Ed. Note: This repost from seven years ago (January 4, 2018) is reprinted for its relevancy today. Part II tomorrow lists 12 more.

“And now that the Obama era has turned into the Age of Trump, each has reaped a modicum of fame (but not fortune!) by tiptoeing into the mainstream of today’s energy/climate debate.”

There are no MacArthur awards for our side of the energy and climate debate. But there are individuals that deserve a place in the history of energy thought and related public policy. These persons have blazed the trail where courage and patience, not only scholarship, were required. And now that the Obama era has turned into the Age of Trump, each has reaped a modicum of fame (but not fortune!) by tiptoeing into the mainstream of today’s energy/climate debate.…

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.

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Monitoring offshore wind impacts needs to be done right
Theoretical upper limit for offshore wind energy extraction
Judge rejects US Wind permit review case

Renewables — Other:
*** Baseload Solar’s Four Little Secrets
*** Madison County wind farm neighbors feel betrayed by NY state
Wind turbine eagle-kill secrecy may soon end
Another Battery Catastrophe
The renewables trap

Nuclear Energy:
*** The World’s First Thorium Molten Salt Reactor
*** Why are developing economies pursuing small modular reactors?
*** California Coastal Commission Votes 9-3 to Extend Nuclear Operations to 2030
British nuclear fusion breakthrough
A Nuclear Resurgence, but Major Obstacles Remain

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Why Did NY Gov Hochul Back Down on New York’s Gas Ban?…

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 Energy Health and Ecosystem Consequences:
*** The Severe Ecological Ramifications of Offshore Wind Projects in the Atlantic

Wind Energy — Offshore:
Trump Administration Requests Remand of Federal Approval for Another Offshore Wind Project

Wind Energy — Other:
*** Short Video: Time to Take Down Industrial Wind Turbines!

Nuclear Energy:
*** Nuclear-generated electricity overshadows government-subsidized wind and solar
Wind, water and solar energy aren’t enough. California needs nuclear options

Fossil Fuel Energy:
Short video: Hyrdaulic Fracturing Simulation
Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?…

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.

Wind Energy — Offshore:

2.4 GW New Jersey Offshore Wind Project Axed by Developers

Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land

Nuclear Energy:

*** Energy secretary says DOE loan office will largely finance nuclear power plants, reflecting Trump priorities

California Public Utilities Commission: We don’t need no Stinkin’ Physics or Engineering

Nuclear Energy Revival: A Tribute to Gene Nelson, Ph.D.

Data Centers, Trump Spark U.S. Nuclear Revival

Fossil Fuel Energy:

*** Oil and gas demand could grow until 2050, IEA says

Miscellaneous  Energy News:

*** The True Source of Civilization’s Future is Energy Wisdom

The new “enemy within”

Rare Earth Minerals, etc From China … or the USA?…