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States Can & Should Save Climate Research & Weather Service

November 20, 2024 admin climate change, climate science, Donald Trump, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, policy & politics, Republicans, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:09:42 +0000

It’s no secret that the incoming second Trump administration has it out for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The obvious beef there is that the agency does a lot of research into climate change. Finding and sharing truth about that topic isn’t great for oil companies, so the … [continued]

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Climate Mis- and Disinformation Are Shaping Discourse & Opposition To Renewables

November 19, 2024 admin climate change, elon musk, Energy, Fossil Fuels, renewable energy, renewable energy standards, UNFCCC

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:07:21 +0000

Do you ever wonder why so many people just don’t get how severe the climate crisis is? One big reason why is because Big Tech companies are fostering climate mis- and dis-information. The blatant hypocrisy is taking place even as our world is on a precipice where a single degree … [continued]

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BEVs & Renewables Apparently Are Not the Answer

November 18, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, climate change, climate science, Electric vehicles, myths, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:26:53 +0000

This article is about critical thinking and bias. If you are interested in why people (all of us) often hold “incorrect” beliefs, read on. This subject is big and “hairy” in that there are many “forcings” that impact how we humans think, understand, and believe. This topic really deserves a … [continued]

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How Networks Of Ocean Sensors Can Improve Marine Weather Predictability

November 15, 2024 admin climate change, data analytics, Extreme weather, NOAA, Shipping, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:44 +0000

What difference would it make to be able to unlock ocean data at scale? How would deploying hundreds of marine sensing platforms improve marine weather predictability and accuracy? A company named Sofar is answering some of those questions these days due to their capacity to use real-time data to improve … [continued]

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The Tesla Ethicist: How Can I Reconcile My Tesla Stock Gains With Musk’s Skewed Self-Interest?

November 14, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, elon musk, green economy, investment, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:40:17 +0000

Today, CleanTechnica’s Tesla Ethicist columnist answers a question about the tensions among being true to one’s morals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s absolutist tendencies, and personal Tesla stock portfolios increases. Dear Tesla Ethicist: I’ve always prided myself on my personal wherewithal. I self-financed my own college education by working and extending … [continued]

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Southern CEO: Data Center Demand, Regulatory Changes Could Keep Coal-Fired Units Online

November 13, 2024 admin chris womack, climate change, Coal, data centers, DOE, EEI, Environmental, Georgia Power, Legislative, news, plant bowen, power, Southern Company

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:21:20 +0000

Utilities recognizing the need to produce more electricity, in part to satisfy demand from data centers, may keep coal-fired units in operation longer than anticipated. A lessening of environmental regulations […]

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Canadian Transit Think Tank CUTRIC Chooses Inaccuracy, Irrelevancy, & Attack

November 13, 2024 admin ballard power systems, California, Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, enbridge, Energy, ev batteries, fuel cell, fuel cell buses, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, Media, policy research, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:06:13 +0000

Over the past three weeks, I’ve been assessing various aspects of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium’s (CUTRIC) positions, research, and publications on transit bus decarbonization. I’ve published ten articles directly about CUTRIC’s material and reports, or closely related and with serious implications for their claims that both … [continued]

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Should Democrats Abandon Florida?

November 13, 2024 admin climate change, Democrats, Florida, policy & politics, Republicans

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 01:43:22 +0000

Florida is famous for “Florida Man” news stories and memes, for the extreme heat frying people’s brains, and for more and more extreme Republicans taking over the state. When I was younger, it was a swing state in national elections— one of the key swing states. It seems that it’s … [continued]

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