This post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, a free fortnightly published by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. The complete Newsletter for this post can be found here.
Greed Energy Economics:
*** Inflation Reduction Act’s costly green giveaways
Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
Buy Woke, Go Broke: The Failure of ESG Investing
Unreliables Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
Archive Report: Green Killing Machines: The impact of renewable energy on wildlife and nature
Unreliables (General):
*** The “green” scam of the century: “Renewables” increase fossil fuel demands
*** The Big Lie
Solar Costs Jump, More Offshore (and Onshore) Wind Woes, SMR Update
Will Wind and Solar Hammer Hydro in Washington State?
Wind Energy:
*** Supposed Guardians of Rhode Island’s Waters Sell Out to Big Wind
*** UK evidence that offshore wind kills whales, dolphins, etc.
*** The Declining Life Expectancy of Wind Farms
Solar Energy:
*** Matt Ridley wins a major complaint against him re this Solar article
*** China and the solar fiasco
Nuclear Energy:
*** Report: Conserve to Convert
*** A “New Nuclear Posture” for the US is vital in a Hungry World
*** Germany Is Smug About Its Energy Errors
Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** Fossil fuels make hurricanes like Hurricanes Helene and Milton better, not worse
Hydrogen Energy:
*** The Hydrogen Bust Is Here
*** The DEFR Follies — Cost Of Hydrogen Storage
DOE Announces up to $46 Million to Advance Hydrogen…
Lithium Energy:
Lithium mining: the hidden environmental cost
Researchers say Arkansas may have 19M tons of lithium critical for battery power
Electric Vehicles (EVs):
*** Fires, Pollution and Slavery: EVs’ Ugly Truth
Left’s Climate and EV Craze Couldn’t Make China Happier
Who Wants a Used EV?
Used EVs Sell for Bargain Prices Now, Putting Owners and Dealers in a Bind
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** Video: Key differences between Trump and Harris on Energy
*** EPA’s Power Plant Rule Is Inflicting Irreparable Harm
*** Indonesia Dumps Climate Politics in Favor of Energy Security
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Richard Lindzen: Claims of Consensus on Climate Change Have Been Propagandistic from the Beginning
*** Hurricanes, Twisters and Floods — Oh My!
*** RFKjr: The Pipeline Deception
Repeal Biden’s Entire Destructive Climate Change Program
Manmade Global Warming — Miscellaneous:
*** Study: A recent surge in global warming is not detectable yet
*** Climate change is NOT a public health issue
How Can the Church Navigate Climate Confusion While Fostering Human Development?
Report: The Ethics of Decarbonization for the Poor
Overnight Success: Biden’s Climate Splurge Gives Billions to Nonprofit Newbies
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