Commentary
Sometimes government tries too hard to pursue initiatives that telegraph its supposed concern about the topic of the day. Let’s discuss one of the newer “feel good” efforts. Opinion polls have revealed that most of the planet’s population is concerned about climate change and its potential impacts over the next twenty years.
What is California’s reaction? Encourage renewable energy sources. But this is defined as wind and solar. It does not include hydro and nuclear, which are both clean generators of electricity. And if the renewable sources do not meet the demand, electricity is exported from coal burning plants in other states, thus relocating the carbon output, but not reducing it….