What caused Iberia’s blackout? Renewable energy’s opponents were quick to blame solar and wind, but multiple factors appear to be at play
Based on what we do know about the day’s events, claims that renewables caused the blackout are misleading.
Rahul Rao
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IncorrectThere’s no doubt on CO2’s role in climate change, despite Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan’s claims
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Whether all that additional carbon dioxide is a function of human activity, that’s still debatable.
Source: Joe Rogan Experience, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, 2025-04-22 -
MisleadingCan solar panels warm their surroundings? Yes, but so can other materials
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Solar panels can heat up their surroundings and have unknown consequences on the surrounding environment.
Source: Twitter/X, Social media users, 2025-04-17 -
Do renewables increase the price of electricity? Not necessarily
Adding more solar and wind can increase the price that homes pay for electricity. But energy type is only one piece of the puzzle, and simply because a grid has more solar or wind does not mean it is more expensive.
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IncorrectWhat is peer-review? Why one ‘peer-reviewed’ Grok-written paper doesn’t disprove climate change
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The first-ever artificial intelligence-led peer-reviewed climate science paper has confirmed that climate change is a hoax.
Source: Science of Climate Change, Franklin Soon, Jonathan Cohler, Willie Soon, David Legates, 2025-03-21 -
If sea levels are rising, why is the Maldives still above water?
If you want to see the front lines of climate change, you might think to look at the Maldives. Most…
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Natural gas may be cleaner than coal, but it isn’t cleaner than nuclear or renewable energy
More than one-fifth of the world’s energy is drawn from natural gas. That part varies around the world: as low…
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InaccurateFlight paths are not evidence for a flat Earth
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Flights from New Zealand to Argentina connect through the U.S., which only makes sense if the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-14 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that EVs cause infertility, and their magnetic fields are similar to those from household electronics
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Electric vehicles cause infertility. Being in an electric car will lower your testosterone.
Source: YouTube, Justin Frandson, Garry Lineham, 2025-02-07 -
InaccurateLong-lasting contrails aren’t proof of chemtrails, and they aren’t caused by aluminum, barium, or other metals
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Aircraft are spraying chemical gas with traces of aluminum, barium, and other metals to manipulate the weather by blocking the sun and creating chemical rains and fogs.
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-02-14
