Chart: The biggest clean energy projects built in the US last year We’re living in the era of the clean energy megaproject. Here are the 25 biggest solar, wind, and battery-storage installations completed in the U.S. in…

The biggest clean energy installs in 2024 - mostly in red states, mostly solar. Costs of renewable energy continue to plummet below that of fossil fuels, and of course renewable energy is far less polluting than fossil fuel pollution.
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What Does “Best Available Science” Mean?  Here are three concepts that everyone who recognizes the essential value of science should know—and be prepared to defend against bad-faith attacks. 

During its first term, Trump launched an assault on science and scientific integrity—and signs suggest more of the same the second time around. To push back, we must recognize and challenge the language shaping public discourse in this new administration. Here are 3 key concepts to defend science.

Trump is desperate for more energy, as long as it’s not from the wind President Donald Trump’s targeting of offshore wind and other renewables in favor of fossil fuels could come at a cost to the power grid.

On target: “Declaring an energy emergency while blocking wind and solar — our fastest-growing and most cost-effective energy sources — is like sounding a fire alarm and then saying you can’t call the fire department,”

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The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world's biggest oil companies.

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."

Not by Gandhi but still very appropriate in these times.

The U.S. is trying to unravel a hacking plot that targeted climate activists — NPR The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world’s biggest oil companies.

Here we go again… “an allegation that the hacking was ordered by a lobbying firm working for ExxonMobil”

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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy — Grist One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to sleep.

No blackouts either. “renewables fulfilled 100% of the state’s electricity demand for up to 10 hours on 98 of 116 days, a record for California”

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This is why the climate-change killing Inflation Reduction Act is called just that. If climate change isn’t halted the costs of all sorts of things will continue to rise as disasters continue to get more frequent, more severe & more costly. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

January 1 oil on canvas, 10x8” It really feels like this right now. Temperatures up and down, balmy one day, freezing slush the next, then piles of snow, and long dark nights. Just under nine hours of daylight. And always good to start the new year painting.

January 1
oil on canvas, 10x8”

It really feels like this right now. Temperatures up and down, balmy one day, freezing slush the next, then piles of snow, and long dark nights. Just under nine hours of daylight. And always good to start the new year painting.

Urge Your Senators to Ask Trump's Nominees: What about Scientific Integrity? With President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees heading to the Senate for confirmation, we have an opportunity to get them on the record on an issue of dire importance: scientific integrity. Urge your s...

When science is sidelined, people get hurt. Demand that Trump's nominees respect science and scientific integrity.

You can say, “gravity isn’t real,” but if you step off the cliff, you’re still going down.

And if you convince other people it’s not real, you are responsible for what happens if they make decisions based on the information you withheld.

The Nature Conservancy pledges to continue honoring the Paris Agreement On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, an international treaty which aims to limit global temperature from increasing more than 2°C.

"When scientists tell us that limiting the global temperature from rising more than 2°C (3.6°F) will help protect the diversity of life on earth, we listen and we act. That is why TNC will continue to honor the Paris Agreement goals and help the U.S. do its part." @nature.org

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New study finds alarming health effects of common airborne particle: 'We are just at the tip of the iceberg' — The Cool Down

Fossil fuels are killing folks with climate change and air pollution, and now “microplastics [made from fossil fuels] can cause harm to people's reproductive, digestive, and respiratory health” apple.news/AnqN4akZLQ2u...