If the Antarctic and Greenland ice melts, it will cause 10 meters of sea level rise. If the AMOC stops, it could throw Europe into a mini ice age. If the rainfall in the Amazon rainforest turns to drought there are large areas that would become savannah, and become a net carbon source. If the
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Andreas Lindström This “realclearinvestigations” article is full of lies and hypocrisies. Quote from article:“”Hyped as technological marvels, EVs are boobytrapped with a host of inconveniences and tradeoffs. By now many people have heard about range anxiety, exploding lithium-ion batteries, and the environmental destruction caused by global mining for battery minerals.”” Last first. The amount of
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They will be assembling up to 200 MWh of batteries and will be scaling up for mass production. Factorial Energy opens solid-state battery plant, the largest assembly line of its kind in US
Almost every BESS – battery energy storage system – that I read about has a maximum storage of 4 hours. This Tumbleweed Project is a BESS but has 8 hours. I don’t see why the other BESSes are not capable of running at lower power for more than 8 hours. I have this suspicion that
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Yes, California’s grid will be able to handle more EVs. Race to zero: Can California’s power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars?
This guy deserves the punishment. But why did it take 7 years to get him? And if he spent pretrial time in jail, he may have to spend little or no time in jail. If he had been caught in time before the election, the publicity could have made a difference in the outcome of
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Some people think that crude oil is made of dinosaurs. No, it’s made of dead plants. More in this short video.
Ammonia from farms, along with NOx, make up 40% of PM2.5 air pollution in other developed countries. The people should cut back on meat and dairy consumption – eat meat once a week. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/ammonia-from-farms-behind-60-of-uk-particulate-air-pollution-study
Ceramic particles the size of sand can get hotter than the oil used in parabolic troughs. Heat stored for use after sun sets. CSIRO Claims Falling Particle Concentrated Solar Power Can Lead To A Net Zero Economy
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/portion-of-teslas-taxes-to-be-invested-into-community Some info from Joe T Patreon NEWS: Tesla has revealed a 120-acre Giga Texas ecological uplift project. Planting: Restoring natural habitats in historically depleted mining site Soil Amendment: Restructuring of depleted soil to bring into healthy state to support plant restoration Shallow Water Habitat Grading Water Usage
