100 Percent Wind Solar Batteries= $1,036.80 Monthly Electric Bill, According to An Xcel Energy Slide Show and EIA Data - American Experiment

100 Percent Wind Solar Batteries= $1,036.80 Monthly Electric Bill, According to An Xcel Energy Slide Show and EIA Data - American Experiment
"This slide shows the enormous cost of using 100 percent renewable energy with battery backup in California. You’ll notice that the cost of electricity increases exponentially as renewable and battery storage penetration increases to $1,612 per megawatt hour ((MWh) compared to an average system cost of $50 per MWh today.

What would this mean for families in Minnesota, if we assume that achieving a grid powered by 100 percent wind, solar, and batteries...

If we just use the wholesale cost of $1.60 per kilowatt hour and ignore the factors in the retail costs, electricity prices would be 11 times higher than the current price of electricity for residential customers Xcel Energy’s service territory. This means the average Minnesota household with Xcel as their energy provider using 648 kilowatt hours per month would see their average monthly bill increase from about $91.30 to $1,036.80, or more than $12,000 per year..."

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Government rot!

CNN Skips Live Coverage of Hearing on FBI Misconduct

CNN Skips Live Coverage of Hearing on FBI Misconduct:

CNN opted against airing Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the FBI’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses during its investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign.
The move was highlighted by Ari Fleischer, White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, in a tweet: “CNN is not taking the Senate Horowitz hearing live. Unbelievable. A perfect example of how bias works. It’s not just what they cover. It’s what they don’t cover.”

Tidalgate: Climate Alarmists Caught Faking Sea Level Rise

Tidalgate: Climate Alarmists Caught Faking Sea Level Rise
"Alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise.

The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges – Aden, Karachi and Mumbai – showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen).

But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal records gatekeepers at the global databank Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) it suddenly showed a sharp and dramatic rise...

..Here is a before/after from Karachi:

The authors do not mince their words. They refer to these adjustments as “highly questionable” and “suspicious.”...
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AM Fruitcake

History for December 13

History for December 13 - On-This-Day.com
Dick Van Dyke 1925 - Actor, comedian, John Davidson 1941 - Singer, actor, game show host ("That's Incredible," "Hollywood Squares"), Ted Nugent 1948 - Musician


Steve Buscemi 1957 - Actor, Jamie Foxx 1967 - Actor, comdian, Taylor Swift 1989 - Singer, songwriter

1937 - Japanese forces took the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing). An estimated 200,000 Chinese were killed over the next six weeks. The event became known as the "Rape of Nanking."

2000 - U.S. Vice President Al Gore conceded the 2000 Presidential election to Texas Gov. George W. Bush. The Florida electoral votes were won by only 537 votes, which decided the election. The election had been contested up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which said that the Florida recount (supported by the Florida Supreme Court) was unconstitutional.

Bill Clinton-Boris Yeltsin 'Chicken Summit' exposes Democrats' impeachment double standard - Washington Times

Bill Clinton-Boris Yeltsin 'Chicken Summit' exposes Democrats' impeachment double standard - Washington Times:

A leaked memorandum of conversation obtained by The Washington Times found that Mr. Clinton pressured the Russian leader by offering U.S. political support for Mr. Yeltsin’s reelection — with just one catch: Russia first had to lift a ban on U.S. chicken imports, imposed over concerns that the poultry was tainted with bad bacteria.
“This is a big issue, especially since about 40% of U.S. poultry is produced in Arkansas,” Mr. Clinton told the Russian leader in Sharm el-Sheikh. “An effort should be made to keep such things from getting out of hand.”

The way we were-----60s Acoustic - 60s Music Hits - Best Songs Of The 1960s

Boob-tube-----CBS 1966-1967 Fall Preview

BEST political ad EVER! And it worked!-----Boris Johnson recreates Love Actually doorstep scene warning the electio...

NPR, ABC "unbiased"? NOT!-----Home of the Media Bias Chart - Ad Fontes Media Version 5.0

Home of the Media Bias Chart - Ad Fontes Media Version 5.0

‘It’s Explosive’: Republican Lawmakers Highlight ‘Significant Errors’ By FBI | The Daily Caller

‘It’s Explosive’: Republican Lawmakers Highlight ‘Significant Errors’ By FBI | The Daily Caller:

Republican lawmakers touted the FISA report findings Monday, noting the FBI had made significant errors and omissions when applying for warrants to spy on a Trump campaign advisor.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report found 17 significant omissions and errors made by the FBI, contradicting many who defended the bureau. Many congressional Republicans argued that the report’s findings vindicated their suspicions about the Russia probe.

Can The Airline Industry Survive Climate Change?

