I recently learned that a friend’s family owns a great deal of land on one of the Pacific islands owned by the U.S. that includes a huge reservoir of water high in the mountains. I asked, “Don’t you folks pay a fortune for electricity, and isn’t it dirtier than hell, probably imported bunker diesel? Wouldn’t some renewable energy solution be very valuable?” Yes, yes, and yes. (more…)
At issue is a bill that would reduce the amount that the utility, in this case, Pacific Gas and Electric, pays homeowners per kWh. The reasoning is that such deals are unfair to those who cannot install solar, for whatever reason: they don’t own their residence, they can’t afford it, they have trees in their south-facing yards, etc. That’s because the monies paid back to PV owners cause others’ rates to rise. (more…)
From this:
Appearing in Dallas at a QAnon conference, Flynn was asked during a Q&A session that was shared in a Twitter video: “I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can’t happen here?”
Myanmar’s military seized power Feb. 1 and imprisoned the country’s democratically elected leaders, on the basis of unproven allegations of voter fraud. At least 800 civilians have died, and thousands have been arrested, in protests that have wracked the Southeast Asian nation in the months that followed.
Supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory have praised the Myanmar coup and called for the U.S. military to do the same, citing unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. (more…)
The United States finds itself at an impasse.
Donald Trump is no longer in office, but almost half the country thinks the election was rigged in favor of his opponent, and that justice won’t be served until he is returned to the White House. 30 different judges saw no merit in this when law suits were filed before the election was certified, and each one dismissed the cases, yet this means absolutely nothing to them. They’re remaining steadfast, and there seem to be no facts that will move them away from this fantasy.
But of course, the “stolen election” narrative is only one example, one out of hundreds, that define who these people are and what they believe. (more…)
Energy consultant and 2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie reports from his home in Buckinghamshire, England (see pic): A rising tide of legal cases, and shareholder action is putting increasing pressure on fossil fuel companies to actively work on reducing their climate changing impacts.
Could this be the beginning of the end for Big Oil? Indeed. And keep in mind that legal pressures are only one of the many vectors putting the squeeze on. (more…)
From 350.org: Energy giant ExxonMobile is spending a fortune on social media advertising in attempts to greenwash their reputation, and they are directly targeting climate activists and organizations. While one of the biggest polluters the world has ever known is spending millions on marketing campaigns to improve their image, 350.org is working to cut off the finance flows to the fossil fuel industry that enable them to buy off our government and shirk their responsibility to the planet. Will you make a small contribution to help us keep up in the fight? (more…)
How did we lose EV technology? It depends on what you believe.
The common answer is that the electric starter, developed in the early 1920s to replace the hand crank, made internal combustion engines easy to start for women and weaker men.
Skeptics think it was the chicanery of the then-fledgling oil industry, the same group that would then go on to demolish the trolleys, and push everyone into gas-guzzling passenger cars.
How did we get it back? Entrepreneurs, sensing environmental concerns, in possession of greatly improved technology in batteries, motors, and power generation. Traditional automakers are now jumping on the bandwagon.
From Move On:
On April 26, 2021, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson told his millions of viewers to confront and harass people whom they see wearing masks in public by demanding that they remove their mask. He then further encouraged his viewers to call the police on parents whose children are seen wearing masks in public, calling it “child abuse.”1 (more…)
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From this: Appearing on Jan Markell’s Understanding the Times radio show this Sunday, Michele Bachmann went down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole regarding the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, saying it was actually carried out by progressives seeking to stain the MAGA movement. “Jan. 6, we’re all told that that’s the worst day that ever happened, these were the worst riots in America,” Bachmann said. “It absolutely wasn’t. It is my opinion that this was a theatrical event that the progressive left put on.”
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