Energy & Environmental Review: March 31, 2025

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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:
*** Fact Check Team: Inflation Reduction Act may cost taxpayers trillions by 2050
*** Real Property Tax Law § 575-b Held Unconstitutional by New York Trial Court: What This Means for Assessment of Renewable Energy Projects
28 energy leaders call for eliminating IRA subsidies—even ones they benefit from
NY Gov Pushes New Energy Tax Past Next Election

Unreliables (General):
*** The Battery Backlash Is Real, It’s Global, And It’s Growing
*** Ireland’s Renewable Energy Targets for 2030 — A Reality Check
More Wind & Solar Projects Spiked.

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Energy & Environmental Review: March 17, 2025

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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.

Unreliables (Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences):
It’s a 100% flip: Reuters suddenly admits Net Zero policies have been a resounding failure
Wind farm owners admit liability to nuisance claims made by Irish couple

Unreliables (General):
*** Bogus Myths Created to Promote Renewables
*** The Green Energy Delusion
NY State’s green energy policy brings a world of hurt
Towns and States Don’t Want Green Energy

Wind Energy — Other:
Short video: Save the Wild West from Wind Industrialization

Solar Energy:
Hail storm destroys thousands of solar panels in Texas

Nuclear Energy:
Small Modular Reactors will benefit developing economies
The Future of Clean Energy Looks Increasingly Nuclear

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Surging LNG Exports Show US is a Global Nat Gas Superpower

Miscellaneous Energy News:
*** 9 Takeaways from the JP Morgan Chase Energy Study You Won’t Want to Miss
*** Epstein: How to Solve America’s Electricity Crisis
*** Energy Secretary Vows Reversal of Biden Climate Policies
DOE Chris Wright: “We need more energy.

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Energy & Environmental Review: March 3, 2025

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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 full cost of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) subsidies

Unreliables Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
Another Study Shows Low-Frequency Vibrations From Wind Turbines Can Harm Human Health
Archive: Is Enough Attention Paid to the Health Effects of Low-Frequency Noise in Today’s Society?
Effects of Sound Frequencies Below the Threshold of Hearing on Brain Health and Cognition
Inaudible Infrasound Disturbs Human Health

Unreliables (General):
*** A simple way to save the grid from more wind and solar
*** Cautionary Tales
Coalition to Congress: End “Inflation Reduction Act” “Green New Deal subsidies” now

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Coalition to Burgum: “Stop offshore wind!”

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Energy & Environmental Review: February 17, 2025

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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: Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** The loss of pollinators: The hidden ecological cost of Wind Turbines

Unreliables (General):
*** Introducing The Global Renewable Rejection Database: At Least 72 Rejections Of Wind/Solar Since 2023
Trump Drops Truth Bomb On Green Energy
A Key Federal Agency Stopped Approving New Renewables Projects

Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** Elon, it’s time to sic the DOGE on BOEM
*** The Collapse of Offshore Wind Power is Only the Beginning
Deficiencies in Dominion’s offshore wind permits
Opposition Grows to Offshore Lake Erie Wind Turbines
Media outlet is reporting possible data falsification at plant where defective Vineyard Wind turbine blades were manufactured

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Big Wind is in big trouble
GE closing wind blade factory with 1,000 jobs to go

Solar Energy:
Energy experts blast failed billion-dollar DOE solar project as ‘financial boondoggle,’ ‘disaster’
The Ivanpah Solar Power Monstrosity Bites the Taxpayers.

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