2018 Energy & Environmental Newsletters
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2018 Energy & Environmental Newsletters (1600± Studies, Reports & Articles on Energy, Environment, Education, etc.) The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies, world-wide. Our premise is that technical matters (like climate change, our energy options, etc.) should be addressed by using Real Science. (Please see WiseEnergy.org for more information). A key element of AWED’s efforts is public education. Towards that end, every 2-4 weeks we put together a Newsletter to try to balance what is found in the mainstream media about Energy and Environmental issues. (More recently we have also included articles about Science and Education.) We appreciate MasterResource for their assistance in publishing the Newsletters. Note 1: The Newsletters are intended to complement what’s on our website: WiseEnergy.org. Note 2: For links to other excellent sources of articles on Energy and Environmental matters please see the “Current News” page on our website. Note 3: The purpose of this extensive compilation is to make it easier to search for pertinent studies, reports and articles on a specific topic (e.g. wind energy interference with the military). It is advisable to try multiple search words — e.g. military, army, navy, etc. (Search terms are case insensitive over this HTML document.) Note 4: We originally verified that all the links below worked. — but over time these can change. If you find any errors, please email John Droz [aaprjohn at northnet dot org] and we will try to make corrections. This is Rev: 1-1-20. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWED 1/8/18 Energy & Environmental Newsletter Greed Energy Economics: "Tesla has a broad interpretation of the truth" Greenpeace false wind energy ad is withdrawn The Disastrous Economic Impact Of CO2 Reduction Policies NYS Wind Project Goes Bankrupt The unseen cost of solar project on taxpayers in North Carolina Tax Reform: New Uncertainties for Big Wind Avangrid 2016 Financial statement. Note Exceptionally high profits ‘Electrification’: The Road to Higher Energy Prices The hidden costs of wind-power subsidies Turbine Health Matters: Study: Subjective perception of wind turbine noise Wind power backup and storage batteries explode into flames Wind Turbine Infrasound is a new Signal in the Environment Renewable Energy Destroying Ecosystems: Short video: the destruction of a forest and its ecosystem Wild lands ‘irrevocably damaged’ by push for wind power US Accidental Bird Death Regulation is Modified Bird-tracking study reveals some migration paths cross areas slated for offshore wind projects Misc Energy: Cartoon: “Welcome to 2018, the year of the Moratorium.” Australia Now Home to World’s Largest Battery (at what cost?) Tax bill opens Alaska to Oil Production, Strengthening America The war on coal is a war on the environment and the poor Trump orders boost in production of critical minerals Turkey spending $1B on Geothermal Energy Fishermen's Doubts Persist on Offshore Wind Project Saudi Arabia to sign contracts for two nuclear reactors in 2018 US fishermen fear forests of offshore wind turbines Cape Wind opponent plans to refocus on original mission Current Grid snapshot shows how poorly wind performs Wind Energy is an Out-of-date Solution Dutch plan vast wind project island in North Sea Freedom is only one generation away from extinction Offshore Wind is Not Without Risks NC County passes wind law with 1 mile setback & 35 dBA noise limit Archive: Why Wind Power Is Not Equal To Coal Fired Power How Much Fossil Fuels Are We Using Globally? US oil production booms as new year begins Wind project denied due to airport proximity TVA resists supporting major wind project Manmade Global Warming Articles — Report: Gas Saves More CO2 that Wind Does DDP: Ten Questions about Climate Change Washington Bureaucrats Are Quietly Working to Undermine Trump’s Agenda Trump’s National Security Plan: ‘Energy Dominance,’ Not ‘Anti-Growth’ Study: Cosmic Rays and Climate Change Link Found Climate Modeling Dominates Climate Science 25 Papers: Natural Forcing Explains Why Oceans Have Been Recently Warming & Cooling Looking at an actual climate change debate The Cold Truth About Global Warming The Battle for Infographic Reality Seven 2017 Papers Forecast Global Cooling The Sun is Cooling Faster than Anyone Suspected Phony Prophets Painting Fake Pictures to Produce an Alternate Global Warming Reality? Climate Change: Fake Temperatures? No CO2 Warming for the Last 40 Years NOAA prediction: Most of US will have a warmer than average winter Huge snowfall increases over Antarctica could counter sea level rise How They failed to hide the gulf between predicted and observed warming