Most recent 10 articles: Climate Crocks
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Outlook for 2024: Renewables Rocketing - Climate Crocks (Jan 8) |
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Jan 8 · Energy Information Administration Short Term Energy Outlook December 2023:
Generation from coal-fired power plants has the sharpest decline in the forecast as a result of growingrenewable energy sources, low natural gas prices, and continuing retirements of coal-fired power plants.We forecast that coal-fired power plants will generate less in 2024 (599 billion kwh) than the combinedgeneration from solar and wind (688 billion kWh) for the first time on record.
Despite ongoing headwinds from high interest rates, supply chain snafus, and ginned-up NIMBY opposition, Renewable Energy is Rocketing in 2024.
Progress Playbook:
Eleven US states - including the largest ... Read more ...
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Cold Air Outbreak Looks Likely over US - Climate Crocks (Jan 6) |
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Jan 6 · Winter Storm Elliott 2.0?"The evolution looks similar to the cold air spilling south in Dec '22." https://t.co/DII2RyM5aI
Your first Weather Whiplash event of 2024 may be on the way for the US.Hope Texas is ready.
"The sharpest climate denier debunker on YouTube." - TreeHugger "@PeterWSinclair is a national treasure." - Brad Johnson, Publisher Hill Heat [twitter-follow screen_name='PeterWSinclair' show_screen_name='no'] Pages > About Overview – Find the right video Peter Sinclair: Photos and Bio Links Climate Science Legal Defense Fund >.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; } Recent ... Read more ...
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One Homeowner’s Climate Solution: Build the Wall - Climate Crocks (Jan 6) |
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Jan 6 · Reminds me of the TV program “The Expanse” which shows New York many tens of meters below sea level
Fundamental misunderstanding of Water
It will find a way …
"The sharpest climate denier debunker on YouTube." - TreeHugger "@PeterWSinclair is a national treasure." - Brad Johnson, Publisher Hill Heat [twitter-follow screen_name='PeterWSinclair' show_screen_name='no'] Pages > About Overview – Find the right video Peter Sinclair: Photos and Bio Links Climate Science Legal Defense Fund >.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; } Recent Posts > Cold Air Outbreak Looks ... Read more ...
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Bad News from Lake Wobegon - Climate Crocks (Jan 5) |
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Jan 5 · About 50 ice anglers had to be rescued from a northern Minnesota lake on New Year’s Day after a pressure ridge they were near split and left them stranded, officials said Tuesday.
The event on the Lake of the Woods is the latest of many this year thanks to vulnerable ice due to warm temperatures, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office (Minnesota):
Most years, the ice would be thick enough by now for vehicles and wheelhouses, and we’d be seeing a steady procession of them heading north,” he said. “But this year isn’t 'most years,’ and the ice is changing constantly. It’s absolutely vital that anyone who heads ... Read more ...
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Jennifer Granholm on Red Sea, Energy Markets, Gas Prices - Climate Crocks (Jan 5) |
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Jan 5 · "The sharpest climate denier debunker on YouTube." - TreeHugger "@PeterWSinclair is a national treasure." - Brad Johnson, Publisher Hill Heat [twitter-follow screen_name='PeterWSinclair' show_screen_name='no'] Pages > About Overview – Find the right video Peter Sinclair: Photos and Bio Links Climate Science Legal Defense Fund >.widget.widget_media_image { overflow: hidden; }.widget.widget_media_image img { height: auto; max-width: 100%; } Recent Posts > Music Break: Jake and Ira – Newsboy Jimmy Brown Jennifer Granholm on Red Sea, Energy Markets, Gas Prices Nature’s Way of Telling You: Psychedelics and Climate Awareness Selfie Alert: Climate ... Read more ...
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Marine Heat Wave Crashes Alaskan Crab Fishery – Again - Climate Crocks (Jan 5) |
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Jan 5 · The crisis first began in early 2022, after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs disappeared - a 90% plunge in the population.
“The first reaction was, is this real? You know, we looked at it and it was almost a flat line,” said Ben Daly, a research coordinator with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
A recent survey of the species showed little sign of a rebound.
“Environmental conditions are changing rapidly,” Daly told CBS News last year when the snow crab season was canceled for the first time ever. “We’ve seen warm conditions in the Bering Sea the last couple of years, and we’re seeing a response in ... Read more ...
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Nature’s Way of Telling You: Psychedelics and Climate Awareness - Climate Crocks (Jan 5) |
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Jan 5 · As one old saw goes, in the 60s, we thought computers would enslave us, and drugs would set us free.Jury still out on computers, but clearly the drug thing did not work out as hoped.Obviously psychedelics have had a major impact on every corner of the culture, and I don’t think there’s any doubt that they figured prominently in the birth of the environmental movement.
There’s been a lot of research showing positive impacts on substance abuse, depression and other negative behaviors..But I long ago gave up on the idea that psychedelics, especially in uncontrolled settings, could actually make people into, well, better people.If you’re a jerk, they can ... Read more ...
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Selfie Alert: Climate Catastrophe Makes for Great Content - Climate Crocks (Jan 5) |
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Jan 5 · The world may be ending, but some really rad selfies are, like, blowing up on our feed.
Newsweek:
To the delight of Instagram aficionados around the world, Australia’s bright pink lakes may be increasing in number, thanks to climate change.
The bubblegum-pink lakes found in the south of Western Australia draw vast numbers of tourists every year. They gain their strange hues from a collection of bacteria and algae living in the water. Because of the effects of climate change, new lakes may start turning pink, while others will dry out entirely.
These lakes, which are found dotted across Western Australia and South Australia, include Lake Hillier, Hutt ... Read more ...
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As Winter Sets in, European Emissions Keep Dropping as Renewables Soar - Climate Crocks (Jan 4) |
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Jan 4 · German emissions were at their lowest point in around 70 years, as Europe’s largest economy managed to reduce its dependence on coal faster than expected, a study published Thursday showed.
Europe’s biggest economy emitted 673 million tonnes of the greenhouse gases last year, 73 million tonnes fewer than in 2022, according to the energy think tank Agora Energiewende.
The figure was at its lowest point “since the 1950s”, Agora said in a statement, while warning that Germany had work to do to further reduce its emissions.
The drop was “largely attributable to a strong decrease in coal power generation”, Agora said.
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For Climate Resilience, Here’s Your Chance to Support Local, Organic Farmers - Climate Crocks (Jan 4) |
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Jan 4 · Surviving climate change will take, among other things, a major restructuring of agriculture towards more sustainable systems.Part of that effort is going to be encouraging local, organic production. I happen to know a couple of organic growers who are working very hard at this transition, in the rural Ozark region of Arkansas, not far from Fayetteville. My son Brendan and spouse Liesel have been bootstrapping organic farms over a decade from Maine to Maui. Now they’ve settled in the Ozark, where Liesel has nearby family.
After doing a tremendous amount of work to bootstrap an organic operation, while working full time farm manager jobs at the same time, two hours away, ... Read more ...
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