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Energy

How the Railroad Transformed Britain and Enabled Global Economic Growth
Why railroads were the first fossil-fuel solution to economic progress
 • Michael Magoon
Wind, water and peat: powering Commercial societies
They were critical transition energy sources before fossil fuels
 • Michael Magoon
Germany needs a crash nuclear power program
It is vital to its economy and its national security
 • Michael Magoon
No, Western nations do not subsidize fossil fuels!
In fact, the fossil fuels industry is a net payer in the West (unlike the wind and solar industry)
 • Michael Magoon
No, we did not hit "Peak Coal" in 2024
Yet another falsified prediction of declining fossil fuel usage.
 • Michael Magoon
Utility-scale batteries are very vulnerable to fire
in addition to being as expensive as nuclear power plants.
 • Michael Magoon
The fundamental constraints on human history
Human history is about trends and constraints, not names, dates and events.
 • Michael Magoon
Are LNG exports good for the USA?
Let's get the policy right to avoid future natural gas price spikes.
 • Michael Magoon
Trump should eliminate Green energy subsidies and mandates
And so should state governments.
 • Michael Magoon
Why Green energy policies threaten progress (the series)
And why there are other viable energy policies that are better for both long-term economic growth and mitigating the damage to the natural environment.
 • Michael Magoon
Energy is vital to human progress (the series)
And for the past two centuries, fossil fuels have been the bedrock energy source
 • Michael Magoon
How Climate Science and Green energy policies ate the world
And became a massive multi-trillion dollar industry.
 • Michael Magoon
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