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posted by Fnord666 on Monday January 16 2017, @02:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the spoiler-alert-its-the-president dept.

Imagine my surprise while surfing articles on ScienceMag.org site when I discover an article not paywalled, (how unusual). It soon became apparent this was probably because it was produced at tax payer expense.

In the paper, just about all the data that matters is laid out early:

CO2 emissions from the energy sector fell by 9.5% from 2008 to 2015, while the economy grew by more than 10%. In this same period, the amount of energy consumed per dollar of real gross domestic product (GDP) fell by almost 11%, the amount of CO2 emitted per unit of energy consumed declined by 8%, and CO2 emitted per dollar of GDP declined by 18%.

Basically the paper points out that costs of renewable energy is falling fast, from affordable only to experimental projects to competitive pricing in the every day world:

Renewable electricity costs also fell dramatically between 2008 and 2015: the cost of electricity fell 41% for wind, 54% for rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, and 64% for utility-scale PV.

Recovery Act investments and recent tax credit extensions have played a crucial role, but technology advances and market forces will continue to drive renewable deployment. The levelized cost of electricity from new renewables like wind and solar in some parts of the United States is already lower than that for new coal generation.

The paper looks all studious and sciency, with footnotes and charts and citations of all sorts of government publications, scholarly papers from universities, blogs and industrial press releases.

And even an admission at the end that several other "researchers" contributed to the researching, drafting, and editing of the article. All at tax payers expense, of course.

The record safely set straight, the government guy walks off into the sunset, to a retirement and a new career in publishing science papers.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 16 2017, @03:49AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 16 2017, @03:49AM (#454260)

    Duke Nukem was an all American hero from the days when the president was worth rescuing if aliens kidnapped the president.

  • (Score: 2) by Sulla on Monday January 16 2017, @06:15AM

    by Sulla (5173) on Monday January 16 2017, @06:15AM (#454277) Journal

    This made me consider what presidents since 1900 that I would rescue from Aliens. TR, Hoover, Ike, Nixon, Reagan. TR because the most likely scenario is that he is doing the rescuing, Hoover because I felt he never got a fair shake, Ike because someone needs to give the speach against the military industrial complex, Nixon because we need a man to end the war with the Aliens, and Reagan to play me in the movie.

    Pretty sure the rest of them we would be better off leaving with the Aliens.

    Maybe Coolidge just because "Keep it cool with Coolidge.

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    Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by SunTzuWarmaster on Monday January 16 2017, @04:03PM

      by SunTzuWarmaster (3971) on Monday January 16 2017, @04:03PM (#454396)
      I like the idea that the president is taken by aliens and we tell them to keep 'em. "Mr. Vice President, President Trump has been taken by aliens from outer space!" "I say we let them keep him." "Sir? Um, really?!" "The presence of aliens has just been made keenly aware to all people on the planet. Who do you think is better to lead us during this time of upheaval? Me, followed by a person elected by the people? Or current President Trump?" "Yessir. I'll issue a statement later today that the military has done everything in its power to get him back, but that all conventional techniques are useless against this hitherto-unseen force."
    • (Score: 2) by SunTzuWarmaster on Monday January 16 2017, @04:06PM

      by SunTzuWarmaster (3971) on Monday January 16 2017, @04:06PM (#454397)

      ...Damn formatting...

      I like the idea that the president is taken by aliens and we tell them to keep 'em.
      "Mr. Vice President, President Trump has been taken by aliens from outer space!"
      "I say we let them keep him."
      "Sir? Um, really?!"
      "The presence of aliens has just been made keenly aware to all people on the planet. Who do you think is better to lead us during this time of upheaval? Me, followed by a person elected by the people? Or current President Trump?"
      "Yessir. I'll issue a statement later today that the military has done everything in its power to get him back, but that all conventional techniques are useless against this hitherto-unseen force."

      • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 16 2017, @05:39PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 16 2017, @05:39PM (#454431)

        Considering Pence is a science denier I doubt he would acknowledge aliens exist even if they did grab Trump. He would probably say they were "angels" of some sort who were embracing Trump's polices and taking him to help save Heaven.

    • (Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Monday January 16 2017, @05:39PM

      by kurenai.tsubasa (5227) on Monday January 16 2017, @05:39PM (#454430) Journal

      TR because the most likely scenario is that he is doing the rescuing

      Throw in Nikola Tesla and giant steam-powered robots, and done [wikipedia.org]!