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“Ecocide”: Joker in the Deck?

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 24, 2026

“Literally millions are saved at any one time around the world by the use of fossil fuels in transportation and electrical generation. Imagine not having the gasoline or diesel to get to the hospital, or sanitary water and conditioned air.”

MasterResource has followed eco-radicalism and Deep Ecology, the religion behind it. Ecocide, a term transferred from the Holocaust term genocide, has been explained and debated at this site.

Eco-radicals see humankind as a plague on Nature. (“I campaign for the extinction of the human race,” stated Les Knight in The Guardian.) They exaggerate, fuss, protest, threaten, and at times end up in jail. The malcontents (e.g. Roger Hallam) are at odds with society and are to be watched carefully and avoided. Eco-terrorism is always a few steps away.…

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Romantic Science to a Climate Alarmist (Dessler props up ‘the cause’)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 23, 2026

“Climate science is the worst example to try to explain and defend the scientific method. But will Andrew Dessler seriously reconsider his unrealistic view of climate science in theory and practice? Climategate exposed the bias that has continued to this day.”

The romantic view of government sees wise, selfless rulers implementing policy to better the common good. Never mind that many alleged market failures are government-related on close inspection, and ‘government failure’ (the political process as described by Public Choice economics) must be weighed against ‘market failure’.

Enter climate experts relying on global climate modeling. Enter Andrew Dessler, atmospheric scientist at Texas A&M University, who doubles as a climate alarmist/campaigner. “Angry Andy” has no appetite for critics of his view of settled science and impending doom short of Big Government (Big Climate Brother).…

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Energy & Environmental Review: June 22, 2026

By -- June 22, 2026

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. Droz is also the author of the popular Substack Critically Thinking About Select Societal Issues.

Greed Energy Economics:
*** We’re Winning the War on the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE)
*** Can solar and wind + batteries really provide 24/7/365 electricity?
What it really takes to meet the materialistic demands of the modern world

Unreliables: Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** Bonfires of the Batteries
Wyoming Rally: Save the Eagles, Stop Wind
When Wind Turbines Kill Wildlife, Environmentalists Look Away

Unreliables (General):*** The Eastern Power Grid Will Run Out of Emergency Peak Power in June, 2027 – Here’s Why You Must Prepare for Blackouts NOW

Wind Energy — General:
The Garroting of Big Wind
Interior in $765M offshore wind buy-out deal with Invenergy

Nuclear Energy:
*** Small nuclear is advancing rapidly
*** Would You Rather Live Near a Battery Energy Storage System or a Nuclear Plant?

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A Climate Wedding?

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 19, 2026
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Climate Media’s Problem? Guess Again

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 18, 2026
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Lee R. Raymond: Guilty as Charged (Desmog backfires again)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 17, 2026
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Lee Raymond: Victor over BP’s Browne and Enron’s Lay (Kevin Mooney still correct)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 16, 2026
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Lee R. Raymond (1938–2026)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 15, 2026
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Travis Fisher: An Appreciation

By Stephen Heins -- June 11, 2026
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Sierra Club Floods the Climate Zone (alarmism or bust!)

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- June 10, 2026
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