a law allowing residents to plug small solar systems straight into wall sockets, providing enough electricity to power a laptop or small refrigerator, according to The New York Times. [Summary provided by #HeatmapAM] #solar #solarpanels #smallsolar #progressivestates
Alexander C. Kaufman, #heatmapam : "Nearly a decade after #puertorico 's power #grid collapsed and plunged America’s most populous territory into the second-longest blackout in world history, the island’s biggest musical star performed a #superbowl halftime show that included linemen working on
Sickening, the damage he does to everything and everyone. #Trump opens #atlanticocean #marine #preserve to #fishing
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Why is the USA wired to launch head first into new things - do first, regret later is not an adage to teach kids, for example. This country is exhaustingly stupid sometimes. From the excellent #HeatmapAM newsletter:
"The in-house market monitor at the PJM Interconnection filed a complaint last
#nov21 #currentconditions w/ #heatmapam: Cross-country storms are forecast to cause airport delays ahead of Thanksgiving • A Plains storm will dump up to 10" of rain on TX & MO w/ potential tornadoes • Heavy rains in SE Asia are creating waves up to 10' in the Gulf of Thailand & the Andaman Sea. ed.
Current conditions: The Pacific NW is getting blasted w/ winds of up to 70 mph•Heavy snow is coming this week in higher elevations in New England and upstate NY•San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands saw temps surge to 95 degrees F. #heatmapam #weather #climate
#currentconditions from #heatmapam (ed.) #tropicalstormgabrielle is intensifying as it travels NW in the Atlantic; may strengthen into a #hurricane near #bermuda over the weekend•A trio of #tropicalstorms — #Mitag, #Ragasa, and #Neoguri — is barreling toward #eastasia, threatening to build
Hurricane Lorena, a Category 1 storm, is threatening Mexico and the SW U.S. w/ flooding and 80mph winds•In the Pacific, Hurricane Kiko strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it heads toward Hawaii •South Africa’s Northern Cape is facing extremely high fire risks. #weather #heatmapam
in #federalfunding for 12 projects across the country designed to buttress development of #offshoreturbines.... The list also included... $39 MILLION FOR A PORT NEAR NORFOLK, VIRGINIA...." [Source: Alexander C. Kaufman, #HeatmapAM] #norfolkport
#weather #july31 #heatmapam
Current conditions: The U.S. Northeast faces more flash flooding as cooling temperatures usher in rainfall•Scandinavia’s weeks-long heatwave continues, with temperatures reaching nearly 90 degrees Fahrenheit•
The #senate #gop 's new #tax on #renewables could kill the industry: [source: #heatmapam #jessicahullinger] Late on Fri., #senate #republicans added a new tax on #solar & #wind projects to the #budgetreconciliationbill that sent many in the industry into full-blown crisis mode. The proposal would
Current conditions from #heatmapam & #jessicalhullinger: (ed.):Current conditions: Parts of Northern #CA are under red flag warnings as warm air meets whipping winds• China's SW #guizhou province is flooded for the 2nd time in a week•A potential bomb cyclone is taking aim at Australia’s east coast.
G7 will avoid talking climate change to escape Trump’s ire -- Report from #HeatmapAM 's #JevaLange (subscribe to their excellent climate summary morning newsletter!):
"The Group of Seven summit begins today in western Alberta, but in a break with precedent, climate policy will not be on the
#climate #weather Current Conditions from #heatmapam by Jeva Lange (edited): Storms continue to roll thru N. TX today• Warm, dry days ahead may hinder hotshot crews’ attempts to contain the 1500-acre Sawlog fire, burning abt 40 miles west of Butte, MT•Severe thunderstorms could move thru Rome today.
