“So all you are left with days later is people remembering what a shocking and senseless thing somebody did who is associated with the climate movement…. this is a terrible messaging strategy.” (- Joe Romm, below)

Yesterday’s post highlighted the civil war within the climate activist camp on the usefulness of civil disobedience in revving up the public into climate action. Michael Mann warned, “the damage done by deeply misguided individuals who in principle would seem to be on the side of climate action but are instead dividing the community and playing right into the agenda of the forces of inaction.”

Joseph Romm, the perennially errant climate intellectual, similarly warned.

JUST STOP ALREADY! Why, why, why is our side so … senseless???

In case it wasn’t obvious, this tactic is self-defeating and senseless.…

“In all, a New York Times analysis … counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. More than a dozen other potential rollbacks remained in progress by the end but were not finalized by the end of the administration’s term.” (- Coral Davenport. NYT)

With Trump 47 just ahead, a look back at Trump 45 energy and environmental policies is timely. This stocktaking by the New York Times (Coral Davenport, “The Trump Administration Rolled Back More than 100 Environmental Rules,” January 22, 2021) counted 98 rollbacks that were completed, with 14 in process.

“Over four years, the Trump administration dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals,” Davenport began.

In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr.

Climate scientist/activist Joyce Kimutai gave a frank assessment of the just completed two-week UN climate conference of parties (COP 29) on social media. Hers is a refreshing take in comparison to the whining of the developing (statist) countries seeking handouts and the glass-one-eighth-full newspaper reporting from the mainstream media. She began:

Now, as I recover from the exhaustion of the past weeks, I find myself sitting on my couch, sipping sweet Kenyan tea, while reflecting on the outcomes of COP29.

As the climate crisis deepens, multilateralism is weakening, leaving vulnerable communities at the center of geopolitical tensions. The $300 billion commitment is both insignificant and shameful in the grand scheme of addressing the climate emergency.

I participated in numerous negotiation and coordination sessions, as well as side events. One side event focused on the need to improve scenarios to better represent an equitable world.

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:
Another Wind Project Surpasses $ Billion in Subsidies
The Disastrous Economics of Trying to Power an Electrical Grid with 100% Intermittent Renewables

Unreliables: Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** Inaudible Infrasound from Wind Turbines Disturbs Health of Humans and ALL Organisms

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Red Power
Trump must trash Biden’s radical ‘environment justice’ rules on Day 1

Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** Ten Climate/Energy Action Items Trump Should Take On
*** Chris Wright, An Unapologetic Energy Humanist, Will Be The Next Secretary Of Energy
*** Chris Wright: An Energy Secretary Nominee Who Actually Knows Energy
*** Why I strongly support Chris Wright for Secretary of Energy — Epstein
Trump says Interior pick Burgum will chair new National Energy Council
Weatherizing Your Home for Winter
New Data Shows NY is Nowhere Near Its Energy Goals
Utility Companies are Run by Technocrats Obsessed with Control Over Energy

Manmade Global Warming — COP29:
 *** COP29 is immoral (Alex Epstein)
 *** The injustice of climate reparations
 *** 3 undeniable facts about climate for #COP29
 *** BRICS’ Kazan Declaration Trumps COP29 Climate Blather
Argentina walks away from COP29 – amid fears Trump may pull US out of Paris climate deal
COP29 Preview: Hot Talk vs.…