Energy & Environmental Review: May 11, 2026
By John Droz, Jr. -- May 11, 2026This 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. Droz is also the author of the popular Substack Critically Thinking About Select Societal Issues.
Unreliables (General):
*** Energy Expert Dr. Lars Schernikau: Wind and Solar Energy Make Electricity Expensive
*** Two Bets On The Future Of Wind Energy: Who Is Right?
*** Report: Pennsylvania’s RGGI Odyssey
RGGI “Tipping Points”
RGGI Transition Powerplants: Complex and Expensive
Wind Energy — Other:
*** Trump administration cites national security to widen clampdown on wind farms
Solar Energy:
*** Tornado Levels Billion-Dollar Solar Farm, but the Coal Plant Didn’t Flinch
Obama-backed $2.2B green energy ‘boondoggle’ leaves taxpayers on the hook
Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** Epstein: Vote NO on a backdoor expansion of the ethanol mandate
*** UAE exits OPEC and OPEC+
Miscellaneous Energy News:
Canada’s Sleepwalking into Beijing’s Arms
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Exposing The Great Green Grift
RCP8.5 is Officially Dead
Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
*** 46 IPCC Scientists Break Rank, Publicly Challenge Long-Standing Dogmatic Climate Claims
*** Another Climate Activist Trojan Horse Gets Exposed…
U.S. Fossil Fuel Environmentalism: EPA Air Quality Statistics
By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 8, 2026A tweet from the Institute for Energy Research (IER) shared the latest from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with the comment:
From 1970 to 2023, U.S. emissions of six criteria air pollutants declined 78% while GDP grew 321% and energy consumption rose 42%—consistent with the Environmental Kuznets Curve and driven by wealth creation and market incentives rather than central planning.
This progress can be traced back to 1970:
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[1] The 1970 Clean Air Act required the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for common pollutants, known as criteria pollutants, to protect public health. The original list of six, finalized by 1971, are Carbon Monoxide; Lead; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Sulfur Dioxide.…
Continue ReadingAlarmist Fussing at NYT Climate Reporting
By Robert Bradley Jr. -- May 7, 2026“… Instead of reporting on this, [Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow] present this as a horse race with one side gaining significant ground, and the other on the verge of losing mightily, though they also … [let] statements like ‘hoax’ or ‘green new scam’ go unanswered. It’s not quite yellow journalism but it is not without a heavy amber hue.” – Chris Wilke, Center for Environmental Law & Policy
“Great reporting by Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow [“Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation,” New York Times (February 9, 2026)] on the long campaign by four hardcore climate deniers to take down the Endangerment Finding,” wrote Jeff Goodell on social media. The leading author of climate alarmist books and articles continued:
… Continue ReadingForget the idea of energy policy based on abundance.