Clean energy is winning, despite the best tantrums and illegal orders 🍊 can muster:
"According to a recent report from the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund and Atlas Public Policy, a record 79.7 GW of clean power is projected to come online in the US in 2026, even as roughly 8 GW of clean energy projects were canceled in the first quarter of the year."
#climatechange #climatehope #cleanenergy ##CheapCleanEnergy #solar #wind ##energytransition
Bunch of clean energy firsts across the US this spring! 🌞🌬⚡️
- solar outpacing coal
- solar+batteries living up to hype in California, NY, TX
- individual/rooftop solar adding up to a lot, even where gov is stopping large-scale solar
#cleanenergy #solar #wind #fossilfuels #CheapCleanEnergy #energytransition #climatehope #climatechange
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/clean-energy-us-set-records
As she’s volunteered to do for every election for decades, a longtime close friend will be working for County of Monterey Elections Department on June 2, 2026 from 6am until midnight.
She’s 89. If she is happy to put in an 18-hour day to help ensure democratic elections, surely most of you can get out and vote (if you haven’t already).
For Californians, if you aren’t registered to vote, the last day to register for the June 2, 2026 Primary Election was May 18, 2026; see details: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/. If you missed that deadline, refer to Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration) https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg.
#Vote2026 #Vote #Democracy #MontereyCounty #California #ElectionIntegrity #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #ClimateHope #ClimateJustice
We don’t take for granted living in a county and state committed to making voting convenient for all eligible citizens.
Today we dropped off our completed ballot ✅ for the June 2, 2026 Primary Election at a Monterey County Elections official dropbox, just outside Seaside City Hall, next to Seaside library 📚. Very soon we’ll receive an email from the California Secretary of State's office, on behalf of our county, that our ballot was received and counted.💚 ✅ [Update: That email arrived in LESS THAN 24 HOURS. Our county and state’s voting system rock!] 😎 🇺🇸
If you live in the U.S. and need voter info, here’s one place to start: https://bikemonterey.org/usa-general-election-and-voter-registration-deadlines.html
#USA #Vote2026 #Vote #Democracy #MontereyCounty #California #ElectionIntegrity #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #ClimateHope #ClimateJustice
🌳🌍 Reforestation momentum is building!
Terraformation’s public platform now has over 1 million tree planting commitments from individuals, schools, and communities worldwide.
Planting trees restores ecosystems, captures carbon, supports biodiversity, and revitalizes degraded lands.
Read more: https://terraformation.com/press-posts/public-reforestation-momentum
"In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month" - that's March.
Meaning #cleanenergy produced more grid power than fossil fuels!
Adding in nuclear, about half of grid power was emission-free
Spring is Clean energy's best season: less heat and cooling needed, more sun and wind and water for hydro.
Also: coal was second to last in grid power generation in March, despite the hype. 🤨
#climatechange #climatehope #fossilfuels
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/renewables-beat-natural-gas-us-grid-march-2026
Record-breaking amount of wind and solar installed in 2025
Despite the irrational and weird vendetta of 🍊 toward wind:
From global energy think tank Ember: the world installed a record 814 GW of new solar and wind capacity in 2025, 17% more than in 2024 (696 GW).
New leader in growth of solar is...Indiana??
Having grown up in Indiana, I am startled to see this:
"Indiana’s solar capacity nearly doubled last year as the state trailed only Texas and California in the total amount of new capacity brought online."
#solar #cleanenergy #climatechange #climatehope #Indiana #electrification
New England moving toward legalizing plug-in/balcony solar
All 6 states- even New Hampshire- have legislation in process. Maine's could be signed into law next week.
Electricity is expensive in New England by US standards and prices are rising, like everywhere (thanks, 🍊)
Momentum is building on this!
#solar #cleanenergy #balconysolar #pluginsolar #electrification #climatechange #climatehope #maine #newengland
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-bills-make-inroads-new-england
🌳 Old-growth forests store far more carbon than tree farms — a new study in Sweden shows the difference is massive, especially in the soil.
Definitely Doc D
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏
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