150 times more mining needed for ICE road vehicles than EVs. The amount of mineral resources needed for ICE (gasoline) powered road vehicles was 150 times greater in 2019 than what electric vehicles and battery energy storage will need… in 2040. – 2 billion tons: mining quantities needed for oil for road transport in 2019;
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One link Another link https://frontpagelive.com/2020/03/09/the-14-times-trump-broke-the-law-and-nothing-happened/
Talks about the building and shows timelapse of the construction. Link is to instagram. I don’t have an account, so I can’t go any further. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CcyCbzfl1BW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Australian and other renewables projects cataloged by global mapping tool from Global Energy Monitor. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2022/05/30/australian-solar-projects-catalogued-by-global-mapping-tool/
Explanation of carbon footprint. Also link to measuring your carbon footprint. https://www.smartgreenpost.com/2022/05/27/carbon-footprint-what-it-is-how-it-is-measured-and-why-it-is-important/
New Zealand salmon farmer – salmon are dying due to warmer water. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/30/new-zealand-salmon-farmer-says-climate-change-is-happening-faster-than-expected/
Long discussion about the great electrolytic capacitor failure fiasco of 2003. Someone said Dell lost $420 million on in-warranty repairs (we had Optiplex 270 and 280 MoBoards with those bad caps). Tom May One single video of cheap capacitors failing could be an individual with an axe to grind, trying to blemish a company. I
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Carbon capture needed to meet 1.5 deg. C. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/05/25/carbon-capture-needed-to-keep-mercury-rise-below-1-5-c/
The So. California AQMD will pay up to $250 for a level 2 charger (similar to a dryer outlet) to homeowners. Also more or less $, refer to the link for more information. http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs/community/community-detail?title=ev-charging-incentive
US EIA expects solar and wind to be larger sources of US electricity generation this summer. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/19/eia-expects-solar-wind-to-be-larger-sources-of-u-s-electricity-generation-this-summer/
