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:
California launches Golden State lease buyout lawsuit
California Moves to Sue Trump Administration, RWE Over Deal to Cancel Floating Wind Project
Unreliables (General):
*** The Green Energy Paradox: Saving Nature by Destroying It
Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Manipulation, hype and floating offshore windmills
Offshore Windmill Failures in Irish Sea
Britain ‘hog-tied’ to China for a third of wind power
Solar Energy:
Solar overtakes coal as biggest power source in China — but off 60% of the time!
New York’s New Solar Religion Is Absolutely Devastating to Wildlife, Farmland
Nuclear Energy:
*** The Army’s SMR Shortlist
*** Deployable Energy’s new compact nuclear reactor
Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** A Nation Divided by Natural Gas
Ban Natural Gas, Pay More
Electric Vehicles (EVs):
Scientists confirm solar storms can crash self-driving cars
Report: Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died
Data Centers:
*** GUIDE: What every town should know before approving a data center
*** Panicking Tech Execs Try to Pivot Message on AI Data Centers
The Shocking Truth About Water-Guzzling Hyperscale Data Centers
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** Video: “We Cracked Antigravity” NASA Physicist Shows Proof of Secret Tech
Report: Embodied energy – The first step in understanding eROI
If our politicians care about affordability, they will pass permitting reform
Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
*** Climate: What We Don’t Know
Norway Rejects Climate Orthodoxy’s False Choice, Builds Wealth
Greenland’s Icecap Grew This Year