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:
NYS Electricity bills are out of control because of Cuomo and ‘green’ madness
Unreliables (General):
*** Report: Utility Scale Lithium Based Energy Storage System Issues
*** Report: The Best Battery Chemistry Types for Energy Storage: A Guide to Safety and Efficiency
*** Study: A critical discussion of the current availability of lithium and zinc for use in batteries
Study: Comparative Analysis of Lithium, Sodium, and Zinc Batteries for Power Grid Applications
Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** America First Legal Seems To Stump States Suing Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind
Offshore wind lawsuit confusion abounds
How China Sold America the Wind Turbine Scam
Nuclear Energy:
*** German Nuclear Power Phase Out a “Huge Mistake”- Chancellor Merz
Fossil Fuel Energy:
Efforts to Kill PA Gas Industry Disguised as Environmental Protection
US ramps up pressure on UK to abandon net zero
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** New Report: Electrification – can the grid cope?
*** Subsidies, Mandates & Bankruptcies
Picking Energy Winners And Losers Is How America Falls Behind
Data centers are the physical internet
Energy wisdom needed with candidates running for public office
The Billionaires Behind the Energy Class War
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Real Environmental Crisis Is Not Climate Change
*** Mann v. Steyn: Finally Ready For Appeal?
*** Michael Mann: Liar
Twenty Years Later, ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Has Been Thoroughly Debunked
Poll Finds New England Women Feel Misled About Climate Policies
South Korea’s Developing Net Zero Debacle
Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
*** Suppressing Climate Dissent Cannot Prevent Reality from Asserting Itself
*** The Great Climate Reset
*** 2025: Year with lowest natural disaster loss (and more)
Trump’s Withdrawal From Collapsing Climate Narrative