Like what you've read?

On Line Opinion is the only Australian site where you get all sides of the story. We don't
charge, but we need your support. Here�s how you can help.

  • Advertise

    We have a monthly audience of 70,000 and advertising packages from $200 a month.

  • Volunteer

    We always need commissioning editors and sub-editors.

  • Contribute

    Got something to say? Submit an essay.


 The National Forum   Donate   Your Account   On Line Opinion   Forum   Blogs   Polling   About   
On Line Opinion logo ON LINE OPINION - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate

Subscribe!
Subscribe





On Line Opinion is a not-for-profit publication and relies on the generosity of its sponsors, editors and contributors. If you would like to help, contact us.
___________

Syndicate
RSS/XML


RSS 2.0

'Renewables' increase fossil fuel demands

By Ronald Stein and John Shanahan - posted Friday, 25 October 2024


None of the six methods for the generation of electricity can manufacture anything to support a materialistic society! Electricity can charge an iPhone but cannot make the iPhone. Electricity can make the defibrillator work in the hospital but cannot make the defibrillator.

Like the products that need electricity like iPhones, defibrillators, computers, datacenters, X-ray machines, all those methods to generate electricity, are also dependent on the petrochemicals manufactured from crude oil to make all the parts and components of every method to generate electricity.

Looking back at the history of the petroleum industry, it illustrates that the black cruddy looking crude oil was virtually useless, unless it could be manufactured (refineries) into oil derivatives that are now the basis of transportation fuels and for the oil derivatives that are the basis of products, such as silicon based semiconductor chips, plastics, lubricants, and medications, that are essential for supporting modern lifestyles.

Advertisement

"Big oil" only exists because of the wealthier countries being addicted to the products and fuels that are manufactured from fossil fuels that makes OUR life more comfortable?" OUR needs for smaller and faster electronics, and for bigger and faster planes, ships, and launches into outer space are the only reasons that crude oil is needed.

Thus, before we chastise "big oil", we need to ask ourselves "How dare ME to continuously demand the products and fuels made from oil that makes MY life more comfortable"?

Rick Amato's Politics & Profits 8-minute conversation with Ronald Stein is an 8-minute video conversation on Your America TV that sheds light on those that are pursuing net-zero emissions may be oblivious to the reality that wind turbines and solar panels do different things than crude oil. "Mandatory Emissions (just in wealthy countries) To Achieve Net-Zero Is A Fool's Game".

Adding huge wind turbine blades and solar panels to generate electricity occasionally is the "green" scam of the century, as "renewables" are increasing fossil fuel demands, but those so-called renewables CANNOT make any products that are the basis of our materialistic world.

 

  1. Pages:
  2. 1
  3. Page 2
  4. All

This article was first pubilshed on America Out Loud News.



Discuss in our Forums

See what other readers are saying about this article!

Click here to read & post comments.

2 posts so far.

Share this:
reddit this reddit thisbookmark with del.icio.us Del.icio.usdigg thisseed newsvineSeed NewsvineStumbleUpon StumbleUponsubmit to propellerkwoff it

About the Authors

Ronald Stein is co-author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Clean Energy Exploitations. He is a policy advisor on energy literacy for the Heartland Institute, and the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, and a national TV commentator on energy & infrastructure with Rick Amato.

John Shanahan is a professional engineer with a B Sc and M Sc from University of Notre Dame, USA and a Dr of Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He has twenty-five years in consulting and public education for all energy sources, related environmental issues, and petroleum by-products for the modern world and problems with policy decision making mainly in the USA and Europe.

Other articles by these Authors

All articles by Ronald Stein
All articles by John Shanahan

Creative Commons LicenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Photo of Ronald SteinRonald SteinPhoto of John ShanahanJohn Shanahan
Article Tools
Comment 2 comments
Print Printable version
Subscribe Subscribe
Email Email a friend
Advertisement

About Us Search Discuss Feedback Legals Privacy