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When Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss introduced the word “disinformation” to readers of their 1980 roman à clef spy novel “The Spike”—deriving the term from the Russian dezinformatsiya, the title of a KGB black propaganda department—it didn’t make...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Apr 07, 2024 at 08:00 AM PDT
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A remarkable set of climate action records has been set just in the last week, with plenty more on schedule to top nearly all of them. Engineers always used to say: You can have good, fast, and cheap. Pick two. But not in renewables or computers, both...
by Mokurai
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 04:00 AM PDT
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The spotlight is a weekly, categorized compilation of links and excerpts from environmentally related posts at Daily Kos. Any posts included in the collection do not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of them. Because of the...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Mar 03, 2024 at 08:00 AM PST
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Back on January 29, 2024 I posted a diary: Hydrogen - fuel of the future? There may be some changes coming. I described some of the pros and cons of using hydrogen as a non-fossil fuel and for energy storage, some ways a hydrogen economy is taking...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Feb 26, 2024 at 04:52 AM PST
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Pick a random Democrat who regularly follows politics to talk about the party’s messaging and you’re likely to get a reply along the lines of “it sucks” together with suggestions on how to do it better. This is usually accompanied by legitimate...
by Meteor Blades
75 comments
on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 08:00 AM PST
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For people with too much time on their hands, YouTube offers a fun and sometimes educational way to kill it. YouTube offers a wide range of “documentaries” for streaming. They range in length from minutes to hours, and in subject matter subject from...
by dratler
61 comments
on Tue Jan 30, 2024 at 11:29 AM PST
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See the update at the bottom. 1-29-24 1803 hrs ET Fossil fuels, which are based on carbon compounds, are driving global warming because burning them to extract energy releases greenhouse gases into the air, like CO2 (carbon dioxide). There’s also all...
by xaxnar
181 comments
on Mon Jan 29, 2024 at 07:33 AM PST
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Half a century ago last month, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act, which, in a move that would be unthinkable today, the Senate had passed unanimously and the House of Representatives approved in a 390-12 vote. As President Joe...
by Meteor Blades
59 comments
on Sun Jan 21, 2024 at 08:00 AM PST
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Earth Matters: U.S. wind takes some blows; Mike Johnson thinks the Rapture will solve climate change Two-and-a-half years ago, President Joe Biden announced plans to jumpstart an offshore wind industry in the United States, calling for 30 gigawatts of electricity-generating capacity to be installed by 2030. That would be enough to power 10 million...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Nov 05, 2023 at 08:00 AM PST
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday announced her department’s seven choices for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs. The government is investing $7 billion in the hubs to leverage a total of $50 billion in public-private partnerships. That is meant...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Oct 22, 2023 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Having done some reading on the topic, I think it would be valuable to explain the basics, like why hydrogen can be described in “colors”, i,e., green, blue, grey, etc. based on how it’s generated. It’s a rapidly evolving industry, and a brief sketch...
by Mokurai
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on Tue Oct 17, 2023 at 04:00 AM PDT
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There’s an effort underway in France to build an airship for a flight around the world without using fossil fuel. The upper surface of the airship will be covered with solar panels driving electric motors, as the illustration above shows. A fuel cell...
by xaxnar
24 comments
on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 12:48 PM PDT
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In a vote that has outraged climate and environmental justice advocates, the five members of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today just unanimously approved Southern California Gas’s application to increase the capacity of the notorious...
by Dan Bacher
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on Thu Aug 31, 2023 at 04:47 PM PDT
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Developers tout hydrogen as a clean energy source; Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health. By� � Jerry Redfern �...
by Capital and Main
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on Sat Jul 29, 2023 at 08:20 AM PDT
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On Wednesday, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that the state landed a new “gigafactory” that will bring a $400 million investment and generate 500 jobs. That gigafactory ...
by Mark Sumner
138 comments
on Sun Jul 09, 2023 at 07:20 AM PDT
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science.�Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat May 13, 2023 at 08:59 PM PDT
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When it comes to addressing climate change, Job One has to be getting off carbon. There are multiple ways to go: wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, nuclear, biofuels —�and hydrogen.
Here’s what ...
by xaxnar
40 comments
on Thu Jan 12, 2023 at 06:17 AM PST
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So, I wrote two earlier articles on Germany’s experiment with cheap fares for public transport to help its population with the economic shock of Russia cutting off the gas. But that is not the only solution Germany has been looking into – they have...
by umbra
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on Wed Sep 07, 2022 at 12:32 PM PDT
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I am not the biggest fan of irony in politics. But the unanimous opposition of Republicans in the Senate (and soon probably in the House) to the climate- and health-related provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act is another good example of how the...
by Meteor Blades
24 comments
on Thu Aug 11, 2022 at 11:48 AM PDT
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“Nowadays snows melt earlier in the springtime. Lakes, rivers, and bogs freeze much later in the autumn. Reindeer herding becomes more difficult as the ice is weak and may give way … All sorts of unusual events have taken place. Nowadays the winters...
by Meteor Blades
55 comments
on Thu Jul 14, 2022 at 06:46 AM PDT
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