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 three weeks this newsletter is compiled to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and environmental matters.
Some standout articles in this issue, are:
An exceptional TV interview about journalistic incompetence (think AGW, Wind Energy, etc.)
Scientists Say New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria
Dr. Curry on: Draft APS Statement on Climate Change
How Colleges Are Becoming Greenhouses for Sustainability Indoctrination
Wind Turbine Leaseholders May be on the Hook for Billions
What’s the True Cost of Wind Power?
Federal Government Protects Bat, Angers Industry
The Environmentalists’ Civil War
How to Fight the Great Wind Power Fraud
US DOE Wind Fantasies — same assumptions, same results
Greed Energy Economics:
What’s the True Cost of Wind Power?
Wind Turbine Leaseholders May be on the Hook for Billions
Maine Governor: Wind power is too expensive
Energy Cost Impacts on American Families
Pulling the Plug on Renewable Energy
Yet Another Renewable Ripoff: Contracts for Difference
Bloomberg Raises Payout to Sierra Club to $80 Million
Wind & Sun are Free — but Wind Energy & Solar are Expensive
Congress Should End the Wind PTC
The German electricity crisis – twice the price, but everyone’s going broke
On Tax Day, Big Wind Gets A Windfall
Early Warning on Nuclear Cost Risk
Japan returns to nuclear to get economy back on track
Turbine Health Matters:
Falmouth Wind Turbines Infra Sound Study
Execution by Wind Energy (a short, humorous video)
Enviro Money Coopting Conservatives
Turbines are Hell to Live Near
Turbine Wildlife Matters:
Federal Government Protects Bat, Angers Industry
USF&WS Protects Northern Long-Eared Bat
Sacrificing at the altar of wind energy
Miscellaneous Energy News:
The Environmentalists’ Civil War
NC 2015 Energy Report (some excellent observations)
North Carolina’s Bill to cancel their RPS
US DOE Wind Fantasies — same assumptions, same results
How to Fight the Great Wind Power Fraud
Why Environmentalists Will Eventually Hate Renewable Power
“Clean Power” Plan Justification is Hot Air
Good website for info on concrete used for wind turbines
Historic Loch Ness Community Under Turbine Assault
Wind Turbines: Western NY residents deserve to know the other side
Maine Lawsuit about scenic impact of wind turbines on mountain areas
White House Cancels Clean Coal Project
Some 50% of Germany’s New Power Facilities are no Longer Economical
Annual Number of Turbines that catch fire is ten x what the industry admits
Why India is at War with Greenpeace
Fracking’s New Legal Threat-Earthquake Suits
Reuse Fracking Wells for Geothermal Energy
Oregon Energy Plan May Include Invasive Weeds
New Jersey advocates of solar energy projects haven’t seen the light
Solar Panel Companies Deceive Homeowners
Rooftop Solar is Harmful, Part 1
Manmade Global Warming Articles:
An exceptional interview about journalistic incompetence (think AGW)
Scientists Say New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria
Dr. Curry on: Draft APS Statement on Climate Change
How Colleges Are Becoming Greenhouses for Sustainability Indoctrination
Report: How the Sustainability Movement is Undermining Higher Education
The Psychological Rationale behind Environmentalism
“National Climate Assessment” silliness
Ocean pH Accuracy Arguments Challenged with 80 Years of Instrument Data
US Senators sent letter to EPA asking for answers
Climate Sensitivity: the Victimization Game
Open Letter to the Despicable BBC
The IPCC Mind Trick (a cartoon by Steve Hunter)
A worthwhile new Internet site: The Stewards Blog
The Trouble with Google as Truthsayer
W.Va. education board adopts climate change teaching standards
Wood Pellets are Not Climate Friendly
Climate Change Deniers Are Completely Insane
Greenpeace Activist Calls for Climate Change “Deniers” to be Beheaded
Physicists Battle over Meaning of “Incontrovertible” in Global Warming Fight
‘Climate change’ debate should be settled by science
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.]
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