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.
Greed Energy Economics:
*** Epstein: Why the proposed “phaseout” of IRA subsidies is unacceptable
*** Victory for energy freedom: the House (finally) limits IRA subsidies
*** New report: The true affordability of net zero
The truth about power bill increases
Unreliables (General):
*** The Achilles Heel of Wind and Solar
Economic prosperity demands continuous and uninterruptible electricity
Wasting Away in Wind-and-Solarville
Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Allies Sue Federal Agencies Over Unlawful Authorization of Empire Wind Project
Letitia James has ‘no leg to stand on’ in lawsuit against Trump offshore wind order, experts say
Rest in Peace, Nils Stolpe, Fisheries Guru
After nearly four decades, Jerry Schill bows out of N.C. Fisheries Association
Trump administration lifts stop-work order on $5 billion NY offshore wind project
America’s Fishermen Used as a Poker Chip Again
‘EDF reviewing clean energy projects after setbacks’
Solar Energy:
*** Chinese Kill Switches found in US Solar Facilities
A US candidate for the world’s worst Solar project: Ivanpah
Nuclear Energy:
*** President Trump Signs Executive Order on Nuclear Power
*** Bryce: Nuclear Conversion
*** Belgium abandons nuclear exit plans
Denmark goes back to nukes
Letter to DOE Secretary Chris Wright about President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
Fossil Fuel Energy:
DOE finds US LNG exports in nation’s best interest, reversing prior DOE conclusion
Electric Vehicles (EVs):
*** Toyota is developing a car that runs on water
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** NERC: 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment
China Inc. Has the West in a Strategic Metals Stranglehold
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Trump Administration Targets Excessive State Climate Laws
*** Study: Are Climate Model Forecasts Useful for Policy Making?
EPA Should Consider the Harm of Regulating Greenhouse Gases
Almost All ‘Extreme’ UK Temperature Highs Recorded at Junk Sites with Massive Possible Errors
Observation vs. Supposition
Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
** New York Times on Climate Change: Two Candidates for Quote of the Day
Math Teacher, Sole Climate Scientist Unlock Mystery of Recent Global Warming Spike
Manmade Global Warming — Misc:ellaneous
*** Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst.
*** Contract Requirements: Full Disclosure
New Book: Climate Truths is now available for pre-order!
The amount of money wasted on net-zero green policies worldwide is staggering!