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Energy & Environmental Review: November 11, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- November 11, 2024

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. The complete Newsletter for this post can be found here.

Unreliables (General):
Rising Electricity Rates under Biden (Texas wholesale up 200%)
An Australian community’s expensive experiment to go all renewable, is over after a fortnight of blackouts

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** How President Trump can stop offshore wind on day one
*** ‘Not feasible’ – Engineers whack offshore wind plans
*** Sweden says no to 13 Wind Projects, as they could slow its response to a Russian missile attack
*** Massive Big Wind Project Off Massachusetts Coast Suffers Another Big Blow
Whales Declare BOEM is a Terrorist Organization Committing Genocide

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)
Intermittent Wind Generation on Full Display in the First Two November Days
Dutch coalition party calls for stop on land turbines after devastating Clintel report

Nuclear Energy:
Thorium’s potential as a source of fuel for the future, and its other important uses

Fossil Fuel Energy:
*** Resolving the Dissonance Regarding Fossil Fuels
*** Report: Estimation of the quantity of metals to phase out fossil fuels in a full system replacement, compared to mineral resources
*** Fracking and Pennsylvania: Why it Matters
*** Alec Epstein: The most heretical idea in the world
Resolving the Dissonance Regarding Fossil Fuels
Coal Is Still King In Spite Of War On ‘Fossil Fuels’

Electric Vehicles (EVs):
*** Ford lost $58,391 for every EV it sold during the 3rd quarter
*** Electric Vehicles: A Tale of Woe in the Absence of the Market Process
The “Energy Transition” coupled with “White Gold” Generates Battery Fires

Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** Affordable electricity can resolve worldwide poverty
*** SCOTUS Stumbles: EPA’s Power Plant Rule is Inflicting Irreparable Harm
Alex Epstein: Answers to questions about fracking, Keystone, hurricanes, and more
Navigating the physical realities of the energy transition
FBI thwarts man’s alleged plan to attack Nashville power grid with explosive-laden drone

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** The Carbon Capture Pipeline Deception
*** A Looming Political Earthquake
*** AI knows it is biased on climate change
*** World Bank Missing $41 Billion in Climate Funds

Manmade Global Warming — Miscellaneous:
*** Climate Journalism Done Right
*** Who Really Cares About Climate Change?

Energy & Environmental Review: October 28, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- October 28, 2024

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. The complete Newsletter for this post can be found here.

Greed Energy Economics:
*** Inflation Reduction Act’s costly green giveaways
Biden administration races to shell out billions for clean energy as election nears
Buy Woke, Go Broke: The Failure of ESG Investing

Unreliables Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
Archive Report: Green Killing Machines: The impact of renewable energy on wildlife and nature

Unreliables (General):
*** The “green” scam of the century: “Renewables” increase fossil fuel demands
*** The Big Lie
Solar Costs Jump, More Offshore (and Onshore) Wind Woes, SMR Update
Will Wind and Solar Hammer Hydro in Washington State?

Energy & Environmental Review: October 14, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- October 14, 2024

Ed. Note: 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. The complete Newsletter for this post can be found here.

Greed Energy Economics:
*** The DOE Is Stonewalling on Residential Energy Costs and its Electrify Everything Push
“Green” Objectives Stifle Economic Growth in the Developing World

Unreliables (General):
*** Report: The Clean Energy Transition’s Voter Problem
*** Capacity Factors: Dispatchable vs. Non-dispatchable
*** Electric grid operators warn U.S. Supreme Court that new EPA rules will cause widespread blackouts
IEA: The World Is Not on Track to Triple Renewable Capacity by 2030

Grid Batteries:
*** Report: Grid Scale Batteries and Fire Risk
Grid scale battery fires loom large
If Green Energy Is the Future, Bring a Fire Extinguisher

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Offshore wind’s bogus benefits bragged on

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)

Nuclear Energy:
*** Natura Resources’ Molten Salt Reactor at ACU Receives Historic NRC Construction Permit
AI Power Demands Mandate Overdue Nuclear Investments

Fossil Fuel Energy:
It’s Too Soon to Abandon Fossil Fuels, Says Pulitzer-Nominated Author, Ronald Stein

Electric Vehicles (EVs):
*** The Left’s Climate and EV Craze Couldn’t Make China Happier
EVs and Global Warming
The EV Flame Out

Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** Report: Hydrogen… What More Can We Wish For?

Energy & Environmental Review: September 30, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- September 30, 2024

Energy & Environmental Review: September 16, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- September 16, 2024

Energy & Environmental Review: September 3, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- September 3, 2024

Energy & Environmental Review: August 19, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- August 19, 2024

Energy & Environmental Review: August 5, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- August 5, 2024

Energy & Environmental Review: July 22, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- July 22, 2024

Energy & Environmental Review: July 8, 2024

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#john-droz">John Droz, Jr.</a> -- July 8, 2024