Running on solar this afternoon. So glad to have to rooftop panels up!
I've noticed about a dozen other homes in my conservative rural Virginia neighborhood doing the same, and the town rec center recently got a large rooftop system as well. It gives me hope that some things are still moving in the right direction, even in these dark times.
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
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Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panelsOliver Milman (The Guardian)
A new hope for algae biofuel (microalgae, that is)
#algae #biofuels #biofuel #microalgae #fuels #energy #decarbonization #carboncapture #carbonemissions #aquaculture #agriculture #biobased #bioeconomy #bioenergy #renewableenergy #renewable #sdg7 #sustainableenergy #energytransition #science #research
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After ExxonMobil walks away, algae biofuel gets another shot at success and the US Department of Energy is here for it.Tina Casey (CleanTechnica)
#EnergyTransition: How bubble curtains protect #porpoises from wind farm noise bbc.com/future/article/2023110…
"As huge offshore #WindFarms spread across Europe's seas, efforts grow to buffer the impact on #wildlife... The #BubbleCurtain was designed around the #porpoise's specific needs and traits, lowering #WindFarm construction noise to a threshold deemed safe for the species, based on scientific research. Its proven muffling effect may also benefit other marine #mammals such as #seals"
As huge offshore wind farms spread across Europe's North and Baltic seas, efforts grow to buffer the impact on wildlife.Sophie Hardach (BBC)
"An #EV is a good way to cut carbon #emissions, but so, it turns out, is a four-day workweek. Do them both, and a thousand other things—and fast—and we might have a shot. "
The first thing a good solar installer does is to make you beef up the insulation in your home: that way you need less solar on the roof.
S: build public transit and bike lanes first, then electrify the remaining cars.
#EnergyTransition #MineralMining #degrowth #JustTransition
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Bill McKibben assesses the validity of the arguments that both degrowthists and those who are pro-green-tech make for how we should address climate change.Bill McKibben (The New Yorker)
We're super excited for the #ClimateOfChange #Mastodon PREMIERE, Tues Feb 28 at 7pm, featuring #yyc author of #ThePatch, #ClimateOptimist and more #ChrisTurner!
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