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@NobleIdeas shared
On Apr 29, 2022
RT @billmckibben: “The climate crisis is not at bottom a beef between two camps of people. It’s a beef between human beings and physics. And since physics is implacable, we would be well-advised to meet its dictates.” https://t.co/UyRr5Eu59y
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Who gets to define reality?

Who gets to define reality?

A search for the climate high ground

@AP shared
On Apr 27, 2022
A Japanese railway company says its sprawling network of train lines is now powered only by renewable energy. https://t.co/emFwMbwazu
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Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy

Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may ...

@PVSolarReport shared
On Apr 29, 2022
For the first time, US renewable energy output exceeds nuclear generation, EIA finds https://t.co/Z0szqEFk06
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For the first time, US renewable energy output exceeds nuclear generation, EIA finds

For the first time, US renewable energy output exceeds nuclear generation, EIA finds

The cost and safety advantages of solar power are expected to continue driving this trend despite federal programs to keep baseload nuclear plants online.

@cleantechnica shared
On May 1, 2022
River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Water Power Successes: WPTO Accomplishments Report https://t.co/NzHd3gwOoG
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River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Water Power Successes: WPTO Accomplishments Report

River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Water Power Successes: WPTO Accomplishments Report

River-Powered Villages to Hydropower Regulations, NREL Projects Earn Spotlight in Water Power Technologies Office 2020–2021 Report

@cleantechnica shared
On May 2, 2022
US Air Force Makes Diesel-Killing Robot Do The Heavy Lifting https://t.co/yukAWgnI4A
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US Air Force Makes Diesel-Killing Robot Do The Heavy Lifting

US Air Force Makes Diesel-Killing Robot Do The Heavy Lifting

The US Air Force is on a soup-to-nuts electrification rampage, and robotic munitions lift equipment is part of the plan.

@EnergyPress shared
On Apr 28, 2022
From Salton Sea to Oceanside to Santa Monica — @SecGranholm met with local leaders and community members to discuss an equitable clean energy transition and deploying clean infrastructure. Until next time, SoCal! ☀️ https://t.co/RAORaHQ1fQ
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ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited California to Highlight President Biden’s Investments For an Equitable Transition to Clean Energy

ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited California to Highlight President Biden’s Investments For an Equitable Transition to Clean Energy

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Southern California to showcase how President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will increase access to clean energy ...

@MichaelEMann shared
On May 1, 2022
"The sustainability exec [@BillWeihl] who saw the light" by @Debra_Kahn for @Politico: https://t.co/qoO5XQaZ6G
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The sustainability exec who saw the light

The sustainability exec who saw the light

Weihl saw a hole in tech companies' sustainability work: their lack of engagement on broader climate policy. I spent several years working with teams across the company helping …

@cleantechnica shared
On Apr 27, 2022
Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism — Part 1 https://t.co/qPk7uE888h
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Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism — Part 1

Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism — Part 1

Vaclav Smil is a respected authority on global warming and what needs to be done to address it effectively.