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- The result or this atmospheric river and some weaken cousins this week, will be massive rainfall on the West Coast.
- The California offshore wind environmental impact statement is full of holes Thu, 5 Dec 24, 5:00amNote that this is the first one for floating wind turbines which is very different from the fixed turbines being built along the Atlantic coast. Floating wind is still an immature technology with a large number of proposed...
- California “purifies” its little air bubble at the expense of its residents. Thu, 5 Dec 24, 1:00amIt is appalling that wealthy California with its “green mandates” continues to burden its residents with humongous costs to transition to just electricity, and support unethical, immoral, and hypocritical actions to obtain...
- Elon Musk: CA Gov. Newsom’s Plan to Exclude Tesla From Rebate Program is “Insane” Tue, 3 Dec 24, 1:00pmA governor targeting one of the most popular entrepreneurs in the country and hurting his citizens to do so is unappealing to Americans in today’s environment...
- US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years Thu, 24 Oct 24, 9:00pmPace of growth helps maintain renewable energy when weather conditions interfere with wind and solar
- NC Floods, CA Drought, and The Role of Randomness Thu, 24 Oct 24, 4:00pmThere seems to be some misunderstanding about 100-year events. These almost always apply to a specific location. So, you could have 100-year events every year in the U.S., and as long they are in different locations, there...
- ‘Political Posturing’: Newsom Signs Law Empowering Bureaucrats to Meddle Even More with Oil Refiners Thu, 17 Oct 24, 12:00amWhile many California Democrats blame corporate greed and manipulation for those prices, stringent environmental regulations and taxes on energy producers are primarily responsible for driving up those costs, energy experts...
- Wednesday briefing: What does Google’s move into nuclear power mean for AI – and the world? Wed, 16 Oct 24, 4:48pmIn today’s newsletter: Google will soon use nuclear reactors to run its AI datacentres. What are the economic, ethical and environmental implications?
- California’s trillion dollars floating wind fantasy Wed, 11 Sep 24, 7:00pmThe floating wind startup price is almost 12 times the regular price of electricity. Floating wind is a crazy policy, even by California’s crazy standards.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom Wants Mandate for Oil Companies to Create Stockpile of Gasoline Mon, 9 Sep 24, 7:00amThe petroleum industry has pushed back, saying the mandate would hurt consumers.v
- ‘Transformational’: how a California city launched America’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train Tue, 3 Sep 24, 10:00pmThe new zero-emission train, known as Zemu, will run through an area that has long suffered from poor air quality. Will it be the start of a clean energy rail movement in the US?
- Survivors of climate disasters demand US inquiry into big oil’s ‘climate crimes’ Thu, 15 Aug 24, 8:00pmMore than 1,000 people sign letter to justice department for federal investigation into industry’s misinformation
- Major Solar Company Files for Bankruptcy After California Strips Subsidies Wed, 7 Aug 24, 7:00pmSunPower, a major rooftop solar company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, the company announced.
- Energy, Business Groups Ask Supreme Court To Stop California From Forcing EVs On the Rest of America Mon, 8 Jul 24, 7:00pmNumerous trade associations are asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision that effectively allowed California to push electric vehicles (EVs) on the rest of the U.S.
- Governor Newsom’s unpopularity might have something to do with his extreme mandates that make life unaffordable. Wed, 3 Jul 24, 7:00am...California’s “green” Governor Newsom is by far the MOST UNPOPULAR Governor in America !