Reports from Sheffield Hallam University in England and the International Energy Agency strengthen the case that China is forcing its minority Uighur population to produce solar panels. Meanwhile, children as young as seven years old are mining for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under dangerous conditions; the mined cobalt is processed in…
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Does Solar Energy Depend on Forced Labor in China?
The evidence is increasing that the rare-earth minerals used in solar panels may be produced by forced labor. Most of the minerals come from Xinjiang, the area where China is known to be persecuting the Muslim Uygurs. Phred Dvorak and Matthew Dalton write in the Wall Street Journal (behind a paywall): “About half the world’s…
We’re Energy-Independent Now, But We Won’t Be with Renewables
In Senate testimony on February 3, Mark Mills of the Manhattan Institute warned that replacing oil and gas with renewables will make the United States vulnerable to other countries—but barely reducing carbon dioxide emissions. “While the U.S. is essentially self-sufficient today in net hydrocarbon use, it is an importer of alternative energy materials and machines….
‘The Folly of Renewable Energy’
British writer Matt Ridley talks sense about renewable energy in his National Review article (and blog post), “The Folly of Renewable Energy.” Some highlights: “As Mark Twain might say, reports of an energy transition away from combustion as a source of energy are greatly exaggerated. . . .“The main change in recent years has been…
Biden Plan Tosses Out Energy Independence, Compromises Freedom
Rupert Darwall on the “green” policies of Joe Biden: “The U.S. has just achieved energy independence – a goal sought by every president since Richard Nixon. Those economic and strategic advantages will be thrown away by a Biden administration as it moves to outlaw domestically produced oil and gas in favor of vast quantities of…
Is Nuclear Energy Coming Back?
Yes, nuclear energy is returning, at the very least as a backup to wind and solar power. Although most environmentalists still avoid the subject, nuclear energy should be on the list of alternative fuels since it does not produce carbon dioxide. Now, Department of Energy is starting to spend money on nuclear plants and nuclear…
Climate Change Sinks as an Issue . . . Nuclear Energy Just Around the Corner?
Gallup poll: Only one percent of Americans think climate change is the biggest issue today. On Climate Change Dispatch. HT: Benny Peiser . . . Ditto Harris poll, and the Harris CEO is unhappy about it, he writes in Fortune . . . Biden plan would start U. S. on ‘road to serfdom,’ says Sterling…