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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 1d

Barnard repeatedly misrepresents data, selectively quotes sources, and relies on misleading framing rather than honest analysis. When a journalist uses those tactics to push an agenda, it stops being legitimate criticism and becomes propaganda. Read this.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Daniel. Part 1 gets all of the foundation out of the way. Part2 & Part3 are (I think) are much better and I hope you'll enjoy them. Part2 drops next Sunday (10/19/2025) and Part3 drops the Sunday after that (10/26/2025). Thank you for the kind words.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 3d

It's finally here. Part 1 of RMP's three-part series exposing Michael Barnard's anti-hydrogen reporting at Cleantechnica and on his podcast Redefining Energy - TECH. Part 2 will drop next Sunday (10/19/25). Part 3 will drop the Sunday after that (10/26/25).

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Michael Barnard: Exposing Anti-Hydrogen Media Bias Part 1 of 3 – Barnard’s CV & Journalistic Style – respectmyplanet.org

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 5d

RMP will be posting soon about Michael Barnard and anti-hydrogen bias from Michael's band of friends, one of which is Dr. Joe Romm. Romm has found a cottage industry bashing hydrogen on podcasts like this one just like Barnard.

Climate One @climateone.org · 5d

Hydrogen: fuel of the future or hype of the past?

We dig into the promises & pitfalls of hydrogen as clean energy with Joe Romm @penncssm.bsky.social, @hilarylewis.bsky.social @industriouslabs.bsky.social & Eleanor Smith @tonizhoniani.bsky.social

🎧 Listen now: listen.climateone.org/z7oIxKJV?sid...

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 13d

RMP is getting ready to publish a 3-part series on Cleantechnica author Michael Barnard publishing anti-hydrogen "fake news" for >11 1/2 years. Barnard says hydrogen will never work but never mentions China leads every H2 technology metric by an order of magnitude over the rest of world combined.

Jean Marc Tixhon @tixhonjm.bsky.social · 13d

China Leads Hydrogen Development with Outstanding Deployment fuelcellsworks.com/2025/10/02/e...

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 20d

RMP is publishing an exposé piece on Michael Barnard's subversive & unobjective hydrogen reporting. Nothing Barnard publishes (or Cleantechnica) should be taken seriously. Barnard is narrative driven to mislead readers into thinking 'batteries -vs- hydrogen' when the technologies are complimentary.

ᚆᚒᚌᚆ Hugh Sheehy @hughsheehy.com · 20d

Several years ago, there was still doubt as to whether batteries or hydrogen would dominate in the truck market. The answer seems to be emerging. It's batteries. We've seen increased interest in DockChain in the trucking industry too.

cleantechnica.com/2025/09/19/h...

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 20d

This is the Bluesky we’re here for. Great article. Big companies. Real progress.

Alo Japan @alojapan.bsky.social · 20d

Trio target Australia–Japan liquid hydrogen supply chain | Hydrogen

https://www.alojapan.com/1377758/trio-target-australia-japan-liquid-hydrogen-supply-chain-hydrogen/

Woodside Energy, Japan Suiso Energy and The Kansai Electric Power Co (Kepco) are to explore developing a liquid hydrogen supply …

Trio target Australia–Japan liquid hydrogen supply chain | Hydrogen - Alo Japan All About Japan

Woodside Energy, Japan Suiso Energy and The Kansai Electric Power Co (Kepco) are to explore developing a liquid hydrogen supply chain between Australia and

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 21d

RMP will be publishing a three part series in the coming month exposing the anti-hydrogen journalism published by Michael Barnard and friends like Leibreich, Hoekstra, Shahan, Flis, Cebon, Martin, Lambert, Jacobson, and Dr Joe Romm

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · 22d

Anti-hydrogen posts always use the same bunk sources: Dr. Joe Romm, Michael Barnard, Michael Liebreich, Auke Hoekstra, Mark Jacobson, Paul Martin, David Cebon, the list goes on. All of these men are affiliated to publish anti-H2 FUD, Mike here believes it. Don't fall for this anti-h2 nonsense.

Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 22d

Finished “The Hype about Hydrogen: False Promises and Real Solutions in the Race to Save the Climate. Revised and Uodated” by Joseph Romm. This is an excellent book debunking the grift that is the proposed (for decades) future grift of trying to push the Hydrogen economy as a solution.

