Ed. Note: This post excerpts energy and climate material from the Media Balance Newsletter, a free fortnighly published by physicist John Droz Jr., founder of the Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions. The complete Newsletter for this post can be found here.

Unreliables (General):
*** Michael Bloomberg’s $1 Billion Assault on The Electric Grid
Solar, wind developers rebuffed in NY
The myth of affordable green energy is over

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Offshore Wind is an Economic and Environmental Catastrophe
How’s That Offshore Project Going, Man
NY delivers crippling blow to green energy development, jeopardizing Biden’s climate goals
Biden admin hit with lawsuit over offshore wind plans as locals rise up

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)

Solar Energy:
‘Europe isn’t profitable’ – Solar industry warns of hurdles to EU’s green tech drive

Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** The Nations that Dominate the Global Economy
*** AAF on US Drained Petroleum Reserve
*** Drill, Baby, Drill
*** EIA: Global fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions to rise through 2050 
Imagine No Jets, Ships, Defense, or Space Program

Electric Vehicles (EVs):
*** China’s graphite curbs send green warning shot
*** EV Battery Factory Will Require So Much Energy It Needs a Coal Plant to Power It
Electric cars risk becoming uninsurable

Miscellaneous Energy:
*** Powering The Unplugged
*** How the Inflation Reduction Act Bankrolls EPA Overreach
The heat-pump nightmare is far from over
Green Hydrogen Needs Vast Subsidies 
Critics Assail Biden’s ‘War on American Energy’ on National Energy Appreciation Day 

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** No Way, Norway
Era of ‘Unquestioned and Unchallenged’ Climate Change Claims Is Over
How Groupthink, Misinformation, and Lack of Self-Correction Undermined Climate Science
Is New York Times Senior Writer David Leonhardt Lying, Lazy, or Just Stupid?…

“Hydrogen from electrolysis, called green hydrogen, typically costs more than $5 per kilogram, or more than five times the price when produced from natural gas.”

“The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act offers an astounding subsidy of $3 to produce a kilogram of green hydrogen, three times the market price. Imagine a subsidy of $150,000 to purchase a $50,000 electric car or a subsidy of $12 to produce a $4 gallon of gasoline. There appears to be no end to the cash governments will pay to try to establish a hydrogen economy.”

World leaders tout “green hydrogen” as an essential fuel in the renewable energy transition. Today, heavy industries use huge amounts of coal and natural gas to produce products needed by society. Governments propose to replace hydrocarbon fuels with hydrogen fuel, using hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies.…

“It started with gas cooking.  It will end with getting gas out of homes and business entirely, If they can. Basically, what we’re witnessing is the energy equivalent of ethnic cleansing. I’ve been saying this for years but now it should be obvious.”

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Biden Administration has significantly accelerated the pace of minimum appliance efficiency rulemaking. With this acceleration, there has been a marked decrease in DOE’s analytical quality and transparency. The purpose of this update is to summarize:

1. Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
2. Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products; Boilers
3. Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters

Note: In DOE-speak, the term ‘consumer’ means non commercial/industrial, or just residential.

Part 1: Consumer Cooking Products

On April 27, 2023, MasterResource published DOE vs.…

A new grassroots coalition has formed to push back against the Biden Administration’s war against consumer-chosen, taxpayer-neutral motor vehicle options in the United States. As such, it is a new battleground against the industrial climate complex (including major car companies), which is at odds with consumers, taxpayers, and freedom.

Here is the pitch:

Tell Biden To Back Off America’s Cars

The Biden administration is moving swiftly to get rid of gas-fueled cars–essentially through abolition.

A new proposed rule from Biden’s EPA would allow American automakers to have only ONE THIRD of their total yearly production be traditional gas and diesel powered vehilces, while forcing the remaining TWO THIRDS of all automobiles produced in America to be electric powered. 

This proposed regulation, among others, [is] depriving the American public of vehicle choice that most fits their lifestyle and could easily affect economic growth in this country by stifling transportation.