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:
Why Mid-Atlantic electricity prices are rising so fast
Unreliables (General):
*** Epstein: The “Levelized Cost of Energy” scam
*** Big Tech’s ‘Misleading’ Green Energy Claims May Plunge Nation into Blackouts, AGs Warn
*** The Pros and Cons of Utility Scale Battery Storage
Wind, Solar, Trade, Sanctions, H-1B
Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Revolution Wind Is Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Japan’s Green Energy Failures Serve as a Warning to the US: Don’t Fall for the Climate Agenda
Strange We Haven’t Heard About These Offshore Wind Farm Accidents Before
Wind Energy — Other:
*** Feds deaf to eagle-kill warning
Solar Energy:
Taxpayer-Backed Solar Facility in Mojave Desert Will Shut Down Next Year
Obama-Era Mojave Desert Solar Plant Once Hailed As A Marvel Will Close As a Glowing Relic
Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** Lomborg: Green hype vs reality in China
*** How our “knowledge system” ignores the benefits of fossil fuels
*** How our “knowledge system” catastrophizes the side-effects of fossil fuels
Electric Vehicles (EVs):
Nearly one-third of EV charging attempts fail, report finds
Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** China Inc. Tightens The Rare-Earth Noose
*** AI & Electric Rates: Overblown Concern
*** Exposing The Dark Side of America’s AI Data Center Explosion
Epstein: Talking points roundup: the myth of “peak oil,” rising electricity prices in Pennsylvania, heat-related deaths in Europe, and more
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
Did Obama Falsify Climate Data?
Climate Doomsayer Michael Mann Resigns from U of Penn
Net Zero Roadmaps
Scott Adams re Climate Change
Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
*** CO2 from Antimicrobials Far Exceeds CO2 from Fossil Fuels
*** Short video: Climate Chronicles – Sea Level Maldives
*** Wide Swings of Warming and Cooling
Medieval Warming found in Antarctica
CO2 Coalition Comment #2 on EPA Endangerment FindingTrump’s UN Speech: The Climate Emperor Now Stands Exposed