The Hype About Hydrogen, Revised Edition: False Promise…

For decades, we’ve been promised that a hydrogen econom…

www.goodreads.com

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Sep 15

People working honestly and earnestly to develop energy vectors that are sustainable does not warrant these frivolous attacks.

respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Sep 10

See it on the most comprehensive map of hydrogen infrastructure in North America by clicking here:
www.respectmyplanet.org/public_html/...

1) click link above
2) click the "Slide" button to reveal control panel
3) click the SBCTA Redlands Passenger Rail polyline feature to see the 9 mile track.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Sep 9

More and more people are wising up to the fact that batteries alone come up short in replacing fossil fuels. They’re further realizing that the one country dominating the battery, solar, & rare earth supply chains is burning 85PJ of coal per yr & experiencing mining impacts on their drinking water.

Andrew Farrand @afarrand.bsky.social · Sep 9

More and more companies are wising up to the fact that using green hydrogen as a fuel source does not - and never will - make economic sense.

Its only viable use case is in replacing black/grey H2 as a chemical feedstock.

Anything else just delays the energy transition.

Expensive ‘green’ hydrogen jeopardises German industrial energy transition

Unless cost of hydrogen made from renewable energy falls, some manufacturers would have to use fossil fuels, warn executives

www.ft.com

respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Sep 4

That is impressive.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 28

These Hyundai trucks seems to be doing well in over 13 different countries.

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Environmental Advocates NY @greenwatchdogny.bsky.social · Aug 25

Governor Hochul just announced $11 million in funding for 5 clean hydrogen energy projects to help decarbonize transportation — New York’s largest source of emissions — and make the energy grid stronger.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 21

Can you name an energy storage less complicated than hydrogen?

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 14

Inner Mongolia’s wind & solar farms often produce more power than the grid can absorb. Instead of curtailing this energy, China is using it to run 1 GW electrolyzers to make green hydrogen—and piping ~100 kT/year via a 400 km pipeline to Beijing & other eastern cities where it can be useful.⚡️→H₂

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 14

20 million tons per year is hardly a "homeopathic volume". That statement is literally not true. Ammonia spills are definitely toxic and kill. There is no question safety is paramount while shipping ammonia by sea over the past 50yrs. Society has determined the benefits outweigh the risks.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 14

It’s irrelevant. The energy is wasted if it’s not stored. Hydrogen and batteries work together. To think one is a panacea and the other useless is folly. Batteries are very difficult to make as the USA is learning now, you need lots of coal. China burns >90 exajoules of coal per year.

respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 13

Bollocks. California is dumping terawatt hours of electricity bc the grid can't handle it. Inner Mongolia is dropping 10x the amount of electricity as California. It's why China is building electrolysis capacity & a hydrogen pipeline to Beijing - so they can charge their batteries with green energy.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 13

>20 million tons of ammonia is moved by ship every year. People have been shipping ammonia for over 50 years by sea. Yes, it's toxic but it decomposes quickly & naturally if there is a spill. If we didn't have ammonia >50% of the world's population would die from starvation so its worth the risk.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 13

You're off your rocker Bruce. Sharing a Cleantechnica article by Michael Barnard is the antithesis of demonstrating you know what you're talking about. Hydrogen has a big role to play in sustainable energy and transportation.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 13

Agree with HYPX. No one says "black batteries" or "gray batteries" but coal & diesel are absolutely critical to the mining, refining, manufacture and distribution of batteries. Making hydrogen with subsurface natural gas is still better on CO2 emissions than diesel by 50% with none of other issues.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 13

You fell for Musk's lies. Now you fall for Michael Barnard's lies. Wake up Brodie. If you're still reading Cleantechnica, you haven't cleansed yourself of Musk's cult. If you care about the environment and you don't recognize hydrogen's role, you're doing it wrong.

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respectmyplanet.org @respectmyplanet.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hard working folks are implementing hydrogen rail projects in California,Canada,Germany,India,&Japan. Countries like France,Italy,Netherlands,Denmark,Norway, & UK have expressed interest in implementing hydrogen rail. All of these hard working folks are up against anti-hydrogen fanatics like Dylan.

Dylan McConnell @dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social · Aug 11

.. there are dumber things you can do with hydrogen, but jeez light rail must be up there

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