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Research has shown this for years: Wind farms generate renewable energy while leaving plenty of room for agriculture and other projects. That’s why farmers who have wind turbines on their property like them. washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…
He created the conditions that got to this point. His behavior cost him Arizona in 2020. Lake followed his playbook and lost and she’s set to lose again, but he refuses to take any responsibility.
Desalination is becoming more affordable due to cheaper solar power. New plants cost $400M for 500K m³/day, translating to ~$0.30/m³. Energy costs are as low as $0.07/m³ (using $0.025/KWh solar). The Hassyan project in Dubai promises water at $0.37/m³, compared to €1/m³ in…
That’s their campaign in a nutshell.
They. All. Need. To. Go.
A more robust grid will eventually allow this excess renewable energy to go where it’s needed instead of disappearing. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
Will the Republican Ohio legislator who didn't get dark money from @firstenergycorp raise your hand.
Will the Republican Ohio legislator who didn't get dark money from @firstenergycorp raise your hand.
Ohio fracking wells leaked waste for years in Athens County before the state finally stopped it. Now, Ohio -- not the wells' operator -- is paying for water testing. “What are people going to do who live in this area if there’s a groundwater problem?” cleveland.com/open/2024/04/a…
Self-proclaimed business genius tanks his iconic brand by alienating his biggest market. wsj.com/business/autos…
If there was a dark-money group that surreptitiously backed DeWine in 2018, FirstEnergy gave money to it.
If there was a dark-money group that surreptitiously backed DeWine in 2018, FirstEnergy gave money to it.
More proof that the DeWine-Husted administration is a wholly owned subsidiary of @firstenergycorp. Every player backing HB 6, including FirstEnergy's partner Resource Fuels, pumped money into secret funds to help DeWine in 2018. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/19/fir…
The @MichiganPSC is losing patience with the high costs of electricity from @AEPnews Rockport coal-fired power plant. Scheduled to close in 2028, the plant keeps polluting and losing money. But it needs the income to pay off its bond debt. checksandbalancesproject.org/michigan-losin…
WOW, excellent new research showing how quickly EU🇪🇺 LNG demand will fall... and why there is a global LNG gas glut coming soon... 🧵
WOW, excellent new research showing how quickly EU🇪🇺 LNG demand will fall... and why there is a global LNG gas glut coming soon... 🧵
Senate OKs bill restricting areas eligible for flood insurance ift.tt/jrlLiso
Good morning with good news: Battery recycling by Redwood cuts environmental cost of EV materials as much as 80%. "95% of the key minerals in batteries" can be profitably recycled. Redwood will produce in US key material for 1.3 million EVs by 2028! bloomberg.com/news/features/…
“It is pure thuggery, plain and simple. It is a violation of the gag order on its face, and it's a scandal,” says @chrislhayes on a juror being dismissed after being targeted by Trump and Fox News.
This is Fox News putting a juror's life at risk and undermining the criminal justice system, which puts everyone at risk. All in defense of the guy who has already been found liable in two other trials. Nice work.
This is Fox News putting a juror's life at risk and undermining the criminal justice system, which puts everyone at risk. All in defense of the guy who has already been found liable in two other trials. Nice work.
Last May, Ohio’s Governor aggressively broke crystal-clear law to thwart the outcome of a pension board election. Yesterday, an appellate court confirmed that the act was illegal. His actions should now be fully investigated.
Last May, Ohio’s Governor aggressively broke crystal-clear law to thwart the outcome of a pension board election. Yesterday, an appellate court confirmed that the act was illegal. His actions should now be fully investigated.
Data from @RockyMtnInst's indicates that 2023 saw an uptick in uneconomic coal. But PSC's across the country are starting to scrutinize power plant operations. Here's the skinny on what happened in MI and what that means for the rest of the country. rmi.org/michigan-put-i…
There are more and more fast-charging EV stations around the country for @googlemaps to keep track of. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“FirstEnergy Corp. made $2.5 million in secret payments to a dark money nonprofit that backed Republican Mike DeWine’s 2018 gubernatorial run as the company was executing what would become the biggest public corruption scheme in state history.”
