As the election season deepens its vortex of promises, lies, and accusations the reality of free, green, cheap alternative energy is beginning to show anyone paying attention just what that the green new deal means in real terms. California’s rolling blackouts are simple and direct evidence of California’s politicians forcing the state into a suicide […]
Magical Thinking Begets Fantasy Energy
Oil, natural gas, and coal are needed to produce the concrete, steel, plastics, and purified minerals used to build green machines. The energy equivalent of 100 barrels of oil is used in the processes to fabricate a single battery that can store the equivalent of one barrel of oil. A single electric car contains more […]
The Reality of Solar & Wind Renewables
Germany tried to step up as a leader on climate change, by phasing out fossil fuels and nuclear, and pioneered a system of subsidies for wind and solar that sparked a global boom in manufacturing those technologies. Today, Germany is failing to meet its climate goals of reducing carbon-dioxide emissions even after spending over $580 billion by […]
Raptor Education at Gaylord Resorts
Looking for adventure not far from home? Spend some time exploring the cavernous spaces at Colorado’s most spacious resort minutes from Denver and Aurora where every weekend you will meet a select variety of eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls.
Meet a Bald Eagle on the 4th of July
Meet America’s living national symbol and learn about its history, biology, ecology and general coolness!
Destroying Environment to Save It!
Science journalist, businessman and parliamentarian Matt Ridley says wind turbines need some 200 times more raw materials per megawatt of power than modern combined-cycle gas turbines. It’s probably much the same for solar panels. Add in the millions of wind turbines, billions of solar panels and billions of backup batteries that would be required under a […]
Every Alternative Power Grid Employs Fossil Fuels For Reliability
Everywhere you see wind and solar power plants littering the once beautiful countryside, what you don’t see is the fossil fuel electrical generating plant that backs up the intermittent alternative dream. In fact, no alternative energy grid stands alone anywhere on the planet. Technological civilization cannot afford alternative energy for the simple reason that it […]
Raptor Education at Gaylord Resort
Looking for adventure not far from home? Spend some time exploring the cavernous spaces at Colorado’s most spacious resort minutes from Denver and Aurora where every weekend you will meet a select variety of eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls
Colorado Wild at Gaylord Resorts
Looking for adventure not far from home? Spend some time exploring the cavernous spaces at Colorado’s most spacious resort minutes from Denver and Aurora where every weekend you will meet a select variety of eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls.
Remember The Snows of Kilimanjaro?
Remember the predictions by our climate sages that the snows and glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro would vanish? Or, how about those same prophets telling us that the glaciers in Glacier National Park would be gone by 2020? Not only were those sages wrong, they are very wrong, but you won’t hear about those predictions from […]