The New York Times, the climate alarmist paper of record, is sponsoring the “Climate Forward” conference in New York City on Wednesday September 24th. Will it be a wake? Consider the latest promotional push by Times reporter David Gelles:

“This has been perhaps one of the most consequential years ever for United States climate policy,” he notes, promising “frank discussions about what it all means.”

Announced Speakers

The announced speakers are fringe: Brian Schatz (Senate Democrat, Hawaii); Abigail Dillen (Earthjustice); Scott Strazik, (GE Vernova); Manish Bapna, (Natural Resources Defense Council); and Bob Mumgaard (Commonwealth Fusion Systems).

Where is everybody? Will Al Gore and John Kerry appear to rally the demoralized? Michael “Climategate” Mann? What about Angry Joe Romm? John Holdren? Jigar Shaw and Jennifer Granholm of Biden’s U.S.…

Ed. Note: The New York Times is the newspaper of record on climate alarm. The latest, “Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report” (September 3, 2025), brings to mind this paper’s first climate alarm article of note, “‘Global Warming Has Begun, Expert Tells Senate Today (June 24, 1988). The latter (by environmental reporter Philip Shabecoff) had specific forecasts of anthropogenic activity: 3–9°F and 1–4 feet by 2025–2050. Into this forecast period, some 37 years later, the recorded increase is under 1.5°F and around four inches. The 1,300-word, front-page Times article follows.

“If the current pace of the buildup of these gases continues, the effect is likely to be a warming of 3 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit from the year 2025 to 2050, according to these projections.

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):
*** The price of energy and the system costs of renewables
Wind turbines and solar panels ONLY generate electricity
California Blackouts Have Begun. Thank ‘Green Energy’

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Trump’s Transportation Secretary Terminates $679 Million from Offshore Wind Projects
*** Trump Admin Kills Massive RI Offshore Wind Project
S&P downgrades Orsted credit rating

Wind Energy — Other:
*** A newer Study about the adverse consequences of turbine generated infrasound

Solar Energy:
How Bill McKibben Lost the Plot
South American Cold Underscores Role of Oil and Gas

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Stossel on the Green Industrial Complex: Power, Panic, and Profits
*** The Supposed Nearly Unanimous Consensus on Climate Change Was A High Stakes Pernicious Deception
UN abandons science and hires climate change zealots who damn the facts
Lobbying Judges Is the Latest Form of Climate Lawfare, A Case of Elites Buying Favoritism from the Courts

Manmade Global Warming — The Science:
*** Interview.…

“What about Left environmental groups buying off the Houston Chronicle with grants and biased op-eds? What about business editorialist Chris Tomlinson PR’ing for wind and solar, the very energies that his wife makes the couple’s riches from?”

Evan Mintz, the new editor of opinion at the Houston Chronicle, opined on his bias last month (July 27, 2025). “As the Chronicle’s new opinion editor, I promise to be biased,” he declared.

As I step into my new role as the Houston Chronicle’s editor of opinion and community engagement, I’ve written an opening column to set the tone — and yes, it’s biased.

He continued:

We’re seeking out voices that reflect not just our city’s cultural diversity but also its rich, often-overlooked political diversity. We’ll write editorials that go deeper than daily coverage — adding insight into the politics and personalities at City Hall and Commissioners Court and into suburban politics.