Hormuz disruption raises risk of global food shock, traders warn World ‘on borrowed time’ to avert crisis as higher gas prices squeeze fertiliser production

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As WindWaterSolar continues to displace fossils on CA's main grid, what is clear is that fossils are a temporary convenience, not a necessity.

Fossil gas down 60% in 2026 v 2023.

19 straight and 85 out of 109 (78%) days in 2026 with WWS meeting >100% of demand for part of the day.

Does the world have enough lithium to power all the electric vehicles and stationary batteries needed to transition the world to 100% clean, renewable energy and storage for everything?

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Trump’s Executive Order to boost the production of glyphosate – the main ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup that’s linked to cancer – is a gift to pesticide corporations.

Luckily, there’s a bill in Congress that would undo this egregious act. Support it now: https://fwwat.ch/3QkJmhs

Germany just activated its largest ever solar installation — one farm, 1.5 million homes, zero carbon. The #CottbusSolarPark covers 3,500 hectares and produces 2.1 tw-hours annually, replacing two coal plants that operated on this same land until 2022. #SolarPower #ActOnClimate #Renewables

Toyota's $21K EV Sold 3,100 Units in Just One Hour Tremendous response to the Toyota bZ7 flagship EV shows buyers don't hesitate when the price is right.

Toyota b27:

Tesla killer.

#TSLA #AffordableEV

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mRNA vaccines continue to show major promise.

In a small Phase 1 trial led by Dr. Balachandran, some patients with pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest cancers) reached 6-year survival.

This is why sustained investment in science & research matters.

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Back to the simple natural order of things…….. not human arrogance based on destruction of our water,air, environment for profit…… for the 1%

Monday vibe. Always nice to come out to a charged vehicle. Can you imagine having a gas pump at home that only costs 30 cents per gallon? ⛽️⚡️🔌

#monday #ev #electriccar #commute

Factory Butte, Hanksville, Utah. #photography #art #color #landscape #Utah #FactoryButte #Hanksville

Phelps Lake, Grand Tetons, Wyoming
#BlueSkyMonday
#EastCoastKin

Got our solar panels installed this AM. They came at 8:30am and we're gone by 1:30pm. 13 panels and 10kwh battery.

We can't export to the grid yet (the network operator has been flooded with new requests) but we charged our car with the sun this afternoon. Great feeling, strongly recommend.

Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Contact Congress today!

Tell Congress: Block Trump’s illegal scheme to gut the US Forest Service. Our public lands are not for sale to developers and polluters. Stand up for our forests before it’s too late.
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AOC is calling for a federal freeze on new AI data centers. No more billionaire "free-riding" at the expense of your electric bill and your water. 📉

The resistance is winning: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-made...

Grid batteries reach stunning new peak of 44 pct of evening demand in world's fourth biggest economy Battery storage reaches a stunning new record in the world's fourth biggest economy, reaching 44 pct of evening demand. The biggest loser is gas.

~10–12 nuclear power plants equivalent. That’s what batteries just delivered for ~1–2 hours at peak in California.

We’ve crossed the line: generation → timing.

Gas loses the peak first. Then revenue. Then relevance.

Nuclear is great. But time costs money. Energy is needed now, not in 15 years.

Winter storm warning for Sierra as another multi-foot dump expected The National Weather Service warns of “significant reductions in visibility at times” and “major travel delays” from heavy snow, gusty winds and potential lightning.

A looming storm is forecast to drop more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Sierra, prompting the weather service to issue winter storm warnings. It’s the second round of winter storm warnings this month in the Sierra, a rarity for April.

Snow drought won't be wiped out, but this will help some.

Lovely Bird Songs 🎶

Beautiful Brussels Belgium 🇧🇪 the Flower Carpet

A Black Phoebe perched atop a weathered wooden fence post against a clear blue sky. The small songbird displays its characteristic dark gray-black plumage with a lighter belly, viewed in profile

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), a flycatcher very common in California
2-2026

@robcrank68.bsky.social @alan678.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay #BlackHeads #Bird #Wildlife #Nature #Phoebe #Perched #SonyAlpha

A deep red rosebud covered in fine water droplets stands on a single thorned stem with bright green leaves, set against a soft, blurred olive-green background

Red Rose
4-2026

Every petal holds a raindrop. Every raindrop holds the sky. 🌹

#Rose #Macro #Flower #Nature #Botanical #RedRose #Rain #WaterDroplets #Garden #Bokeh #Floral #SonyAlpha

A tall, spreading tree with fresh, light-green foliage stands at the edge of a narrow river. The sky is clear and blue, with a few contrails visible. In the foreground, a shaded path runs along the water. The scene has a calm and natural feel to it.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Edge #photography #nature #trees #scape #ArtYear #Fotografie #Natur

A close-up of a leopard gecko’s face, its pebbled skin and glossy eye in sharp focus against a soft green background.

Brother Flint - the leapord gecko

#photography #naturephotography #leopardgecko #Reptiles #lizards

Low-Cost Community Solar Keeps Insisting Upon Itself Despite the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, the community solar movement continues to grow in the US.

Low-Cost Community Solar Keeps Growing Despite Tide Of Negative Federal Policy

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They're assholes
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Mist and shadows in a forest

🔥 Wildfires 🔥
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“President Trump is dismantling the U.S. Forest Service . .

By slashing research facilities and forcing folks out of their jobs, our nation's forests will become even more vulnerable to wildfires.” #trees
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#Oregon #forest
Rep. Andrea Salinas

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, the Château de Chambord France 🇫🇷

Just how bad is this spring’s drought?? The worst in US History, going all the way back to the 1890s, even worse than Dust Bowl springs. And #Florida is among the worst in the nation… 1/

The scope of how dry it’s been in the Southeast is remarkable! Every area in the darker shade of brown is the driest stretch on record. It’s the vast majority of the SE and N #florida. 100% of the SE is in drought… 83% severe or worse… 1/

Photo shows a heap of older style phones with the text “Planned obsolescence is now outlawed in France. It is a crime to intentionally reduce the lifespan of a product to force customers to replace it.”

Love France 🇫🇷 They understand the importance of the battery life of a Nokia 3310

A hiking path up a mountain

I have been wanting to hike for YEARS but unable because of my spine injury.

It’s taken one year and four months of determination and working hard on my mobility, but today I DID IT.

I could cry. You people have no idea. I never, ever thought I’d be able to do anything like that ever again. ❤️