What’s amazing about Texas is that such a large amount of renewables, especially wind, has been brought online in the last decade. There’s over 30 GW of wind power alone. That’s like a dozen full size power plants. Also it’s amazing how much water is used by conventional thermal power plants. quote: << Reloj del
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Politics in China, India, Europe all matter. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/30/how-china-impacts-volkswagen-tesla-electric-car-manufacturing/
Skip to the 15:00 point to view his description of what the Republican Party has become. Video also describes what a huge $2 billion mistake Florida Gov. DiSantis has made by removing Disney World’s special district. https://youtu.be/JIqjJsIAXeM
Before the Roe v Wade decision, states had laws that made abortions illegal. Occasionally, in the newspaper I would read the news that a woman had died from septicemia (blood infection) after receiving an illegal abortion. Back then both state and federal laws made marijuana illegal. But that didn’t prevent many younger people from growing
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This authoritative source explains the sources of greenhouse gases. I was surprised about nitrous oxide. Quote: << Human activities are responsible for almost all of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years.1 >> Overview: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases It has a link to an annual report “Inventory of US greenhouse gas emissions
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I love this article. It starts with: (quote) << Texas is a walled garden of bigotry and hatred. It prides itself on telling people what they can and cannot think, say, or do in the name of freedom. For instance, it is so intent on avoiding federal regulations, it has built an entire electrical grid
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I hope that history points the finger at Trump for setting us back 4 years in the war on climate change. Trump’s War on the EPA – Frontline PBS https://youtu.be/vFfYKOTj-48
The Big Lie (election and voter fraud) has been twisted and distorted into vote by mail being blamed for voter fraud. This is the second most shameful thing the Republicans have done because it’s racist – it discriminates against minorities and poor people. There is absolutely no reason why vote by mail should be restricted.
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There were 195 Republicans who voted against the reduction of insulin prices for those who are insured. Over 200 Republicans voted against the decriminalization of marijuana even though most citizens want pot to be decriminalized. Brian Tyler Cohen’s No Lie video https://youtu.be/jp1VRYBb5mw
It’s time for Charles Koch to testify about his climate change disinformation campaign. The statistics this article reveals about Koch industries are alarming and disheartening. Quote << Since the death of Charles Koch’s brother David in 2019, the Charles Koch Foundation has continued to finance this disinformation campaign, giving more than $17 million to 23
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