The UC and CSU systems track their emissions. California Community College System does not. Good article. California colleges have to slash emissions. Here’s why decarbonization is complex and costly.
Archive for the ‘greenhouse gases’ Category:
2024-03-11 MethaneSAT Launched, Will Remotely Sense Methane Leaks
Thousands of abandoned oil wells leak methane and no companies will take responsibility. “”MethaneSAT has officially launched! Circling the Earth 15 times a day, this satellite will detect invisible methane leaks and enable emission reduction from the oil & gas industry.”” https://www.edf.org/methanesat
2024-02-16 Climate Scientist’s Victory Against Climate Deniers
Michael Mann’s lawsuit victory over a million dollars in damages. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00396-y
2024-02-15 A Legal Loophole Allows Gas Leaks To Keep On Flowing
It’s very sad. https://e360.yale.edu/features/natural-gas-midstream-emissions
2024-01-08 Elon Musk: We’re Experimenting How Much CO2 The Earth Can Handle
He says Even if there is only a 1% chance the Earth turns into unliveable, it’s still too much risk. https://youtube.com/shorts/hDUocaFdoWE?si=UHhC3FIBRCOrPIuD
2023-12-21 Tesla Electric VPP Pays Homeowner $1098
Tesla Electric Virtual Power Plant earns money for homeowner. It has a 12.5 kW solar with 3 Powerwalls, in Texas. https://electrek.co/2023/12/21/tesla-electric-erases-homeowners-electricity-bill-pays-him/
2023-11-23 IEA: Large Amounts Of Carbon Capture As A Solution Is An Illusion
This article starts off with (quote) “”The oil and gas industry is banking on carbon capture as its “fix” for climate change. The IEA’s new report dispels that idea and offers real solutions.”” It’s much more than that. “The oil and gas industry is banking on carbon capture” as a magic wand that they can
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2023-11-15 HYDROGEN – You Wouldn’t Be Alive Without It!
I constantly see the armchair BEV (battery electric vehicle) ‘experts’ badmouth hydrogen FCEVs. The hydrogen is 3X less efficient than BEVs, they claim. But the ICEVs (internal combustion engine vehicles) they’re now driving are less efficient than the hydrogen FCEVs! So why are these hypocrites complaining? Hydrogen has been *safely* generated, stored and transported in
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2023-11-03 Elon Musk Funds a Prize For Carbon Capture
Cost is the big problem. https://youtube.com/shorts/Q5N4iITVyL8?si=xHghVgvZ9Z2YHeUS
2023-10-26 6 Of 9 Planetary Boundaries Have Been Breached
This chart shows the 9 Planetary Boundaries and how they have been breached. Some don’t look that alarming but *anything* past the green is bad. The Novel Entities is especially troubling. https://www.iasparliament.com/current-affairs/daily-news/breach-of-planetary-boundaries