Warming Projection May Be A Great Scientific Blunders Of Modern Times The population bombers keep on getting it wrong --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWED 1/29/18 Energy & Environmental Newsletter Greed Energy Economics: Trump's Tariffs on Solar Mark Biggest Blow to Renewables Yet State: Solar Projects are not viable when they pay normal property taxes Nations with more renewables have more expensive electricity Study: Green Energy Policies are Sacrificing the Poor Legislator Tells Wind Industry: ‘Government is Not Your Sugar Daddy’ Study Warns of Increasing Turbine Costs Laborers, neighbors spar over Illinois wind project plan How Trump's Tax Plan Made It Harder to Finance Renewables Trump Administration Considers Funding Massive Wind Project New Englanders Have Only Themselves to Blame for Energy Price Spikes What Is the Impact of Tax Reform on US Wind Tax Equity Deals? Germany shows how shifting to renewable energy can backfire Regulators stall University of Maine offshore wind project India proposes 70% provisional duty on solar cells and modules US DOE Offers $3M Prize for Solar Innovation Turbine Health Matters: Landowners sue Indiana County over wind ordinance Nebraska Airport Authority Opposes Nearby Wind Turbines Wind Turbines and Trespass Zoning New news: two different Canadian turbines, break in half Minnesota wind project faces possible noise violations Australian University’s five-year study investigates wind turbine health effects Expert: Noise Standards May Not Protect Residents Near Proposed Wind Project Renewable Energy Destroying Ecosystems: More drinking water woes related to wind turbines Some birds are so stressed by noise it looks like they have PTSD Wind Turbines Still Problematic for Wildlife Conservation, Not Environmentalism Developers: Weakening of bird protections has no "significant impact" on Lake Erie wind project Misc Energy: Maine Governor establishes a state Wind Advisory Committee Lack of energy harms economy FERC issues disturbing ruling against DOE Cold temps remind of the importance of reliable energy Mass. turned to oil and coal during the cold snap. Here’s what went wrong Property Rights End At Property Lines NY Community Hearing Draws Wind Turbine Critics A surge, then a fade for Pennsylvania’s wind industry Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate backs lawsuit against Midamerican Energy Fossil Fuels’ Share Of Total Energy Use Unchanged in 40 Years! NYS Legislator introduces bill to protect military facilities from wind turbines NC: Offshore Drilling Benefits Exceed the Cost How Australia’s Renewables Obsession Destroyed its Reliable & Cheap Power The US threat to Australia: reliable and cheap energy Industrial wind turbines threaten our way of life Study Warns of New England’s Precarious Energy Future Mexico Court Puts Stop To 396 MW Wind Project Why China wants to dominate green energy Germany’s National Power Grid Mess — 172,000 Power Outages Annually! Good new media source Clear Energy Alliance Perry: US ‘not just exporting energy, we’re exporting freedom’ Texas is number one wind state due to lack of any regulations Europeans scold while the U.S. leads Heartland’s Submitted Comments on the Clean Power Plan Navy may torpedo offshore California wind project Manmade Global Warming Articles — New Book Review: We Will Make You Green The Pentagon: Global warming not a security threat U.S. Regains The Ability To Identify Real National Security Threats The Climate-Change Doomsday Just Got Canceled Study: Spurns Anthropogenic CO2 Warming Carbon bounties (not taxes) could save us from the next Little Ice Age Merkel Lectured Trump On Global Warming, Now Germany Abandoning Its Climate Goal 485 Scientific 2017 Papers Undermine ‘Consensus’ Claim on Climate Change On Science and Non-Science Monckton Writes to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Clean Power Plan Valid reasons for skepticism Study Shows Past Research On Rising Ocean Temps Built On Faulty Science Select lawmakers urge Trump: make security strategy include climate again Germany Becomes the New Poster Child for Climate Change Hypocrisy Why the “Population Bomb” Never Exploded The Children's Climate Lawsuit Against The Children A tale of climate cash, collusion, and apparently, corruption Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to sue his way to “cleaner” planet Study: Worst-case global warming scenarios not credible A Discussion of The Geological Society of London’s Statement on Climate Change Unexpected Environmental Source Of Methane Discovered Manufacturing Climate Consensus Study: Climate Models Under-estimate Cloud Cooling Effect Short video: The Cloud Mystery Weather Icon John Coleman Dies Archive: George Carlin’s classic (short) skit on Global