Can The Airline Industry Survive Climate Change?
"...Commercial airliners pump out 2.5 percent of total global warming gasses. 
The industry’s trade group, the International Air Transport Association, expects emissions to triple over the coming twenty years as ridership takes off in Asia and mature markets like the U.S. continue to expand.
...The “flight-shaming” movement now sweeping Europe shows signs of driving would-be air passengers to other modes of transport. 
In Sweden, the birthplace of flygskam and of climate activist and airline-avoider Greta Thunberg, air ridership is in fact on the decline. 
Dutch airline KLM has suggested that travelers bypass flying for shorter trips and, in 2020, Germany will increase the tax on air tickets while simultaneously lowering the tax burden on railway passengers...."
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Suit alleges Detroit has thousands of dead residents on voting rolls

Suit alleges Detroit has thousands of dead residents on voting rolls
"...The city had 511,786 registered voters as of the 2016 general election, according to Detroit election data, while the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey that year estimated Detroit only had 479,267 voting-age residents, the lawsuit said.
This year, analyzing the city’s official voter registration list from the state roll, Public Interest members “identified records listing years of birth indicating registrants of 105 years of age and older, with some records listing dates of birth in the nineteenth century. 
According to the foundation’s research, the oldest, active registrant in the city of Detroit was purportedly born in 1823, 14 years before Michigan was admitted to the Union as the 26th state,” according to the suit.
...For example, in a sample of 2,503 voter registrants flagged as likely dead...
...After the 2016 presidential election, a Wayne County canvass revealed "significant discrepancies" in the number of voters and ballots in 392 Detroit precincts.
The Michigan Bureau of Election "found no evidence of pervasive voter fraud," according to a 24-page audit, but noted that more than half of 136 Detroit precincts had nearly 600 questionable votes, which was reduced to 216 after extensive review.
Poll worker errors in the 2017 general election prevented 20% of reviewed precincts from being recounted..."
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Tony Heller!---Lunch video-----Climate Science Breaking Bad

Noon-toon

Nancy Pelosi Contradicts Schiff: Impeachment 'Isn't About Elections'

Nancy Pelosi Contradicts Schiff: Impeachment 'Isn't About Elections':

When questioned about why the Mueller report findings were not included in the articles of impeachment, Pelosi gave a seemingly agitated response.
“I wish everyone just focused on what we are bringing forward because this is very serious violations of our constitution, undermining the national security of the United States, jeopardizing the integrity of our elections,” she said. “Instead of talking about what isn’t, this is what is, and that’s how we’re moving forward.”
Pelosi also said she is “not worried,” adding that the impeachment process against President Trump is about “patriotism” rather than “elections,” as Schiff had claimed on Tuesday.

How Climate Change Became Apocalyptic | Climate Dispatch

How Climate Change Became Apocalyptic | Climate Dispatch
"In recent years, the issue of climate change has taken a decidedly apocalyptic turn.

• Earlier this week United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned, “If we don’t urgently change our way of life, we jeopardize life itself.”
• A group of scientists writes that we “might already have lost control” over “tipping points” in the Earth’s climate, warning that the “stability and resilience of our planet is in peril.”

...But the escalation of apocalyptic climate rhetoric in recent years is unprecedented.
The drumbeat of doom has led some prominent figures to turn on the mainstream climate community, complaining that “climate scientists have been underestimating the rate of climate change and the severity of its effects.”
In reality, climate science has not just accurately anticipated unfolding climate change but has done so consistently for the past 50 years.
There is thus an inconsistency here.
Discussions of climate change have become more apocalyptic, but climate science has not..."
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The REAL "crimes".

• Chart: The Dramatic Decline of Print Advertising | Statista

• Chart: The Dramatic Decline of Print Advertising | Statista
"According to a new forecast from GroupM, the worst may be yet to come for publishers in the United States. 
GroupM expects newspaper advertising revenue to be cut in half once more within the next five years, bringing the total to $5.5 billion, down from more than $25 billion in 2012.
Magazines are facing a similar fate with ad revenues expected to drop to $6.6 billion by 2024, down from $20.6 billion in 2012 and $12.1 billion this year..."

#1 This day 1982-----Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater (Official Music Video)

Illinois Exodus Alert: Why Chicago Skyscrapers & Your Home Are Worth Less | Zero Hedge

Illinois Exodus Alert: Why Chicago Skyscrapers & Your Home Are Worth Less | Zero Hedge

• Pension liabilities: The invisible threat

"The perception out there — Beware of Illinois! — is mostly due to state government’s irresponsible stewardship of the people’s money. 
Illinois has an enormous hole in its state employee pension system. 
The latest estimate is a $137 billion unfunded pension liability — essentially, money promised to government retirees that Springfield hasn’t set aside. 
Chicago and other Illinois cities have their own menacing budgetary and pension woes.
There are several ways for Illinois to climb out of its pit:

• Spur job growth to create more taxpayers;
• cut government services and benefits;
• raise taxes on everyone who resides in the state and chooses not to leave.

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Pollak: Line by Line, A Complete Debunking of the Democrats' Articles of Impeachment | Breitbart

Pollak: Line by Line, A Complete Debunking of the Democrats' Articles of Impeachment | Breitbart:

Democrats released their two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, and they are a complete joke.
Not only did the Democrats back away from charging Trump with bribery, obstruction of justice in the Mueller investigation, campaign finance violations, treason, or any of the other wild claims they floated, but the two articles themselves are fraudulent, based on blatantly false claims of law and fact.