The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy & environmental policies. Our basic position is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science. It’s all spelled out at WiseEnergy.org, which is a wealth of energy and environmental resources.
A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every 3 weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and environmental matters. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.
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Some (quite a few!) standout articles in this issue are:
NC House Passes Major Bill to Freeze its RPS
Wind Turbines are Less Effective than Assumed and CO2 Abatement Cost is Higher
Association Between Wind Turbines and Human Distress
Carbon Capture (and the hypocrisy of environmental groups)
Wind and Solar Transmission Planning
The Global Thirst for Low-Cost Electricity Continues Driving Coal Demand
Wind Energy Impact on Grid Stability and Operation
Let’s Run the Numbers: Nuclear vs Wind and Solar
Dominion: Offshore Wind is Too Expensive
Ten Reasons to Eliminate the Wind PTC
Climate Advisers Must Maintain Integrity
Earth Day: 22 Ways to Think about the Climate-Change Debate
See also two special sections this time, which include several reports on:
1) Climate data integrity, and the the accuracy of climate computer models
2) the Catholic Church and climate change
Greed Energy Economics:
Wind turbines are less effective and CO2 abatement cost is higher than assumed
Dominion: Offshore Wind Too Expensive
Let’s Run the Numbers: Nuclear vs Wind and Solar
The Global Thirst for Low-Cost Electricity Continues Driving Coal Demand
Least Cost Electricity is Critical
Ten Reasons to Eliminate the Wind PTC
Out of Control IRS Rewriting Laws (e.g. PTC)
The New Wind PTC Elimination Act (HR 1901)
Marchant Wields Blade Against Wind Subsidies
Tax Agency uncovers alleged wind farm payoff scheme
Maine lawmakers hear proposals to return ‘and’ to energy law
South Africa Prefers being Rich rather then Green
Price Check: Why Solar City’s solar projects cost taxpayers $12 million
Green Projects Stay Dirty as Pollution-Credit Values Tumble 98%
Turbine Health Matters:
Association Between Wind Turbines and Human Distress
Denmark Calls Halt to More Wind Farm Harm
The Sonic Doom of Vladimir Gavreau
Turbine Wildlife Matters:
Extra Crispy? California Solar Project Killed 3,500 Birds
Study tracking where bird migration paths could cross offshore wind zone
Miscellaneous Energy News:
NC House Passes Major Bill to Freeze RPS
Wind and Solar Transmission Planning
Nuclear Power – Climate Change Warrior for the 21st Century
Wind Energy Impact on Grid Stability and Operation
Wind & Solar – We’re Not Betting the Farm, We’re Betting the Planet
Wind Energy Myths are Spun by Lobbyists and Salespeople
Wind Turbines Useless for CO2 Reduction
Energy Security Must Include Reliable Power
Wind Energy vs Hydro in New England
Sunnier Take on NC’s Environment
State lawmaker part of effort to stop Ohio wind project
NY Citizens meet to oppose local wind project
Apple Installs Diesel Generators for 100% Renewable Facility
Cameron: UK will Scrap Funds for Wind Projects
In France, Generals Block Wind Farms for Fear of Jamming Radar
Archive: The Catch-22 of Energy Storage
Manmade Global Warming Articles:
Climate Advisers Must Maintain Integrity
Earth Day: 22 Ways to Think about the Climate-Change Debate
Young American’s Growing Mistrust of Science
Climate Change and the ‘Settled Science’ Bullies
A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development
US Senators vote to block EPA’s use of ‘secret science’
Antarctic Sea Ice Expands To New Record In April
Media Turns a Blind Eye to EPA Funded Shills
University of Western Australia pulls out of Bjorn Lomborg center
Human Use of Water Found to Contribute to Sea-Level Rise (archive)
New Paper concludes US SLR not accelerating
Manmade Global Warming: Computer Models & Data Integrity:
NOAA Caught Rewriting US Temperature History, Again
Inquiry Launched Into Global Temperature Data Integrity
Averaging Temperature Averages
The Official Australian Temperatures Adjustments are in the Wrong Direction
Comparing the model-simulated global warming signal to observations
Updated Satellite Data Shows Even Less Global Warming Than Before
Is Global Sea Level Responding as Predicted by Climate Models?
Climate Change: The Single Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History
The Catholic Church and Manmade Global Warming:
The Church’s Official Document: Climate Change and the Common Good
Cardinal Pell: Be Prudent with Climate Claims
Catholic Churchmen Dance to Enviro-Pagan Puppet Masters
An Open Letter to Pope Francis on Climate Change
Four Things to Remember About the Pope’s Environmental Letter
Vatican becomes an arm of godless United Nations with climate statement
Pope Francis Apparently Doesn’t Know IPCC Climate Objective Contradicts Catholic Doctrine
Green Policy — Complicity in Genocide?
Pope’s position on climate change really about population control
Silencing Skeptics, Conservatives and Free Speech
Our proposed national energy slogan is “All of the Sensible” (in contrast to the absurd “All of the Above”). Once legislators have grasped that concept, the foolishness of the “leveling the playing field” idea also becomes apparent. (Should the 18-wheeler trucks and golf cart playing field be leveled?) Additionally we should be using the term “unreliables” when speaking of renewables. Please pass these on. [US citizens should make sure to get up-to-speed with what is on our PTCFacts.Info pages, as the PTC is still a political issue.]
Please pass this information on to other open-minded, science-oriented people. If you know anyone who would like to periodically like to get AWED emailings, please email me.
Thank you for your support.
Recent Energy And Environmental News – May 11th 2015
By John Droz, Jr ~ This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz. For this Issue, I have added two special sections this time, which include several reports on: 1) Climate data integrity, and the the accuracy of climate computer models 2)…
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