creative genius,” applauds Mr. Menton. The Gaming of Government Subsidies That said, aka The Manhattan Contrarian also advises readers not to lose track of this: Elon Musk’s main pre-Twitter businesses –electric […]
Biden’s Plan to Ban Over 80% of Gas Stoves
In The Blaze, Andrew Chapados explains the Biden administration’s plan to ban 84% of the gas stoves currently being produced, and the US Oil and Gas Association’s plan to stop them. Chapados writes: The United States Oil and Gas Association gave a scathing review to the Biden administration’s green energy policies recently, stating that the […]
Coal Is Keeping the Lights On
The Hilarious Green Irony How did Germany manage this winter to avert a recession brought on by an energy shortage? As the WSJ editors explain, give thanks to evil coal. Data released Thursday show coal’s role in electricity generation growing in Germany for the second year running. Coal, which accounted for 33.3% of electricity production […]
Despite Global Green Agenda, These Governments Rely on Coal
Despite wall-to-wall coverage of the global green agenda, governments in many countries are relying on coal not only for power generation but for filling budget demands. Rhiannon Hoyle reports in The Wall Street Journal: Some major coal-exporting countries are reaping the benefits of higher demand for the fossil fuel after sharply raising levies on miners with plans […]
EVs and Human Trafficking/Modern Slavery
In Pursuit of Cobalt Cobalt is an essential component to every lithium-ion rechargeable battery made today, In what Siddharth Kara calls an almost Biblical scene is a crater in southeastern Republic of the Congo. Diggers numbering 5,000 or so are packed tightly together. Each is winging a hammer and pick to prise chunks of speckled […]
Are Flights About to Get MORE Expensive?
Flying has become expensive, and it looks like it may become more so. Bob Henderson reports in The Wall Street Journal that rising fuel costs will push airfares higher. He writes: Airfares have eased from last year’s highs. Now a resurgence in jet-fuel prices is threatening to push them higher again. Prices for the kerosene-based […]
Rivian Plans Layoffs on “Path to Profitability”
Rivian executives cited their “path to profitability” as the reason for layoffs at the electric vehicle company. The plan includes the firing of 6% of the company’s workforce. Nora Eckert reports for The Wall Street Journal: Rivian Automotive Inc. plans to initiate another round of layoffs, the latest in the electric-vehicle startup’s efforts to preserve […]
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