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Energy & Environmental Review: May 27, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- May 27, 2025

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.

Energy & Environmental Review: May 12, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- May 12, 2025

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.

Spain and Portugal Power Grid Failure:
*** The Spanish Blackout Shows Why the Green Dream Is Unsustainable
*** What Is Reactive Power and Why Is It Important in Power Systems?
*** Study: The effect of renewable energy incorporation on power grid stability and resilience
*** El Blackout
Spain’s blackout is a flashing warning light for our renewable energy system
Did Spain’s push for renewable energy have any impact on its mass power blackout?
Over-Reliance On Renewables Behind Catastrophic Blackouts in Spain
Yes, We Can Blame Solar for Spain’s Blackout — and if the Socialist Government Doesn’t Change Course, Expect More Blackouts
The Spanish Blackout Is a Warning to the World

Greed Energy Economics:
Pennsylvania’s ‘Price Cap’ Could Hike Electricity Bills

Unreliables: Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
Wind power’s eagle-kill permits are a deadly failure so permitting must stop

Unreliables (General):
*** Just Say No to Battery Storage for Wind or Solar
Green NGOs feel the heat
Renewable Portfolio Standards

Wind Energy — Offshore:
RWE ending US offshore operations

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Wind industry keeps preying on Upstate NY region

Nuclear Energy:
*** A Thorium Reactor Has Rewritten the Rules of Nuclear Power
Nuward’s New SMR Concept

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Epstein: Answers to student questions about fossil fuel growth

Electric Vehicles (EVs):
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, of Electric Vehicles

Miscellaneous Energy News:
Rethinking the Future of Energy: The Real Clear Energy Future Forum

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** You don’t have to be a climate scientist to personally fact check misleading Climate Claims by Governments and activists
*** Carbon Capture: Costly, Useless & Harmful
The Nihilism of Beijing’s New York Climate Radicals
UK To Experiment With “Dim The Sun” Projects To Stop Global Warming

Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
*** Trump Crushes Climate Dogma as Europe Doubles Down on Folly

Energy & Environmental Review: April 28, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- April 28, 2025

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 Congress’s new budget should eliminate all IRA “tax credits”
Trump energy chief warns clean energy tax credits are a ‘big mistake’

Unreliables: Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** Affordable, Reliable, Clean Scorecard: Natural Gas Is Tops, Wind And Solar Are The Worst
Two new studies imply the Golden Eagle cannot survive more wind turbines
Wind power is buying eagle-kill indulgences

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, President Trump
*** Trump Admin Halts New York Offshore Wind Project, Orders Review of All Existing Biden-Era Wind Permits
Did BOEM Break the Law to Approve Offshore Wind?

Energy & Environmental Review: April 14, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- April 14, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: March 31, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- March 31, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: March 17, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- March 17, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: March 3, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- March 3, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: February 17, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- February 17, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: February 3, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- February 3, 2025

Energy & Environmental Review: January 21, 2025

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- January 21, 2025