[TheRealThing]

Practical forms of alternative energy are for the most part non-existent. The Obama administration poured  BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars down the green energy rat hole.  And then laughed about it. In 2014 Obama appointed Uncle Joe to the position of green energy jobs training czar. Uncle Joe then proceeded to run through 10's of millions more in taxpayer dollars to train people in these areas.

Then according to Liz MacDonald guess what happened? Nothing. The administration inside joke was "train and pray" the jobs would come. There were no green jobs, and there are no green jobs because the existing green energy applications account for only 3% of total US energy consumption. Fossil fuels account for 80% of US consumption. Nuclear 8 - 9 %. The category breakdown of the remaining 11% of energy usage according to 'The Center for Sustainable Renewables' U of MI, goes as follows.

Wind power -  23.8%
Geothermal -  1.8%
Solar            -  9.1%

Hydroelectric      21.7%
Biomass              43.5%
                    ----------------
                    100%  = 11% of total US usage      
http://css.umich.edu/factsheets/us-renew...-factsheet

Hydroelectrical power is hardly new, it's an old technology tucked in there to make renewables sound stronger. And let's face it, renewables need a boost to seem credible. But the real force behind so-called renewables is biomass. They mix wood and tires and anything else that will burn out of landfills. But like coal and fossil fuels, biomass renewables are just fuel that can be burned to convert heat to energy just like the cavemen supposedly did it. Fire.

But you gotta love how they couch their triumphs in the renewables field. Added together, actual renewables amount to only a little more than 3% of total US energy consumption. Wind power is king in that 3%, but lands with sustained winds are a rate commodity in the USA. By far the best wind bet is offshore wind farms. Which relegates wind power usage to the coastal areas. But the wind farms require vast real estate, so that's a problem. Solar is next but the initial costs are a big deal for the average home owner.

Now, MR Nadler. If you want to know my idea of a myth, the renewables energy field would do nicely for a definition.

But not to be deterred. Climate czar John Kerry is back in there doing his thing. He says the poor slobs who're losing so many jobs will find that their new job in the green energy arena will be much better. Right John. It's just waiting for those jobs to get here is what hurts so bad I guess?

MEMORY LANE--
Here is the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY list of rat hole renewable energy expenditures from the Obama era.  Permanent green jobs added-- still looking but there just has to be some out there somewhere.

SPECTRAWATT                                                                                                   500 MILLION
SOLYNDRA                                                                                                         535 M
BEACON POWER                                                                                                   43 M
NEVADA GEOTHERMAL                                                                                        98.5 M
SUN POWER                                                                                                         1.2 BILLION
FIRST SOLAR                                                                                                        1.5 B
BABCOCK AND BROWN                                                                                         178 M
ENERDEL'S                                                                                                           118.5 M
AMONIX                                                                                                                  5.9 M
FISKER AUTO                                                                                                       529  M
ABOUND SOLAR                                                                                                   400 M
A123 SYSTEMS                                                                                                     279 M
WILLARD AND KELSEY SOLAR                                                                               800 THOUSAND
JOHNSON CONTROLS                                                                                           299 M
BRIGHTSOURCE                                                                                                      1.6 B
ECOTALITY                                                                                                          126.2 M
RASER TECHNOLOGIES                                                                                           33 M
ENERGY CONVERSIONS DEVICES                                                                             13.3 M
MOUNTAIN PLAZA                                                                                                    2 M
OLSEN'S CORP                                                                                                        10 M
RANGE FUELS                                                                                                         80 M
THOMPSON RIVER POWER                                                                                        6.5 M
STIRLING ENERGY                                                                                                    7 M
AZURE DYNAMICS                                                                                                    5.4 M
GREEN VOLTS                                                                                                       500 THOU
LG CHEMICAL                                                                                                        151 M
NORDIC WINDPOWER                                                                                              16 M
NAVISTAR                                                                                                               39 M
SATCON                                                                                                                    3 M
KONARKA TECH                                                                                                       20 M
MASCOMA CORP                                                                                                     100 M