Recent content by svetz

Churches in the U.S. seem opposed to climate change. The biggest institutions Catholics, Muslims, Jewish are all solidly on board (e.g., Pope slams climate change deniers as 'stupid'). AFAIK, denialism seems to stem mostly from the paid for campaign fossil fuel companies are apparently still...

EV Sales picking up in the U.S. & E.U. Looks like EV registrations are picking up in the EU... (ref) This reference, with March's registration numbers, show new EV car sales are up...

Opinion: Which is why we need carbon taxes which go towards actually removing carbon. Opinion: 😲 $75 billion in damage from one hurricane, and little of it in Florida. Didn't realize how much they affect the rest of the country.

So much Saharan dust...

FERC Affirms Decision to Hold Utilities Accountable for Interconnection Delays Opinion: Good news! Currently we're wasting ~2 GW. Sabine recently said Germany is fighting the same problem with 3 GW currently stranded. Residential Rooftop PV reduces need for new Transmission Infrastructure and...

Lithium iron phosphate batteries don't even use cobalt and they don't catch fire. And yes, some EVs do use them (e.g., Tesla Model 3, Ford Mustang).

Thank you! Hasn't happened to me yet. Lucky I guess. Well, your reference explains why they explode into fireballs... so I guess it's been a thing for a while. I do remember the Pinto was pretty prone to that. Think the NHTSA fixed most of those issues because other than movies you don't...

With triple redundancy backup according to Sandy Monroe's tear down video on it. Got a chuckle out of @Hedges post on EV's losing control because of a fire... my first thought was "why would you be driving a car when it's on fire?" There was also an inaccuracy... ICE vehicles catch fire...

Well tell us about it! What do you love/hate about it? What did it set you back, if you turn your head fast does Jarvis making retching sounds? ; -) Diabatic Air Engine Compressed air to move our cars is slow and inefficient, but heat that air up with renewable fuels for 200 miles per...

AR Motorcycle Helmet What if you could look all around you in real time? One helmet combines a rearview camera with a wide view visor to allow for a 360-degree view of the road—effectively eliminating dangerous blind spots. Wireless LED brake lights that activate whenever you hit the brakes...

Two year follow up report... So, rather than DIY I shelled out and purchased an EcoWitt Wittboy back in 2022. It's worked well and most importantly didn't die after it's first year as every outdoor weather station before it has. It's even still on it's first battery. AFAIK, the solar has...

Courts strike down Britain’s inadequate climate action plan Summer heat hits Asia early "extreme event" in climate history How kelp farms, an 'environmental powerhouse,' can help Phasing out coal power in two major Southeast Asian thermal coal economies: Indonesia and Vietnam Plans You...

AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections.