Energy and Environmental Newsletter -012020

Category: Energy Issues, renamed to Media Balance Energy Issues, renamed to Media Balance
Published: 20 January 2020 20 January 2020

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My votes for the most outstanding articles this cycle are:
How Do Civil Wars Happen?
Loosening Social Justice’s Iron Grip on Academia
In the global classroom, ‘American’ is for average
Short Video: What is "Fair”?
50,000 Tons Of Non-Recyclable Turbine Blades Dumped In The Landfill
Special interest groups vow to continue push for energy credits
Wind Energy Lobbyists Still Beating Solar Lobbyists in DC
Progressive Eco-Group Admits It: Renewable Energy is a Hoax
US Congress approves Historic Funding for Nuclear
EPA’s Science Blowout
Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation Of The Left

Greed Energy Economics —
Special interest groups vow to continue push for energy credits
Wind Energy Lobbyists Still Beating Solar Lobbyists in DC
NY Energy Bill from Cuomo to Consumers Could Top $47 Billion!
A Decade of Wind Energy Subsidies

Wind Energy Health & Ecosystem Impacts—
50,000 Tons Of Non-Recyclable Turbine Blades Dumped In The Landfill
Government official: Germans who live near wind turbines be compensated
Wind Turbines could be final nail in coffin for seabirds
Essex Solar (VA) agrees to pay a $245,000 fine for water violations

Nuclear Energy —
US Congress approves Historic Funding for Nuclear
Federal setbacks to nuclear energy will harm climate
Nuclear in 2020: a global look ahead
I Simply Want Much More Nuclear Power

Natural Gas Energy —
Europe’s Green Energy Policy Is A Complete & Utter Mess
How The US Shale Revolution Changed The Face Of Geopolitics
The Fracking Decade
How fracking changed America forever
Natural Gas Does A Lot More Than Just Reduce CO2; It Saves Lives!
The World’s Next Energy Bonanza

Energy Misc —
NEPA climate overhaul could unleash energy projects
Progressive Eco-Group Admits It: Renewable Energy is a Hoax
In 2018 Minnesota Had More Wind and Solar than Ever, But CO2 Went Up
Report: The Commoditization of Electricity
New NY Town Board replaced weak wind law with a more protective one
Short Good Video: Energy 101 — Energy Density
'Completely unsustainable': How data demands take an environmental toll
Foreign Agents Funded by the Rockefellers Attack Our Energy Security

Manmade Global Warming —
Climate Expert Shreds AOC & Greta Claims In Congressional Testimony
Excellent video debunking the 97% scientists AGW claims
What 50 Years Of Global Hurricane Data Teaches Us About Climate Change
Archive: The Assault on Science
Climate alarmists have abandoned scientific method
Mark Mathis Is 100% Correct: Too Much of Climate Science Isn’t
2020 is the year we storm the green barricades
Short video: NASA Confirms Their Own Climate "Conspiracy Theory"
Short video: NASA NOAA 2019 Data shows US Temps Fall Dramatically
What the global warming advocates really have in mind
Global Warming Theology Is the Enemy of Climate Science and Reason
Thank God for tide gauges

Education Related —
In the global classroom, ‘American’ is for average
Loosening Social Justice’s Iron Grip on Academia
Global climate may improve, but academic gloom seems here to stay
Teachers Union wants climate social revolution taught in English classes
Russell Kirk on Higher Education
How Tech Companies Control Minds Through Smart Phone Addiction

Misc US Politics —
How Do Civil Wars Happen?
Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation Of The Left
No Bureaucratic Drainage in the Washington Swamp
NY Times Continues Campaign Against Trump Administration
US Presidential Election: for the first time, climate is a top priority
The High Cost of Good Intentions (US Federal Entitlement Programs)
How the predictions of an 80’s KGB agent defector have taken root in the US
How To Stem the Tide of Socialism
Why CNN Settlement in Libel Case Is a Big Deal

Science and Misc Matters —
Short Video: What is "Fair”?
EPA’s Science Blowout
EPA at 50: Progress for a Stronger Future
Pessimism isn’t warranted: the long view says the world is getting better
Scientific Misconduct At James Cook University Confirms My Worst Fears
Jo Nova analyzes Australian fires
The Greens: cashing in on death and destruction

John Droz, jr.
physicist & citizen advocate

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