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/
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2022-05-31 Carbon Footprint Explained
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/
2022-05-31 Farmer: Warming Is Killing Fish
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/
2022-05-28 Capacitors: Inferior Or Compromise
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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2022-05-26 Carbon Capture Needed To Meet 1.5 Deg. C.
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/
2022-05-25 AQMD Pays $250 For Home Charger
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
2022-05-20 EIA: Solar, Wind To Be Larger Sources
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/
2022-05-07 Nuclear Energy Is Not The Answer – 7 Reasons
https://eu.boell.org/en/2021/04/26/7-reasons-why-nuclear-energy-not-answer-solve-climate-change The 7 reasons why nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change Analysis New nuclear power costs about 5 times more than onshore wind power per kWh. Nuclear takes 5 to 17 years longer between planning and operation and produces on average 23 times the emissions per unit electricity generated. In addition,
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2022-04-20 Philips Ultra Efficient LED Light
Big Clive tears down and reverse engineers a Philips ultra efficient light bulb. It’s 60 watts equivalent but draws only 4 watts. It has a color rendering index of only 80, and costs about ten Pounds UK or about $13 US. This uses 8 filament strings of LEDs and the filament string drops about 200
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2022-04-17 Sources Of Greenhouse Gases
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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