Do all democrats make this crap up
[QUOTE=GDreams;2506216]They say be nice to these Republicans as they are good people, just misguided. Its really hard though when they bring up this kind or rubbish.
1. Trump has spent the last 4 years grifting to the max. The golf expenses, getting foreign governments to buy up big blocks in his hotel to gain access to him or favourable treatment, trademarks from the Chinese, directing government employees to stay at his hotels, the big tax grab for the wealthy, the trips to the golf courses, the charitable frauds, the tax frauds, the election donation scams. There has never been a bigger snout in the trough.
2. The energy business has been the recipient of generous tax treatment, land access, bailouts for cleaning up polluted sites, lack of environmental regulations for emissions, such as dust, mercury, methane, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides, coal ash disposal causing toxic leaching of heavy metals and arsenic, mountain top removal with minimal rehabilitation and leaving acid mine drainage with toxic metal content, oil sludges from drilling being disposed of in pits, methane leakage from abandoned wells, I could probably go on for a few paragraphs of all the bad things from oil, gas and coal without even mentioning carbon dioxide. The point is if the companies were paying for the true cost to society then all these products would be significantly more costly.
So what is your objection to clean energy? Is it that wind and solar are now the cheapest sources of electricity? That is the reason that more than 50% of all new power generating installations around the world are now wind and solar and this is accelerating because its clean and cheap! It will replace coal once battery storage cost drops sufficiently to cover the intermittency issue.[/QUOTE]You can't fix stupid. Don't even want to try to reply to fantasy.
California leader in wind and solar energy for last 10 years
I am sure every state wants to be a leader in wind and solar like $6. 2 b.
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US Average Price.
For the 12 months ended May 2020, California's higher electricity prices translated into Residential ratepayers paying $6. 2 billion more than the average ratepayers elsewhere in the US using the same amount of energy. Compared to the lowest rate state (Louisiana), California ratepayers paid an additional $9. 0 billion.
California Commercial Electricity Price.
70.8%.
Above Average for.
Rest of US.
California average Commercial Price for the 12 months ended May 2020 was 17.18 cents / kWh, 70.8% higher than the US average of 10.06 cents / kWh for all states other than California. California's commercial prices remained the 3rd highest in the nation.
California Industrial Electricity Price.
117.0%.
Above Average for.
Rest of US.
California average Industrial Price for the 12 months ended May 2020 was 13.82 cents / kWh, 117.0% higher than the US average of 6. 37 cents / kWh for all states other than California. California's industrial prices remained the 5th highest in the nation.
$11.2 b.
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US Average Price.
For the 12 months ended May 2020, California's higher electricity prices translated into Commercial & Industrial ratepayers paying $11.2 billion more than ratepayers elsewhere in the US using the same amount of energy. Compared to the lowest rate states, California businesses paid an additional $14.7 billion.
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[QUOTE=GDreams;2506481]As I said talking points no cogent arguments. Fact is that new large scale solar installations are coming in at 2 - 3 c per kWhr vs 6 see for gas and 8 see for coal. Wind is 4-6 c. The UK is now coal free and will be gas free in generation in 10 years.
Fact, the largest sources of lithium are Australia and South America. There is no impediment to the US buying these raw materials and making their own batteries except there is not leadership to do so. Maybe now that will change.
The only fraud in the election was the Republican Candidate. If it was so easy to commit fraud why did Democrats not take the Senate and increase the house? Why not take total control?
What has steel wages got to do with whether an industry is providing a net benefit to the economy? With cheaper steel you can build more and lower cost buildings, infrastructure, vehicles, ships ect. Many of these industries also have high wages until they become uncompetitive because of high input costs caused by tariffs.[/QUOTE]You are correct that Australia produces the most lithium but China controls almost all of it. In fact they control lithium in several countries. They also control the majority of solar panels.
Commodities: Top Lithium Production by Country.
Priscila Barrera. August 20th, 2020.
1. Australia.
Mine production: 42,000 MT.
Kicking off our lithium production by country list is Australia. It produced 42,000 MT of lithium content last year, down significantly from 16,800 MT from the year before. Australia's production increased impressively in 2018 due to two new spodumene operations that ramped up production in 2017, along with five additional spodumene operations that ramped up output in 2018. However, the tough price environment and costs led many to reduce production.
Australia hosts the Greenbushes lithium asset, which is operated by Talison Lithium, a subsidiary jointly owned by miners Tianqi Lithium (SZSE:002466) and Albemarle (NYSE: ALB). Greenbushes is the longest continuously operating mining area in Western Australia, having been in operation for over 25 years.
Australia also holds over 2. 7 million MT of identified lithium reserves, according to the US Geological Survey, which puts it just behind Chile. It is worth noting that most of the country's lithium supply is exported to China as spodumene.
Domestic steel manufacturing is critical in every country for national security. It is equally important to keep jobs in USA. If we let China take over all our manufacturing of steel, cars, clothes, textiles, appliances plus everything else what jobs are going to be here for USA citizens. Work for Twitter or google? China already controls almost all of our pharmaceuticals which is scary. I am sorry but I like to buy Made in USA rather than Made in China. I guess for some cheaper is always better.
When USA was in the Paris Accord Canada and USA were the only 2 countries to lower their emissions. Trump dropped out because the regulations were to stringent on USA companies. All industries. China and India do not need to cut emissions but can actually increase their emissions by 20% until 2030. After we dropped out USA emissions still went down 9. 2%. Reason for this is USA businesses are responsible and trying to cut emissions with new technology. Even coal industry produces very small emissions today compared to 20 years ago. USA produces about 15% of world emission China and India near 40% between them If USA cuts half by 2030 and China and India increase 20% by 2030 as per Paris Accord we actually go backwards.
I really think solar will be able to supply possibly 50% of our power needs in the future. I do not like the wind turbines as their life is about 10 years, they are ugly to look at and really aren't economical. Also I like birds and I don't like that windmills kill hundreds of thousands of birds every year and increasing daily.
Yes some countries have wind mills on their coasts. I am sure every person in USA with ocean front property would like to see 100 windmills in their view. I am sure that would increase their property value. Wouldn't you love to go to Hawaii and surf between the windmills?
I guess I just have a hard time understanding why democrats think the USA is such a bad country. I think USA is great and I want it to stay that way. I want to support USA business and USA products even if it costs more than China products. I have been to China and Russia and I don't like communism and socialism.
