The Grand Canyon seen from Space!😮

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.

They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.

That energy is all around us.

And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Monochrome photo of a rugged forest river flowing down a mountainous rocky scene with deep green pine trees Image pinterest

A river does not force its way to the sea.

It does not worry about the rocks in its path.

It does not stop flowing
because the terrain gets difficult.

It simply moves.
It finds the path of least resistance,
and follows it.

Not because it is lazy.
But because it trusts the landscape to guide it.

In a First for the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas In March, for the first time, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the transition to clean power. However, rising power demand is complicating the shift away from fossil fuels by extending the lives of many aging coal power plants.

In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy.

Seven countries now use renewable energy for 100% of their electricity - The Renewable Energy Institute Countries including Albania, Paraguay, Ethiopia & Nepal produced more than 99.7% of the electricity they consumed using geothermal, hydro, solar and wind power marking what scientists say is an “irrev...

Seven countries now use renewable energy for 100% of their electricity

Recent data has shown that in 2022, countries including Albania, Paraguay, Ethiopia & Nepal produced more than 99.7% of the electricity they consumed using geothermal, hydro,

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Had to turn off Meet the Press. Instead I’ll be watching the livestream of the Big Bear eagles’ nest. Little buggers are already starting to grow! #Nature

National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year.
So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝

Common loons call out in the morning quiet: 🔊 #AGoodPlace

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"20 yrs ago the world took a year to add 1 gigawatt of solar.
Now it takes just half a day.

Solar costs have fallen by around 90% over past decade, & as costs fall, installations accelerate.

Nowhere is this clearer than in China 🇨🇳. It now accounts for well over half of global solar installations"

"In a world where you can be anything, bee kind 🐝" Berta Bilder, Germany.

Bumblebees (genus Bombus): There are 275 species of Bumblebee in the world, a few native to South America and found in NZ, the majority across the Northern Hemisphere. Thank you Berta for sharing your photo taken in Germany 🐝

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sust...

The AP began in the mid-19th century when NY newspapers looked to share costs of reporting outside their immediate territories. Now it's offering buyouts to some of its U.S.-based journalists as it accelerates away from the newspaper journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s.

Reckoning, retribution and resistance: the behind-the-scenes story of Operation Metro Surge Minnesota leaders share new details about what happened during the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history.

ICE in Minneapolis. . . important background about how it all came to be

This planet — with all its troubles — is worth caring for.

That should be our single purpose, as a species: To be stewards of this magnificent world, ensuring it thrives long into the future.

Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.

to power the an emerging new world . . .

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk

“Critics raised alarm over the proposal to consolidate research stations while much of the Western United States is suffering from record temperatures and prolonged drought that increase the risk of wildfires this summer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...

Yes,

"Here we are, the most clever species ever to have lived. So how is it we can destroy the only planet we have?"

-- Jane Goodall, born #OTD 1934

I hope you slept as peacefully as these young loons captured on film by Harry Collins: 🔊 #AGoodPlace

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If you don't believe that magical places still exist, I ask that you simply walk into your local independent bookstore.

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

. . . The right to ask questions on the public’s behalf. . .

Still one of our all-time faves. ✊

🎯🎯

Opinion | Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for America’s Future

Minnesota, Hail to Thee . . .

15 of the Most Famous 'Banned' Books in US History From books challenged by the government to books pulled from library shelves, we explore some of the most famous "banned" books in U.S. history.

Book bans are on the rise. Again. Books are challenged, their availability restricted, or they are simply removed from public school classrooms and libraries. Some states have debated or passed laws about book removals – some favor them (Idaho). Some oppose them (Washington).

Flights, court filings and encounters indicate fewer federal agents in Minnesota, observers remain wary Observers of detainee flights say fewer are going out, amid other decreased activities, but it’s hard to gauge exact numbers.

Since mid-February, the planes leaving the frosty tarmac of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are mostly empty; federal agents load less than a dozen immigration detainees on board. It’s a far cry from last month when as many as 127 detainees were loaded and flown out.

U2 drops blistering song about Minneapolis mom Renee Good Good’s family said she would have been deeply moved by the protest tune.

U2 just released a new EP, Days of Ash, that opens with a protest song aimed squarely at the U.S. government's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. In part a tribute to slain mother of three Renee Good, it's called "American Obituary."

Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says

ICE cut 240 hours of training from a 584-hour program, among them, classes that teach the Constitution, legal system, firearms, use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention and the limits of officers’ authority, instructor says. That seems significant.

The vanishing newspaper cartoonist - Editor and Publisher When Rob Tornoe sat down with two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Walt Handelsman, the conversation was less about one retirement and more about an extinction. Handelsman’s decision to put down his pen mar...

Tech company changes — X’s new terms of service, Google’s chokehold on search traffic and ad dollars, AI-powered tools that 'adapt' content and present it as their own — have forced many newspapers to reinvent content; sadly moving on from once-beloved newspaper roles, like editorial cartoonists.