Green Energy Fails to Connect With Reality : Who Knew?

More bad news for green energy but then most of us, that are awake in the real world, knew this from the start. It's only those that are invested in population control that want unilateral energy changes. That the new energy sources are not viable means nothing, it's the ability to dictate outcomes by controlling how people live. It's as simple as that.

Ask the question as to who is driving the green energy program that has failed on all fronts and what are the rewards for doing so? The answer is always the same, progressive socialist Democrats, you know, the ones that were just sent back to Washington for 4 more years of high gas prices and food prices that are driving families into poverty.

Think of it as giving a certain group of elites one more chance to crush the American dream. Remember this line from the campaign in 2008, " I want to fundamentally change this country".

What rational did the voter use to want more financial disaster, less income and less personal freedom to choose one's own destiny? Who actually voted for this nightmare?

The Impossibility of Rapid Energy Transitions
Source: Kenneth P. Green, "The Impossibility of Rapid Energy Transitions," The American, December 6, 2012.

December 11, 2012
For decades, politicians have made promises of transitioning to cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy. National security is also a justification that politicians have employed in an effort to garner support for energy transitions. Even now, there is a transition from imported oil and coal to natural gas power plants, says Kenneth P. Green, a senior fellow with Canada's Fraser Institute.

However, despite promises and billions of dollars spent on trying to start an energy revolution, little has been achieved. This is largely because the technology can be very expensive. But more importantly, these technologies don't have the momentum behind them to create an energy transition.

There are three different types of momentum that are necessary when talking about making energy transitions:

•Technological momentum -- When the impact of a technology reaches far beyond itself. For example, the light bulb spawned thousands of variations of it, which led to entire buildings having light fixtures.

•Labor-pool momentum -- The necessary supply of trained talent to enable a transition to other energy sources. This is important because their needs to be specialized engineers, designers, regulators and operators that are needed in the new energy industry.

•Economic momentum -- The costs of development are extremely high and have lengthy lifespans which means that it takes a long time before the costs have been recovered, making it difficult to find investors.