The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).

A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

Retail Electricity Prices for sample countries

Wind Turbines Threaten Property Values in Upstate NY

Billions in U.S. solar projects shelved after Trump panel tariff

Texas Wind Power Story — Part One

Sound (and Light) Reasons to Tilt at Windmills

Judge’s ruling against Minnesota wind farm causes alarm for advocates

The Observed Impacts of Wind Turbines on Local Vegetation Growth

Essay: Wind Energy Illusions

Archive: Wind and Solar have a Secret Friend — Gas

Wind Developer ordered to buy out Minnesota homeowners

Being “Green” is Easy — Ignore the Facts

Taking aim at the real polluters: some US Environmental Groups

Newly Elected Ontario Premier’s encouraging Statement on Wind Energy

New Texas Wind Project Could Interfere with Radars

Environmentalists don’t support nuclear — as there is no money in it

How North Korea Has Weaponized Electricity

EPA Celebrates 500 Days of American Greatness

Fellows of the Royal Geological Society pushback over climate position

The Rise of Political Correctness

The Corruption of Science

Identity Politics Undermining Science

A Different War of Attrition

Americans Served Badly by a Religion that has Run Its Course

Ten Religious Reasons Against Climate Change

Steve Milloy doesn’t like ‘climate bed wetters’

Three Climate Change Questions Answered

Greed Energy Economics:

Retail Electricity Prices for sample countries

Wind Turbines Threaten Property Values in Upstate NY

Billions in U.S.…

“United States withdrawal [from the Paris accord] could become a specific excuse for countries that were hesitant to join in the first place…. The second thing is withdrawal of our financial support and technical support for other countries, particularly developing countries, for both mitigation and adaptation.”

– John Holdren, May 31, 2017

John Holdren is the proverbial gift-that-keeps-on-giving. He has toned down–but not repudiated–his past of exaggerated alarms. (Remember his worry about one billion climate-related deaths by 2020?)

In the wake of President’s Trump decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Kiley Korth of the Center for American Progress interviewed Obama’s former science advisor. The entire interview is reprinted below in light of the new story line from ThinkProgress that Trump’s decision was really not that important! So Holdren then versus ThinkProgress now.…

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies. Our premise is that technical matters like these should be addressed by using Real Science (please consult WiseEnergy.org for more information).

A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every three weeks we put together a newsletter to balance what is found in the mainstream media about energy and the environment. We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing this information.

Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

Study: Wind turbines increase the dependence on fossil fuel plants

Current government renewable energy policies actually benefit fossil fuels

Visualizing the U.S. Clean Air Success Story

NYS’s Green Energy Roulette

Following passage of good wind law, wind developer loses interest in NY town

Renewable Energy Use In Europe Didn’t Stop CO2 Levels From Rising

From Russia With Love

Military review requirement added to Oklahoma wind development process

Is 100% Renewable Energy Possible?…

[Editor Note: On June 1, 2017, President Trump provided one of the greatest political moments in the history of the sustainability debate between Malthusianism and free-market environmentalism with this decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. His statement (and that of EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt) are reprinted below.

“Thus, as of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris Accord and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on our country. This includes ending the implementation of the nationally determined contribution and, very importantly, the Green Climate Fund which is costing the United States a vast fortune.”

“The United States, under the Trump administration, will continue to be the cleanest and most environmentally friendly country on Earth…. We will be environmentally friendly, but we’re not going to put our businesses out of work and we’re not going to lose our jobs.”