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Month: July 2021
The Reality Of Green EVs
From wattsupwiththat.com
I especially like the part about Scotland cutting down 1.4 million trees to make way for wind farms. Way to go, Scotland!
For 40% Of The EU And US To Drive EVs, 56,000-70,000 Km² Of Land Must Be Cleared For Wind Turbines
By Kenneth Richard on 15. July 2021
A new study warns that “a massive expansion of impervious surfaces” is an inevitable consequence of having electric vehicles reach a 40% share of citizens’ driving needs. A land area the size of Croatia (in the European Union) or West Virginia (in the United States) must be completely covered with wind turbines to meet EV-charging energy demands for 4 of every 10 vehicles.
The already-weak power capacity of wind turbines, 0.5 We m² on average, will only continue to diminish as more wind farms are added to the landscape (Miller and Keith, 2018).
Consequently, the land area that must be devoted to the erection of wind turbines to meet the ever-growing energy needs of Earth’s citizens is harrowing.
Consider the US. Electricity generation only accounts for 17% of the US’s primary energy consumption. For wind energy to supply all the electricity needs for US citizens, a land area the size of California – 12 percent of the contiguous US – must be cleared to make way for wind farms (Miller and Keith, 2018). Again, that’s to meet just 1/6th of Americans’ energy needs.
Image Source: Miller and Keith, 2018
In Scotland, 14 million CO2-absorbing trees were recently chopped down to make way for wind farms. This way the Scottish government can ironically claim they’re doing their part to reduce CO2 emissions.
And now a new study documents how much more land must be converted to impervious surface so that new wind farms can supply the electricity to charge an exponentially-growing number of EVs in the coming decades.
“In order to run 40% of their vehicles with electricity, the EU should devote over 5000 km² of land (twice the size of Luxembourg) to photovoltaic panels or almost 56,000 km² (about the size of Croatia) to wind turbines, whereas the US should devote over 6000 km² (roughly the size of Delaware) to solar or almost 70,000 km² (more than the area of West Virginia) to wind.”
Image Source: Orsi, 2021
Put another way, an average EU or US city will need to expand its urbanized area by 0.2 to 4 km² due to dramatically rising number of EVs using low-density wind and solar energy to supply electricity.
And this is green?
Quote for the Day
Equality under God the Father and Christ his Son wipes out any hierarchy of superiority and rank. The term brothers and sisters reinforces the truth that we are “all one in Christ Jesus.” Scot & Laura McKnight
Anxious
Concise Theology
Every proud obstacle
Quote for the Day
In a grace-based culture, habits of giving are noticeable because we know we ourselves are the recipients of God’s gift of grace. Scot & Laura McKnight
Reflection on Matthew 24:1-14
Scripture
“And the Good News about the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it, and then the end will come.”
Observation
As Jesus and His followers leave the Temple precinct, Jesus points back at the Temple and says that all of the buildings will be completely destroyed.
Later, at the Mount of Olives, the disciples come and ask Him when these things will happen, and what will be the signs of the end of the age.
Jesus warns them that there will be many who come and claim to be the Messiah. There will be wars and rumours of wars, and many disasters. The disciples will be hated and persecuted all over the world. There will be rampant sin, but those who endure to the end will be saved.
The Good News about the kingdom will be preached throughout the world, and then the end will come.
Application
The end times are always popular, but there is very much confusion about these issues.
The phrase “the end of the world” should be translated as “the end of the age.” The destruction of the Temple was a real event that happened in the year 70, and it really marked the end of the age as far as Israel was concerned.
People have been confusing the end of the age with the end of the world for years, while overlooking the most obvious sign of all.
The end will come after the gospel is preached to all nations. Even when the gospel has gone to all nations, and the nations have heard it, there is no promise here that the end will come immediately.
We don’t have the time and date for the return of Christ, because that is for God alone to know.
We do know that God intends for every nation to hear the Good News. Instead of speculating and worrying about events that we cannot control, we should pray for the nations to receive the gospel.
Prayer
Lord, I pray for my nation of Australia. Send revival, Lord, and let this nation be transformed by your gospel. Amen.
Walk by faith
Quote for the Day
The tov church will not protect the institution at the expense of the individual. The tov church will not spin false narratives to hide what has happened and protect the abusers. And the tov church will do everything it can not to re-wound the wounded. Empathy and compassion demand no less. Scot & Laura McKnight
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