“China is on track for 1,400 GW, … the U.S. will reach only about 350 GW.”
“China plans to add 212 gigawatts of solar and 51 GW of wind, compared to less than 100 GW combined” in the US.”
“Offshore wind: China … has 42.7 gigawatts installed, … the U.S.’s Empire Wind project [has] 816 megawatts.”
‘When we don’t know what is true, false, or a con, we can’t believe anything. It goes back to the old maxim: “if it looks too good to be true…it probably is.” Nonsense from a confidence man could mean the end of the MAGA stranglehold on the U.S. government.’
‘The good news from Hungary is that blatant corruption doesn’t have to be normalized. In fact, public perceptions of runaway corruption can become a weapon in defense of democracy. The public understands corruption, hates it, and can be mobilized to vote en masse against it.’ (Krugman)
‘It’s now cheaper to build new solar than fossil fuels in terms of megawatt-hours per year delivered even in terms of upfront capital costs — that is to say, excluding the fact that with solar you get all the fuel for free going forward and with fossil fuels you keep paying forever!’
‘The Orbanist regime was racist, anti-immigrant, homophobic, opposed to free speech and thought. In other words, it was MAGA’s kind of government.’
‘“They didn’t shoot him for their own protection – Tucker was shot in another overt act of repression,” DeSimone said.’
‘When Trump announced the ceasefire last night, I called it fake. Nothing that has transpired today has changed my mind. … Trump had to threaten the use of nuclear weapons, substituting the words, “a whole civilization will die tonight,” but everyone knew exactly what he meant.’
25th Amendment
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F*ckin’ Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you’ll be living in Hell—JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
The attack on our public land gets serious as Trump dismantles the Forest Service in preparation of sales.
‘This is where we find ourselves. [...] We have a physically ill and mentally disabled president who ordered a war that is being overseen by a dry drunk Christian nationalist with Nazi tattoos on his body who has compared the war against a nation of Muslims to the Crusades.’
The world’s gain in renewable energy is also the USA gain in spite of Trump’s antagonistic policies.
‘Trump’s anti-green, pro-pollution tilt will serve to leave America further behind, but progress in fighting climate change and reducing the risks of global dependence on oil will continue.’
“Whether Witkoff’s and Kushner’s Middle East financial interests played a role in their advice remains a matter for speculation. But there can be no doubt that their ignorance and incompetence were decisive. The negotiations were a sham. Trump gleefully went to war on the word of bunglers.”
The “SAVE” Act Lie
‘Sometimes, you have to be willing to call the bald-faced lie a bald-faced lie. So come armed with the actual data and numbers, from places like the Heritage Foundation itself, and the next time someone tells you about “illegal aliens” voting, tell them the truth. ‘
