Energy and Environmental Review: January 8, 2024

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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.

Greed Energy Economics:
*** Economic Health Watch: Utility Costs
*** There’s no justification for green energy subsidies and mandates

Unreliables (General):
“Green” agendas are carrying governors to political cliffs
As Wind and Solar Power Falter, U.N. Climate Agreement becomes Wishful Thinking

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Giant offshore wind project axed in blow to Biden’s green goals
Albany’s Green Machine Goes Rogue
Cost of insuring offshore wind ‘doubled’ amid heavy losses: leading broker
Status of US  Offshore Wind Projects: 2023 Edition

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)
*** Court orders wind farm to be torn down after golden eagle death
*** Federal Judge Sides with Osage Nation, Orders Removal of 84 Wind Turbines
The Wind Power Scam
Turbine troubles and project pullout: Recharge’s best-read of 2023

Solar Energy:
*** As more & more counties get more solar projects…here’s some truth about them

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Alex Epstein Discussing Fossil Future with students — Part 2
Coal’s Life-Saving Role Ignored By Climate-Obsessed Media
Two Days After COP28, IEA Delivers More Coal Hard Reality
Old King Coal at COP28: Uninvited Guest or Star of the Show?

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Energy and Environmental Review: December 18, 2023

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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.

Greed Energy Economics:
*** Economic Euthanasia
*** The Crippling Economic Costs of Green Energy Subsidies
*** Mind-Bogglingly Costly Green Boondoggles Leave Carbon, Temperatures Virtually Untouched

Unreliables: Energy, Health, and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** Upstate NY resident presents wind turbine concerns to County Board of Health
Industrial Wind Turbines Are Slaughtering Millions of Birds and Bats

Unreliables (General):
*** Insiders warn shifting to green energy could disrupt power grid reliability
***Another Critical Thinker Reaches The Obvious Conclusion: Intermittent Renewables Can’t Work On Their Own
*** The Black Lie at the Heart of Net Zero Energy Fantasies
Michigan Dems Big Foot The Locals

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Great Lakes Icebreaker project on Ice: high hopes dashed

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)
7,500 wind turbines in Spain to be dismantled within five years

Solar Energy:
*** New: Solar Resistance Plan of Action
Why The Residential Solar Industry is in Danger of Imploding
Maine community approves ban on commercial solar facilities

Nuclear Energy:
*** COP 28 – Young people positive about nuclear energy
First Two SMR-300 Units Slated to be Built at Michigan’s Palisades Site
Poland’s Coal-to-Nuclear plans move forward with U.S.

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Energy and Environmental Review: December 4, 2023

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Ed. Note: 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:
*** Study: Green Energy and Economic Fabulism
*** Study: Residents in Blue States Pay Much More for Electricity than in Red States
Michigan Energy Plan: At Least $200 Billion For Wind, Solar and Corporate Profits With No Effect On Global Climate
The US should take warning from the huge costs of British floating wind power

Unreliables: Energy, Health, and Ecosystem Consequences:
World Leaders Ignore Growing Safety Issues with Green Energy

Unreliables (General):
*** The Green Energy Wall gradually coming into focus
*** New York energy transition faces reliability challenges, grid operator says
The Biden Energy Slush Fund
Demonstration Challenge

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** What Happened to the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Boom?

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Energy and Environmental Review: November 20, 2023

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Ed. Note: 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:
*** Energy Subsidies
*** Wind and Solar Subsidies in Perspective
*** Collapse of projects shows again that wind power is not affordable
New York’s Ten Point Plan Contract Renegotiation
Dutch energy prices double amid green transition

Unreliables: Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** Wind Turbines and Health: The Studies
*** What You Need to Know: Rural Stray Voltage, EMF, 5G, Solar and Wind Farms

Unreliables (General):
*** A Precipitous Dash to a Power Grid Reliability Crisis
*** Mark Mills video: Green energy – folly or the future?

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Energy and Environmental Review: November 6, 2023

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Energy and Environmental Review: October 23, 2023

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Energy and Environmental Review: October 9, 2023

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Energy and Environmental Review: September 25, 2023

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Energy and Environmental Review: September 11, 2023

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Energy and Environmental Review: August 28, 2023

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