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Creating Europe’s Wind Hub
Europe working on giant wind energy hub in North Sea. Something similar overdue for US. Morning Consult: The long-anticipated Department of Energy electricity grid reliability study finally came out and addressed how to best ensure a reliable power source for…
Hurricane Maria – September 19, Tuesday
Tim Pandajis tracking again, Heartbreaking statement from Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica:"We will need help, my friend, we will need help of all kinds." pic.twitter.com/7MVdedNbpL — Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 19, 2017 Hurricane #Maria is believed to have…
Hurricane Update for Monday, September 18 – Jose and Maria
Meteorologist Tim Pandajis of Channel 13 in Richmond is a viral weather super-Geek for this hurricane season. A horrific forecast:NHC now expects #Maria to approach Dominica tonight as a Cat 4, and strengthen to near Cat 5 before landfall…
Neil deGrasse Tyson On Science Denial and the Press
Quartz: It’s often said that of all the published scientific research on climate change, 97% of the papers conclude that global warming is real, problematic for the planet, and has been exacerbated by human activity. But what about those 3%…
Energy Storage Shines in Storms, but Real Payoff comes Every Day
It’s called resilience. And it’s just one of the benefits of a distributed, renewable grid with storage. Coming to a state near you, sooner than you think. Guardian: n a paved expanse next to an electrical substation in Escondido, 30…
Line 5: Pipelines are Artifacts of the 20th Century
Journalist Keith Schneider explains Michigan’s Line 5, and the economics of US pipelines. Detroit Free Press: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other top state officials on Wednesday called for Canadian oil transport giant Enbridge to immediately repair areas of lost…
State’s Rights, Cities’ Rights in the War on Stupid
State’s rights, cities rights – maybe the founding Fathers had this in mind. EcoWatch: More than one dozen U.S. cities have banded together to post deleted climate change information and research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website that…
Why Deniers Don’t Believe in Science
A cartoon by Will McPhail. pic.twitter.com/8OnVLVNsy9 — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 15, 2017 British Psychology Society: Unrelenting faith in the face of insurmountable contradictory evidence is a trait of believers in conspiracy theories that has long confounded researchers. For…
Winter is Here: Game of Thrones Kingslayer on Climate
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News Report: China to Ban Gasoline, Diesel Cars
News report, item on China starts at 1:00, runs about 2 minutes. Have not seen a US television report on this, other than this local spot. If you have not seen my video on where this is taking us, you…
Music Break: Caroline Jones – Tough Guys
Over last week, Hillary Clinton be all up like this. Advertisements Filed under: Crock of the Week…
The Weekend Wonk: Tony Seba on Disruptive Energy Technologies
Get coffee and get comfortable. Prepare to have mind blown. The above is an hour. If you’re in a hurry, or just want a taste – see 8 minute piece below on solar energy. Filed under: Crock of the…
Katharine Hayhoe: How We Know Climate Change is not a Cycle
Katharine Hayhoe restates the case for no “natural cycle” behind warming. Below, example of how Deniers craft their lies. Filed under: Crock of the Week…
Renewables Runaway Train Rumbles On
If you have not seen, watch. If you have not shared, share. New video shows why renewables are unstoppable. By Trump, by Putin, by Tillerson, by anyone. And wait, there’s more. Cleantechnica: GE has just launched a new wind turbine…
Killer Klowns: Pruitt’s Short List for EPA Advisors is Kartoon Villain Kwality
Take me to your Fearless Leader – I Dare to be Dumb. For obvious reasons, The Penguin did not make this list. EENews (registration required): Climate skeptics may soon join a key science advisory panel at U.S. EPA. A number…
If Renewable Energy will Just Keep me in Chocolate and Beer – I’m Good
Daily Oklahoman: Budweiser, this wind is for you. Anheuser-Busch and Enel Green Power said Wednesday they have signed a power agreement for electricity from an under-construction wind farm in northern Oklahoma. The deal will give Anheuser-Busch 152.5 megawatts of capacity…
Hurricane Update for September 14
Update from 13News Now Meteorologist Tim Pandajis, Norfolk Va, who’s become a bit of a Geek Hero during the recent wild weather..Filed under: Crock of the Week…
Post Storm DC: Deflect, Distract, Deny
Budget director Mulvaney: Climate change is clearly a big topic for the media@jaketapper: It’s a big topic for the world pic.twitter.com/jfsuhfi9ol — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) September 13, 2017 ThinkProgress: A study released Friday by Metstat, a weather-analysis company specializing…
The 5 Categories of Climate Denial
Click for larger. Take action. Don’t listen to those who say you can just “ride this out'”. More Tom the Dancing Bug here.Filed under: Crock of the Week…
More on Trump/Russia/Flynn Nuclear Deal
I posted yesterday on a massive nuclear power deal involving Saudis and Russians, that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn had curiously failed to disclose. Rachel Maddow has a good synthesis of that from last night — meat starts at…
Trump/Russia Investigation Sheds Light on the Sticky Problem of Nuclear Proliferation
Despite all the talk about “new” nuclear (not like that old nuclear) technology, supposedly resistant to would-be bomb makers, existing nuclear technology remains eminently weaponizable. That stubborn fact is at the heart of a new story that entwines energy, the…
When He’s not Watching Porn on Twitter, Ted Cruz is Spreading the Porn of Climate Denial
Fortunately, I keep track. Filed under: Crock of the Week…
China Dead Serious: Dominate Electrical Vehicles/Renewable Revolution
China is enacting a price on Carbon. Now they will be banning Combustion engines. Don’t ever let anyone pull the “..but China” nonsense anymore. Los Angeles Times: China plans to ban new vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel engines. The…
Up Denial Without a Paddle: Post-Irma Climate Denial Nutbags Part 2
Post-Irma: Conservative commentator flails wildly to maintain the tribal identity from which her income derives. If you find yourself saying “…I’m not a climate denier, but…” – You’re probably a climate denier. This has been going on for 40 years.…
Distributed Energy a No Brainer for Farmers
Solar Tribune: Amid all of this uncertainty, a growing number of farmers are embracing the opportunity to harvest a different kind of crop – the sun. Solar energy offers farmers a level of stability, profitability, and versatility that is especially…
The Way of the Fool: Pope Francis on Climate Denial Post Irma
“The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” – Proverbs 12 Apparently there is, indeed, nothing new under the sun, as the writer of Proverbs seems to have been familiar with the Dunning-Kruger effect.…
Hurricane Hang-Over: Waking Up to Climate Denial and Paranoia
Has America hit bottom yet? Miami Herald: Miami’s Republican mayor called on President Donald Trump and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Friday to acknowledge that climate change is playing a role in the extreme weather that has slammed…
Jeff Goodell on Florida: “There’s No One Looking at the Long Term”
Jeff Goodell explains the mindset that has made Florida uniquely vulnerable to climate change and sea level rise. Jeff’s new book is “The Water Will Come”. Filed under: Crock of the Week…
BOOM. China to Ban Internal Combustion Engines
Video is on the money, in light of newest announcement. For the record, GM sells more cars in China than the US. (see below) Bloomberg: China will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles, a…