"Green" policies are destroying this country

You claim to care about the price of energy and our energy security. Vlad Putin is directly responsible for doubling of gas prices and threatening Europes' energy supply.

So by you choosing to blame renewables for the crisis caused by Putin, you're basically a propaganda mouthpiece for him

Greta has nothing to do with anything, but it's great to see her dragged out whenever the 'anti greens' feel like they need a distraction.

What a **** post.

Fyi, every big energy/ fossil fuel corporation has looked at renewables and come to the same conclusion namely that overall the sums do not add up. Now, this varies per country and wind is Ireland's obvious path. Still, if you take every possible parameter into consideration you still end up using fossil fuels to some degree if only for stability.Again, this depends on location. Yes, of course the fossil fuel industry lobbies just like any other industry including the green. That does not per se mean that their arguments can be dismissed right away just like it doesnt mean that the arguments by the greens can. It is a matter of degree and scale. Lose those two and you do become an ideologue. Fossil energy companies of course want to keep market share and they would actually like to get into the green energy market and take a slice and, given their expertise, would be in a great position to transit. But the numbers do not add up. Havent, dont and likely wont in the forseeable future. So, to blame everything on the fossil fuel lobby is besides the point. And we DO have a Green Deal running atm. But i guess you need an enemy to push back against. However, this does not support claims made by the Green position. It is more like 'dont look here, look there'. Well folks, you better look EVERYWHERE.

That is true, but in 2008 when Eamon Ryan was Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources they Green Party were so fixated on greenhouse gases that the knock on effects of promoting diesel got much if any consideration. You would hope that they had learned from that rather than dig deeper and cause more problems, but unfortunately that is not the case

The modern green movement is not about reuse or recycle, it's about greatly expanded consumption in the form of electric vehicles, enormous environmental damage from mining for battery components and significantly more electricity usage at home through heat pumps, EVs etc.

We sent Dustin the turkey to the Eurovision I wonder if he is available Friday.

Other than the usual green smugness of more delays adding to our energy security nothing in your reply is even vaguely related to my post.

Greens are quite good at pushing the "It was a collective government decision, not just a Green Party decision" where it suits. Not so hot when the shoe is on the other foot.

Eamon Ryan as the relevant Minister was yesterday yet again mouthing off attempting to influence planning application on energy. Government policy on this planning application has been neutral as has been expressed by An Taoiseach, yet somehow for greens Ryan`s behaviour is all fine and dandy. If the shoe was on the other foot and a Government Minister attempted to use their position to influence planning approval the greens would be calling for their head on a plate.

The hypocrisy of greens really is something to behold.

Without doubt there are several vested interests lobbying & spinning hard as regards the energy agendas of the moment. These include the fossil fuel and nuclear industries. But we must always remember that 'Green Tech and Renewables' are lobbying and spinning hard as well. There's big money to be made churning and supplying the market. And our Minister Ryan has not been behind the door is saying that Ireland should be a leader in Green Tech and renewables.

However there's no free lunch and apart from the reduced carbon emissions, there's undoubtedly a dirty side to Green Tech and Renewables. Whether through mining and processing minerals to make batteries, recycling same and what amounts to environmental vandalism of the both the inland and sea landscapes and habitats.

That's what needs to be figured out. What level of pollution and risk are we prepared to accept? If you want to simply generate electricity and can handle the risks, nuclear looks a much cleaner industry that renewables.