Quote: “”The global wind industry installed 117 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy – here’s what happened and where.”” 2023 was a record year for wind power growth – in numbers
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2024-04-16 California 100% Renewables for 30 Days!
That’s great news! One thing I just remembered is that the nuclear power plants (Diablo Canyon, Palo Verde) usually shut down for maintenance in the spring when demand is lowest. Otherwise they normally run 24/7 and there wouldn’t be any time during the day when it would be 100% renewables. California exceeds 100% of energy
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2024-04-15 First Trump Criminal Trial: What To Expect
A comprehensive summary from PBS News hour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-expect-from-trumps-first-criminal-trial
2024-04-15 List Of Largest CO2 Producers Worldwide, And Other Info
Quote: “”An independent think tank producing data-driven analysis on how business and finance are impacting the climate crisis”” “”The Carbon Majors dataset has played a pivotal role in holding fossil fuel producers to account for their climate-related impacts in academic, regulatory, and legal contexts. Examples include quantifying the contribution these entities have made to global
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2024-04-14 Drone Recharges From HV AC line
Wow! It just clips onto the HV cable and recharges while it’s hanging there. Presumably the drone has an inductive pickup coil that’s up against the conductor that’s carrying hundreds of amps. I bet Joe Tegtmeyer would like to have one of these! https://www.facebook.com/interestingengineering/videos/1123581112297321/?mibextid=NnVzG8 https://www.facebook.com/reel/415716777728231?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-04-14 Green Li-Ion Recycled Battery Plant In Oklahoma
North America just got a new recycled Li-ion battery materials plant
2024-04-12 EVs Are Taking Over The Rest Of The World Much Faster Than The US
The States need to give more incentives to get more people to buy an EV. EVs are taking over the rest of the world much faster than the US
2024-04-12 Florida GOP Operative Admits Role In ‘Ghost’ Candidate Scheme That Defeated Utility-targeted Dem
Dark money supported 3rd party candidates who siphoned off votes from Democrats, giving Republicans state congressional seats. This money came from Florida Power & Light. It was meant to defeat those who supported clean renewable energy. https://floodlightnews.org/florida-gop-ghost-candidate/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
2024-04-11 Illegal Abortions Kill Women!
Before 1972, when Roe v. Wade took effect, this was what happened. Women died from illegal abortions when they got sepsis AKA blood poisoning. After Roe V. Wade doctors were no longer penalized for giving necessary medical procedures. Now that Roe V. Wade was struck down, in some states they have gone back to the
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2024-04-09 Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs Has Died
Peter Higgs was famous for his “God Particle” that was finally confirmed a dozen years ago. Higgs won the Nobel prize in physics for his theoretical physics, among other awards and honoraria. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Higgs
