Recent Energy And Environmental News – May 11th 2015

Posted on Tue 05/12/2015 by

0


John Droz JrBy John Droz, Jr ~

This is the latest Energy Related newsletter from John Droz.

For this Issue, I have added two special sections this time, which include several reports on:

1) Climate data integrity, and the the accuracy of climate computer models

2) the Catholic Church and climate change

Greed Energy Economics:wind turbine

Wind turbines are less effective and CO2 abatement cost is higher than assumed

Dominion: Offshore Wind Too Expensive

Let’s Run the Numbers: Nuclear vs Wind and Solar

The Global Thirst for Low-Cost Electricity Continues Driving Coal Demand

Least Cost Electricity is Critical

Ten Reasons to Eliminate the Wind PTC

Out of Control IRS Rewriting Laws (e.g. PTC)

The New Wind PTC Elimination Act (HR 1901)

Marchant Wields Blade Against Wind Subsidies

Tax Agency uncovers alleged wind farm payoff scheme

Maine lawmakers hear proposals to return ‘and’ to energy law

South Africa Prefers being Rich rather then Green

Price Check: Why Solar City’s solar projects cost taxpayers $12 million

Green Projects Stay Dirty as Pollution-Credit Values Tumble 98%

Turbine Health Matters:

Association Between Wind Turbines and Human Distress

Denmark Calls Halt to More Wind Farm Harm

The Sonic Doom of Vladimir Gavreau

Turbine Wildlife Matters:

Carbon Capture

Extra Crispy? California Solar Project Killed 3,500 Birds

Study tracking where bird migration paths could cross offshore wind zone

Miscellaneous Energy News:

NC House Passes Major Bill to Freeze RPS

Wind and Solar Transmission Planning

Nuclear Power – Climate Change Warrior for the 21st Century

Wind Energy Impact on Grid Stability and Operation

Wind & Solar – We’re Not Betting the Farm, We’re Betting the Planet

Wind Energy Myths are Spun by Lobbyists and Salespeople

Wind Turbines Useless for CO2 Reduction

Energy Security Must Include Reliable Power

Wind Energy vs Hydro in New England

Sunnier Take on NC’s Environment

State lawmaker part of effort to stop Ohio wind project

NY Citizens meet to oppose local wind project

Apple Installs Diesel Generators for 100% Renewable Facility

Cameron: UK will Scrap Funds for Wind Projects

In France, Generals Block Wind Farms for Fear of Jamming Radar

Archive: The Catch-22 of Energy Storage

Manmade Global Warming Articles: 

Climate Advisers Must Maintain Integrity

Earth Day: 22 Ways to Think about the Climate-Change Debate

Young American’s Growing Mistrust of Science

Climate Change and the ‘Settled Science’ Bullies

A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development

The Climate Change Religion

US Senators vote to block EPA’s use of ‘secret science’

Antarctic Sea Ice Expands To New Record In April

Media Turns a Blind Eye to EPA Funded Shills

University of Western Australia pulls out of Bjorn Lomborg center

Human Use of Water Found to Contribute to Sea-Level Rise (archive)

New Paper concludes US SLR not accelerating

Manmade Global Warming: Computer Models & Data Integrity:

NOAA Caught Rewriting US Temperature History, Again

Inquiry Launched Into Global Temperature Data Integrity

Averaging Temperature Averages

The Official Australian Temperatures Adjustments are in the Wrong Direction

Comparing the model-simulated global warming signal to observations

Updated Satellite Data Shows Even Less Global Warming Than Before

Is Global Sea Level Responding as Predicted by Climate Models?

Climate Change: The Single Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History

The Catholic Church and Manmade Global Warming: 

The Church’s Official Document: Climate Change and the Common Good

Cardinal Pell: Be Prudent with Climate Claims

Catholic Churchmen Dance to Enviro-Pagan Puppet Masters

An Open Letter to Pope Francis on Climate Change

A Few Good Ideas for the Pope

God is Not a Warmist

Four Things to Remember About the Pope’s Environmental Letter

Vatican becomes an arm of godless United Nations with climate statement

Pope Francis Apparently Doesn’t Know IPCC Climate Objective Contradicts Catholic Doctrine

Green Policy — Complicity in Genocide?

Pope’s position on climate change really about population control

About the Vatican Workshop

A Message for Pope Francis

Silencing Skeptics, Conservatives and Free Speech

*****

Final Thoughts

Our proposed national energy slogan is “All of the Sensible” (in contrast to the absurd “All of the Above”). Additionally we should be using the term “unreliables” when speaking of renewables. Please pass these on. US citizens should make sure to get up-to-speed with what is on our PTCFacts.Info pages, as the PTC is still a political issue.

*****

Please pass this information on to other open-minded, science-oriented people.

Thank you for your support.

John Droz, Jr.

Physicist and Environmental Advocate

Fellow: American Tradition Institute (http://www.atinstitute.org)

MasterResource   http://www.masterresource.org/  now hosts The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) and it is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy & environmental policies.