Energy and Environmental Newsletter

By John Droz Jr.

Our latest Energy and Environmental Newsletter, is now online. There is some great material there, so please set aside some time to check it out. Below are some highlights.

 The CATO Institute has recommitted its "Center for the Study of Science" to cover more ground — especially in the energy arena. It asks the fundamental question: "What happens if science is being systematically distorted by the incentive structure for advancement in one’s profession?". Indeed, this is at the core of ALL of our technical matters, and in our opinion is THE issue of our times. Kudos to CATO to focus more on this!

 A newly released study by the Texas Comptroller is also significant. Texas has been a big promoter of renewables, but this report is full of disturbing data and dire warnings. For example it shows how the Summer is an extended period of high demand — yet of the 11,000 MW of installed wind energy, only a pathetic 963 MW (8+%) is typically available. The report states that this means that extensive fossil fuel backup is required.

 This is a sample of other interesting energy articles in the current Newsletter —

• The High Cost of Renewables
• The societal cost of coal wildly exaggerated
• 'Clean Fuels' program is simply a hidden tax on fossil fuels
• The IRS Gives Away $13 Billion A Year In Wind Energy Subsidies — Without Congressional Authorization
• Analysis: Solar & wind power costs are huge compared to natural gas
• US Senate Testimony: Reforming America’s Energy Tax Code (Nickles & Kreutzer)
• Turbines Monitored by Unbiased Sound Experts Prove Noise is Intolerable!
• Google Kills Birds
• Researcher: Wind Industry Riddled with 'Absolute Corruption'

Archive:

• Limitations of 'Renewable' Energy
• Future Energy Needs and Engineering Reality
• Make Energy the Number One Issue in 2014 Election

2014 HV McKay Lecture by Robert Bryce: More Energy Please!

Here are some examples of worthwhile global warming reports —

• Climate Science Is Not Settled (by PhD who was recent DOE Undersecretary)
• Climate Movement Drops Mask, Admits Communist Agenda
• Dr. Happer: Why has there been no global warming for the past decade?
• Under Pressure, Australian Met Office Confirms Data Manipulation
• Tide Gauges or Satellite SLR Measurements: Which is Right?
• New Research Finds Earth Even Less Sensitive To CO2 Than Thought
• PNAS paper: CO2 emissions not the cause of U.S. West Coast warming
• The Half Life of CO2 in Earth’s Atmosphere
• Why is the UN denying IPCC climate science?

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