“In all, a New York Times analysis … counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr. Trump. More than a dozen other potential rollbacks remained in progress by the end but were not finalized by the end of the administration’s term.” (- Coral Davenport. NYT)

With Trump 47 just ahead, a look back at Trump 45 energy and environmental policies is timely. This stocktaking by the New York Times (Coral Davenport, “The Trump Administration Rolled Back More than 100 Environmental Rules,” January 22, 2021) counted 98 rollbacks that were completed, with 14 in process.

“Over four years, the Trump administration dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals,” Davenport began.

In all, a New York Times analysis, based on research from Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and other sources, counts nearly 100 environmental rules officially reversed, revoked or otherwise rolled back under Mr.

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?…

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:
*** Has the Electricity Reality Check Arrived?
*** The Green New Deal could make electricity 28 times more expensive
Two Days of Fall Weather in Late Summer Demonstrates Industrial Wind’s Incredible Costs
New Paper Shows the Problem with Power Subsidies

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Offshore wind energy development: A David vs Goliath story

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)
Wind turbines “destroy habitats”
Turbine fire burns 260+ acres in California

Solar Energy:
*** More Solar Silliness In The New York Times

Nuclear Energy:
*** If Germany kept nuclear power, it could have saved $600b and cut emissions by 73%
*** Is Nuclear the Tortoise to the Wind and Solar Hare?…

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 UN’s Green Agenda Will Spark Famine

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)
*** Fight Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie Continues
*** As more turbine trash washes up on Nantucket, town considers suing
*** Breaking Wind
Virginia’s risk of offshore wind turbine blade failure is serious
Offshore wind whale deaths indicated by statistical analysis
California Rushes In Where Angels Fear to Tread

Solar Energy:
*** Solar industry sees first projects put on ice as nuclear proposal sows doubt among investors

Nuclear Energy:
*** Nuclear Power is the way to go
Nuclear micro-reactors may be deployed at Niagara Falls data center
Tell the World Bank to scrap it’s ban on carbon-free Nuclear Energy

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Natural Gas Industry’s Smear of Coal Is False and Self-Defeating
UK may need new gas-fired power stations to decarbonize grid
Kamala Harris reverses earlier anti-fracking stance and no longer supports a ban

Electric Vehicles (EVs):
*** Report: EVs for all (Part 1)
Ford’s EV Bloodbath Continues
Power Outages Bring Hurricane of EV Buyers’ Remorse
*** Alex Epstein: Energy Sound Bites on Fossil Fuels, Part 2
Global Power Demand Is Soaring, IEA Expects 4% Growth in ’24 & ‘25

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** New Peer-Reviewed Study: CO2 Has Zero Impact on Climate Change
*** Polar Bears, Dead Coral and Other Climate Fictions
*** Japanese Scientist Concludes IPCC Is Using “Erroneous” Parameters And Climate Sensitivities
*** Inconvenient Truth: 32 Climate Predictions Proven False

Manmade Global Warming — Miscellaneous
*** Biden Admin Demands $78 Trillion to Fund ‘Net Zero’
*** The Economic Folly of a Carbon Tax
*** New Zealand changing course on climate emissions
Why the ‘Green Economy’ Is Suddenly in Retreat—in EU, US, and on Wall Street
Video: Volcanic Eruptions and Extreme Weather…