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The Problem With Wind and Solar

I’ve written about this general subject before – how little most people understand about the economics of greening the economy. On July 5, I showed you how expensive electric cars are. Not just in dollars, but in terms of carbon waste. In this video, Mark Mills, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, explains, in simple terms, the true cost of wind, battery, and solar power and why they are unlikely, ever, to be a significant part of global energy production.

Check it out here and judge for yourself.

 

Oh, the Irony!

After Twitter announced it was suing Elon Musk for pulling out of his offer to buy them, Musk posted a meme of him laughing in a series of four photos with captions: “They said I couldn’t buy Twitter… Then they wouldn’t disclose bot info… Now they want to force me to buy Twitter in court… Now they have to disclose bot info in court.” Click here.

Spider Webb, RIP 

Spider Webb, a NYC-based tattoo artist that was a key figure in promoting the craft as a fine art, died July 2. One of the guys from Fantastic Damage, the tattoo business that rents one of the suites next to mine, told me about it. Apparently, their shop is well known. And they and their employees are all very cool looking. Plus, their place reeks of marijuana starting at 8 a.m. So, I trust their judgment when it comes to – well, just about everything. They said that Spider Webb was “the man” and a “legend” in the industry. I looked him up. I have seen many tattoos that are more technically impressive than his (including the work done by Fantastic Damage). But, the story of his life and struggles, and the force of his personality, impressed me. I think I can understand why he was so revered.

Click here for a video clip that will give you a taste of his work, his life, and his personality.

And click here to read a piece about him from the NYT.