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.
Unreliables (General):
*** Renewable Energy Will Impoverish Humanity
*** Renewables still provided only 6% of global primary energy in 2025
Wind Energy — Offshore:
Duke axes North Carolina offshore wind lease
Massachusetts Wants Ratepayers to Rescue Offshore Wind
Wind Energy — Other:
Asbestos discovered in 1,000 Chinese made wind turbines
Nuclear Energy:
Department of Energy Celebrates Second Advanced Reactor Achieving Criticality
Fossil Fuel Energy:
Elon Musk Is Buying Up America’s Gas Turbines
Japan cuts LNG imports in favour of coal
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** Secretary Chris Wright’s arrival at the Department of Energy
A Tribute to Chris Wright as Private Citizen: Powerful Architect of Energy Humanism
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** The Most Morally Inverted Movement Ever
*** NET ZERO has become a religion
*** Bjorn Lomborg blasts implausible scenarios used to scare public
*** Europe’s Deadly Aversion to Air Conditioning
Climate change” was politicized early on – thanks to Al Gore
Another Pillar of Climate Advocacy Collapses
Vatican Newspaper Taints ‘Encounter of Faith and Reason’ with Climate Falsehood
Louisiana Did the Right Thing by Blocking Climate Lawfare
Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
Dr. Judith Curry: the era of “climate stupidity” is done
Heat waves are natural, so prepare for them; don’t pretend we can stop them!
Catastrophism is in Retreat Across Science