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Energy and Environmental Review: October 18, 2021

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- October 18, 2021

This fortnightly Master Resource post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, published every other week by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. The complete MBN for this post can be found here.

Of special interest in this issue is Jim Clarkson’s essay on the future role of natural gas.

Renewable Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
A Closer Look at Renewable-Energy Disposal
More endangered right whales using New England wind energy areas
Turbines aren’t running at night, to save bats. Should customers pay for that?

Wind Energy:
China’s Stunning Green Energy Collapse Should Come As No Surprise
Dr. Ausubel: Wind may be renewable, but it is not green
Filmmaker annoys climate freaks by telling the truth about wind energy
Biden administration plans for massive expansion of offshore wind projects

Solar Energy:
How Virginia farmers say solar project is destroying their land
NY DEC Releases New Regulations for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane in State Waters

Nuclear Energy:
Nuclear Energy Could Bridge The Energy Transition Gap
Macron pushes nuclear, hydrogen power in €30 billion plan to reverse industrial decline
Dominion asks for VA’s approval of plans to extend life of nuclear plants beyond 2050

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Left-Wing Groups Plan ‘Civil Disobedience’ to Ban ‘Fossil Fuels’
Natural Gas WILL Play A Big Part in America’s Energy Future!

Energy and Environmental Review: October 4, 2021

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- October 4, 2021

This fortnightly Master Resource post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, published every other week by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. The complete MBN for this post can be found here.

Of special interest in this issue is a video by Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation on the role of wind and solar in wounding the Texas electricity grid.

Greed Energy Economics:
Short video: The Great Texas Freeze of 2021
New legislation would set Michigan wind turbine tax table
Europe’s energy crisis goes from bad to worse as Russia keeps firm grip on supply

Renewable Energy Health and Eco-consequences:
Slaughter of the seabirds
Crippling Cost of Ontario’s Obsession With Wind Power: 71% Increase in Power Bills

Wind Energy:
Conservation group backs permanent moratorium on Great Lakes turbines
Wind turbine collapses hours before official launch
New Documentary: Headwind”21
The List of Wind Energy Rejections the Sierra Club Doesn’t Want You to See
Turbine Noise Nuisance Case Uncovers Wind Industry’s Culture of Lies & Deceit

Solar Energy:
Solar trade woes cast a pall over Biden’s climate goals
Thirst for renewable energy creates a rural conundrum
The Backyard Battle for New York’s Climate Future
Vermont Does Something Right about Solar

Nuclear Energy:
Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without humans

Fossil Fuel Energy:
How cheap fracking was killed by Green lies and Russian propaganda
Fossil Fuels are a strategic asset
It Looks Like America’s Energy Future Is Still Going to Be a Gas
China rations electricity amid coal shortages and climate push
The Next Plandemic – China’s Faux Energy Crisis

Miscellaneous Energy News:
Are Big Electric Utilities But A Circle of Corruption Today?

Energy and Environmental Review: September 20, 2021

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- September 20, 2021

This fortnightly Master Resource post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, published every other week by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. The complete MBN for this post can be found here.

Of special interest in this issue is The Deep Optimism Manifesto, by David Siegel, which pays tribute to Julian Simon and explains again the historical basis for his outlook and its implications for our future.

Greed Energy Economics:
Energy Prices in Europe Hit Records After Wind Stops Blowing
We cannot afford to stop and start society based on the wind blowing
The High Cost of Wind, Solar and Battery Systems in North East US
UK electricity prices now most expensive in Europe (largely due to renewables)
Greenflation: Household bills to soar by more than £1,500 a year, analysts warn
Solar Project Sale Reveals Green Energy Sorcery

Renewable Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
Report: Rise of the Eco-Right
Missouri’s largest wind farm isn’t running at night for fear of killing endangered bats
Wind industry faces its own green dilemma: landfills
EV Battery Fires Won’t Keep Pols from Putting You in Them

Wind Energy:
Wind turbine nuisance test case starts in Australian Supreme court
Oregon farmers allege violations at wind turbine project

Nuclear Energy:
Small Nuclear Reactors Will Power Our Future
China prepares to test thorium-fueled nuclear reactor
Nuclear Fusion: U.S.

Energy and Environmental Review: September 7, 2021

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- September 7, 2021

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: June 2, 2020

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- June 2, 2020

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: May 18, 2020

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- May 18, 2020

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: May 4, 2020

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- May 4, 2020

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: April 20, 2020

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- April 20, 2020

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: April 6, 2020

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- April 6, 2020

Energy & Environmental Newsletter: March 23, 2020

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- March 23, 2020