All of Ohio’s GOP leadership at this point: “he went that a’way” 🤫🤞😳
The plot thickens... FirstEnergy paid $300k to a dark money org that a lobbyist tied to Senate President Matt Huffman cleveland.com/open/2024/04/f…
🚨 🚨 NEW WHITEBOARD Preserving Power at All Costs A 🧵 Last Thursday’s abruptly and improperly cancelled meeting said it all: Ohio’s powers-that-be can’t even allow a single meeting to take place—not even one!—that they don’t control. WATCH, RT & 1/
Ohio fracking wells leaked waste for years in Athens County before the state finally stopped it. Now, Ohio -- not the wells' operator -- is paying for water testing. “What are people going to do who live in this area if there’s a groundwater problem?” cleveland.com/open/2024/04/a…
FirstEnergy donated $2.5M to GOP govs' group backing DeWine in '18 dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
Republicans are so dysfunctional that they're having a hard time doing favors for the fossil fuel industry. So sad. eenews.net/articles/house….
Data from @RockyMtnInst's indicates that 2023 saw an uptick in uneconomic coal. But PSC's across the country are starting to scrutinize power plant operations. Here's the skinny on what happened in MI and what that means for the rest of the country. rmi.org/michigan-put-i…
Ohio Gov. DeWine's office has said for months connections between Sam Randazzo and FirstEnergy were well-known when he picked him as top utility regulator. However, it appears Randazzo and FirstEnergy went to great lengths to keep their relationship secret ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/17/dew…
Global wind capacity has doubled since 2017! It will more than triple from 2017 levels by 2028. Wind is a major global decarbonization tech. And it is booming!
Below are the global annual new wind capacity additions. There were plenty of "wind is doomed" stories in media and right-wing circles in 2022-2023. Nope. Wind had a record year in 2023! Better still, wind will set new records each year from 2024 to 2028.
Good morning with good news: Wind industry built a record 117 GW globally in 2023, up 50% from 2022! Also, 791 GW more is likely added by 2028. 2024: 131 GW 2025: 148 GW 2026: 159 GW 2027: 171 GW 2028: 182 GW 2.4X more wind built in 2028 than in 2022. gwec.net/wp-content/upl…
Cool story about how a small Utah coal town reinvented itself, embracing art, history and tourism to avoid irrelevancy: ksl.com/article/509767…
Not staying awake during one’s criminal trial is a bad sign.
#SleepyDon made his appearance yesterday.
DeWine gerrymandered Ohio. ⏸️ DeWine kneecapped his own power.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is drafting a bill to strengthen seat belt laws and allow law enforcement officers to pull people over for not buckling up. Republican lawmakers aren't interested, arguing that it goes against personal liberty. By @MorganTrau ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/16/ohi…
Notice the pattern: Ted Strickland, D, helped consumers; John Kasich, R, hurt consumers, helped utilities; Mike DeWine, R, in charge when FBI sez OH is No. 1 in public corruption. Ohio deserves better.
When Ted Strickland was gov, he took several steps to give consumers a voice in utility rate-making. Gov. Strickland’s pro-consumer bill passed the Senate unanimously. Then-Speaker Husted secretly had Randazzo write the pro-utility House version😡
Good morning with good news: US has ~600 GW of dispatchable solar/wind plus battery projects in interconnection queues! That's 35X new data center load (17 GW) forecasted by 2030. PJM says reliability value of solar/wind plus battery is similar to gas! emp.lbl.gov/sites/default/…
New study on solar project neighbors' attitudes is just out from @BerkeleyLab: Survey found "considerably more" positive attitudes than negative, although it identified several concerns. @energynews_US @MWenergynews emp.lbl.gov/news/new-resea…
Can’t spell Husted without DUH…
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted won't say whether he was aware of a $1 million contribution in 2017 to a political group supporting his bid for governor. Instead, his office reiterated that the group wasn't affiliated with the Husted campaign. By @martyschladen ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/15/ohi…
98% of Costa Rica's power already comes from #renewables. Half of the land is covered by forest. They're aiming to transform their entire economy to have a zero carbon footprint. It can be done, let's get moving. #ActOnClimate #climateEmergency #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal
Because native-born Americans are having fewer children and are moving away from Ohio, the state’s population shrunk by about 13,000 between mid-2020 and mid-2023. If not for immigrants, it would have shrunk by 61,000 more. dispatch.com/story/news/loc… via @pitaarji
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