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Some of the more important articles in this issue are:
Maine Governor establishes a state Wind Advisory Committee and a wind moratorium
Nations with more renewables have more expensive electricity
US Tariffs on Solar Mark Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet
NYS: Solar Projects not viable when they pay normal property taxes (!)
Germany shows how shifting to renewable energy can backfire
Landowners sue Indiana County over inadequate wind ordinance
Expert: Noise Standards May Not Protect Residents Near Proposed Wind Project
Conservation, Not Environmentalism
Fossil Fuels’ Share Of Total Energy Use Unchanged in 40 Years!
Industrial wind turbines threaten our way of life
Why China wants to dominate green energy
Europeans scold while the U.S. leads
New Book Review: We Will Make You Green
The Pentagon: Global warming not a security threat
U.S. Regains The Ability To Identify Real National Security Threats
The Climate-Change Doomsday Just Got Canceled
NYS Fossil Fuel Lawsuit: Legal Flim Flam
Manufacturing Climate Consensus — the Early History of the IPCC
A tale of climate cash, collusion, and apparently, corruption
A Discussion of The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change
A ‘Climate Skeptic’ Just Took Charge Of EU Environment Policy
New Study Shows Past Research On Rising Ocean Temps Built On Faulty Science
Greed Energy Economics:
Nations with more renewables have more expensive electricity
US Tariffs on Solar Mark Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet
NYS: Solar Projects are not viable when they pay normal property taxes (!)
Germany shows how shifting to renewable energy can backfire
Legislator To Wind Industry: ‘Government is Not Your Sugar Daddy’
Laborers, neighbors spar over Illinois wind project plan
Study: Green Energy Policies are Sacrificing the Poor
New Englanders Have Only Themselves to Blame for Energy Price Spikes
Study Warns of Increasing Turbine Costs
India proposes 70% provisional duty on solar cells and modules
How Trump’s Tax Plan Made It Harder to Finance Renewables
What Is the Impact of Tax Reform on US Wind Tax Equity Deals?
Trump Administration Considers Funding Massive Wind Project
Regulators stall University of Maine offshore wind project
US DOE Offers $3M Prize for Solar Innovation
Turbine Health Matters:
Landowners sue Indiana County over inadequate wind ordinance
Expert: Noise Standards May Not Protect Residents Near Proposed Wind Project
Nebraska Airport Authority Opposes Nearby Wind Turbines
Wind Turbines and Trespass Zoning
Property Rights End At Property Lines
New news: two different Canadian turbines, break in half
Australian University’s five-year study investigates wind turbine health effects
Renewable Energy Destroying Ecosystems:
Conservation, Not Environmentalism
More drinking water woes related to wind turbines
Some birds are so stressed by noise it looks like they have PTSD
Wind Turbines Still Problematic for Wildlife
Developers: Weakening of bird protections has no “significant impact” on Lake Erie wind project
Miscellaneous Energy News:
Maine Governor establishes a state Wind Advisory Committee and a wind moratorium
Fossil Fuels’ Share Of Total Energy Use Unchanged in 40 Years!
Industrial wind turbines threaten our way of life
Why China wants to dominate green energy
Europeans scold while the U.S. leads
Perry: US ‘not just exporting energy, we’re exporting freedom’
FERC issues disturbing ruling against DOE
NY Community Hearing Draws Wind Turbine Critics
Cold temps remind of the importance of reliable energy
Mass. turned to oil and coal during the cold snap. Here’s what went wrong
Study Warns of New England’s Precarious Energy Future
A surge, then a fade for Pennsylvania’s wind industry
Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate backs lawsuit against Midamerican Energy
NYS Legislator introduces bill to protect military facilities from wind turbines
NC: Offshore Drilling Benefits Exceed the Cost
How Australia’s Renewables Obsession Destroyed its Reliable & Cheap Power Supply
The US threat to Australia: reliable and cheap energy
Mexico Court Puts Stop To 396 MW Wind Project
Germany’s National Power Grid Mess — 172,000 Power Outages Annually!
Good new media source Clear Energy Alliance
Texas is number one wind state due to lack of any regulations
Heartland’s Submitted Comments on the Clean Power Plan
Navy may torpedo offshore California wind project
Manmade Global Warming Articles:
New Book Review: We Will Make You Green
The Pentagon: Global warming not a security threat
U.S. Regains The Ability To Identify Real National Security Threats
The Climate-Change Doomsday Just Got Canceled
NYS Fossil Fuel Lawsuit: Legal Flim Flam
Manufacturing Climate Consensus — the Early History of the IPCC
A tale of climate cash, collusion, and apparently, corruption
A Discussion of The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change
A ‘Climate Skeptic’ Just Took Charge Of EU Environment Policy
New Study Shows Past Research On Rising Ocean Temps Built On Faulty Science
485 Scientific 2017 Papers Undermine Supposed ‘Consensus’ on Climate Change
The Children’s Climate Lawsuit Against The Children
Monckton Writes to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Clean Power Plan
Study: Spurns Anthropogenic CO2 Warming
Carbon bounties (not taxes) could save us from the next Little Ice Age
Merkel Lectured Trump On Global Warming, Now Germany Abandoning Its Climate Goal
Germany Becomes the New Poster Child for Climate Change Hypocrisy
New Study: German 2050 CO2 Reductions Could Cost $2.8 TRILLION!
Select lawmakers urge Trump: make security strategy include climate again
Why the “Population Bomb” Never Exploded
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to sue his way to “cleaner” planet
Study: Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible
Unexpected Environmental Source Of Methane Discovered
Study: Climate Models Under-estimate Cloud Cooling Effect
Short video: The Cloud Mystery
Weather Icon John Coleman Dies
Archive: George Carlin’s classic (short) skit on Global Warming
Good books by Climate Skeptics
James Hansen: Natural Factors May Cause New Global Warming Hiatus
Video: The Environment — A True Story
Al Gore would have lost global warming bet
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Energy And Environmental Newsletter – January 29th 2018
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