Kim Rogalin posted on social media (Facebook) about the controversy concerning the (now removed) Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (fourth edition) of the National Academy of Sciences Federal Judicial Center (FJC). Her post (August 28, 2026) summarized a Federalist article, “After Climate Activism Scandal, 25 State AGs Push Feds to Suspend Grants to National Science Org,” where author Shown Fleetwood wrote:
…The problem with that chapter centered on the fact it was not neutral or unbiased, as the science manual is supposed to be, but was written by activist lawyers and academics actively involved in climate lawsuits filed across the nation, plus plaintiffs, advisors, and climate experts participating in those trials. Being written by public advocates of climate lawsuits, while citing materials and using whole sections written by attorneys and academics testifying for the plaintiffs in those lawsuits, doesn’t just tiptoe along the line of the appearance of impropriety.
“Bipartisan support for commercial fission in Congress and the White House has opened the subsidy floodgates and, to an extent, reined-in overregulation. But the information of a free market where government is neutral is needed for the first time in the history of the industry.”
Free-market energy adherents are warned to not make commercial nuclear power (fission) the new government darling in place of wind, solar, and batteries. Instead, a free-market framework needs to be established to let the market decide with government neutral.
Special government favor created this peacetime industry in the 1950s, and its heralded promise never eventualized since. At the same time, turbine technology to generate electricity put fuel oil and natural gas into the game, providing much needed (fossil fuel) competition to coal. Wind and solar as grid electricity were nowhere through the 1960s and into the 1970s.…
“The ‘invisible hand’ is at work to enable the dash-to-gas (and diesel too) in the catch-up period for economical, large-scale power generation.”
Climate alarmist/activist Jamie Skaar provided a ‘current’ from the POWERGEN International conference held in San Antonio. His summary on LinkedIn (no link: he blocked me) follows verbatim [with my additions in brackets].
Industry Leaders Signal Major Shift in Gas Turbine Market: Key Takeaways
“Recent insights … reveal an unexpected trend: Gas turbine demand is surging to levels not seen since the early 2000s. What’s driving this growth during our push toward renewables? The answer lies in the unprecedented expansion of data centers and electrification, creating extraordinary demand for reliable, round-the-clock power.”
“Let’s examine what industry leaders are seeing:
1. Current Market Dynamics
– Over 7,000 gas turbines operating in U.S.…