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Journalist Michael Shellenberger has uncovered new data showing that solar energy is not as “clean” as the politicians pushing “green” policies claim. “People say solar panels don’t produce carbon emissions, but they do,” Shellenberger at the beginning of a series of tweets. He cited a new study that found Chinese-made panels produce at least three times more emissions than claimed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In just over a week, Shellenberger’s first tweet alone received 7.5 million views and nearly 20,000 “likes.”
Shellenberger is a longtime environmentalist and the founder of Environmental Progress, which describes its mission as “achieving nature, peace and prosperity for all.” He also founded the popular Substack newsletter “Public.” In 2008, Time Magazine declared him a “Hero of the Environment” under the “leaders and visionaries” category. The findings about solar energy come amid renewed calls for President Joe Biden to declare a “climate emergency,” which would effectively give the government powers similar to those exercised under the three-year COVID-19 national emergency. ........To Read More..
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