Most recent 20 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.
Germany ... Read more ...
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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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In West Virginia, Rare Earths from Coal Waste - Climate Crocks (Jan 4) |
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Jan 4 · West Virginia University:
Paul Ziemkiewicz has been working to clean up streams for decades, but the discovery that acid mine drainage or AMD, holds the elements used in electronics has made that effort not only noble, but potentially profitable. The most valuable - neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium - that make high-performance magnets and others that fire up flat screen televisions, smart phones and LED lights, can be found in the leftover gunk from coal mines that turns streams orange and sterile.
Ziemkiewicz, a self-described “water guy,” said acid mine pollution is the biggest water problem in the state. Deckers Creek is a good example of the ... Read more ...
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Graphs of the Day: 2023 Hottest Year in Japanese Data - Climate Crocks (Jan 2) |
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Jan 2 · Its now official: 2023 was the warmest year on record in the JRA-55 dataset, at 1.43C above preindustrial levels. It beat the prior record set in 2016 by 0.14C, and continues a rapid warming trend thats seen global temperatures rise around 1C since 1970.
This year really stands out when we look at daily temperature anomalies in the JRA-55 dataset as much warmer than any prior year, particularly during the latter half of the year.
It equally stands out when we look at absolute global temperatures over time:
Here are monthly temperature anomalies for the year, showing how 2023 was far warmer than any prior year for each month of the year from June onward, with a ... Read more ...
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Greenland’s Hairline Fractures Magnify Melting Mystery - Climate Crocks (Jan 2) |
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Jan 2 · Alun Hubbard is one of the hardest of hard core glaciologist, and a friend that I’ve spent some time with in Greenland over the years. As the pictures richly illustrate here, he knows ice, up close and personal.
Alun Hubbard in The Conversation:
I’m striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river’s flow is greater than that of London’s Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of the cascading water is incredible – a humbling reminder of the raw power of nature.
As I round a corner, I am awestruck at a completely surreal sight: A gaping fissure has opened in the riverbed, ... Read more ...
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New Year Resolution for Media: Stop Both-Siding Settled Facts - Climate Crocks (Jan 2) |
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Jan 2 · ?? hottest year in 125,000 yearsHere's both sides of the debate, with @jameswoudhuysen and @ZoeatShine#KayBurley PO pic.twitter.com/IzdZlH4Maa
That dude is a monkey. Change my mind …
I don’t know what the definition of a “genocidal person” is, or if there is one, or what felony murder statutes the UK or the ICC have, but clearly there’s genocide going on here, he & all the people supporting continued fossil fuel use (especially with lies) are aiding genocide, & in many places that’s felony murder - 10 million counts of it a year, & growing. It’s great to hear someone else say it, even in a non-official capacity. Zoe Cohen IS pretty ... Read more ...
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Renewables Only Getting Started - Climate Crocks (Jan 2) |
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Jan 2 · Renewable energy already beats fossil fuels on cost globally - and according to analysts, the gap is only going to grow.
By 2030, technology improvements could slash today’s prices by a quarter for wind and by half for solar, according to the authors of a recent report from clean energy think tank RMI. (Canary Media is an independent affiliate of RMI.)
These remarkable and ongoing cost declines have made clean energy so attractive that it now outcompetes fossil fuels for new investment: 62percent of global energy investment is expected to flow to clean energy technologies this year.
That cash is helping push renewables to new heights. According to estimates from ... Read more ...
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You’re Being Selfish, Mate. What’s Yours is Really Mine. - Climate Crocks (Jan 2) |
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Jan 2 · “I mean, it’s pretty easy, really. Simple as that.”pic.twitter.com/Q8De1IZyA7
I honestly don’t know if this is real or satire. It certainly has a Monty Python skit quality to it.
This is very much like the “I own the view of your cornfield but, hell no I won’t help pay the taxes or upkeep on it” – an argument that we hear so often from anti-clean energy types.
Seriously. Compare/Contrast.
“anti-clean energy types.” Well no, it’s not really the same argument. Some may want to look at an industrialised landscape, some may not. I may want to stockpile used tyres next to you and set fire to them periodically to get ... Read more ...
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Let’s Talk Football. And Energy: When Not Rigging NFL Games, Jerry Jones Jacks Up Prices on Desperate, Dying Texans - Climate Crocks (Dec 31) |
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Dec 31 · “Be a man and take responsibility”Rex Ryan just went off on the Refs and everyone blaming the players from last night’s botched call ?? pic.twitter.com/IqgNThhSO2
It’s New Year’s Eve, so let’s talk football. And, ok, also electricity production.Up front I admit I’m still pissed off, as a Lions fan, about last night’s result.
But I’m also biased as an energy nerd, and someone who hates to see one of the nation’s largest utility service provider (ERCOT – Energy Reliability Council of Texas) act as a solely owned subsidiary of the oil/gas oligarchy. What’s the common thread? Dallas Cowboys owner and gas billionaire Jerry ... Read more ...
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Texas is New Ground Zero for Skyrocketing Home Insurance Prices - Climate Crocks (Dec 31) |
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Dec 31 · Dallas Morning News (Paywall):
There’s no secret that Texas has a housing affordability crisis. Too few houses built after the pandemic, high land costs and mortgage rates and burgeoning population are among key factors.
Less evident is the increasing difficulty of homeowners to obtain affordable insurance. And that’s the reason for Texas policymakers to think proactively about the repercussions of extreme weather and outdated building and land-use policies on affordability and insurability.
Insurance is all about anticipating risks, and Texas’ staggering population growth and weather patterns have added new levels of risk. Decades ago, hail would land in an empty ... Read more ...
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Trump Himself Makes Direct Connection: Fossil Fuels and Dictatorship - Climate Crocks (Dec 31) |
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Dec 31 · Defying death threats, 3 former Trump admin officials, all women, speak to ABC News about the threat of a second Trump Administration:
“Fundamentally a second Trump term could mean the end of American democracy as we know it.”
In a joint interview with ABC News, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson, and Sarah Matthews, three conservative former Trump administration officials warned America of the danger of a second Trump term, and pledged to vote for President Biden if Trump is the GOP nominee:
“I’ve never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I think that in this next election, I would put policy aside and choose democracy”
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At the beginning, ... Read more ...
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Europe Escaping Russia’s Gas Blackmail with Clean Energy - Climate Crocks (Dec 29) |
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Dec 29 · "The sharpest climate denier debunker on YouTube." - TreeHugger "@PeterWSinclair is a national treasure." - Brad Johnson, Publisher Hill Heat Follow @PeterWSinclair 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 > Ohio’s 2023 Energy Corruption Recap Massive Waves Chewing California Coastline Hertz’ EV Hiccups Look Temporary Europe Escaping Russia’s Gas Blackmail with Clean Energy December Verging on New Record Warmth The Very Cool Science of ... Read more ...
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