Green Energy

Wishing won't make it so. -- Anon.

After two decades of proselytizing and billions of dollars of investment, solar and wind energy still represent  only 10% of our total needs. California recently mandated that 100% of its electricity must be "green"  by 2045. Without nuclear or hydroelectric power sources, this objective will never be met ... because solar and wind cannot provide base-load power on calm nights. Carbon-dioxide-based electricity will still be an obvious requirement. Sorry Moonbeam ...

Afterthought: The above assumes normal demand growth. IF electric cars and trucks become the norm, then all bets are off.

Moonbeam's Legacy

Current Napa Valley wildfire

California's mis-governor, Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown is leaving his state in a pretty mess:

- perennial out-of-control wildfires

- thousands of illegal alien felons protected by his sanctuary state

- unsustainable fiscal insanity

- upward spiraling taxes and regulations

- the middle class being driven out of state

- an adversarial relationship with our federal government

- myopic and anti-agriculture water-resource regulations

- narrowly-focused environmental planning

- well-advertised and ill-advised open borders

- political correctness running amok

- standing by for the loss of free speech

- dumbing down of an once-exemplar higher education system

- rampant homelessness befouling the state's major cities