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Janetren May 9, 2024

Laffy May 9, 2024

“Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that don’t emit planet-warming pollutants like carbon dioxide and methane…

For the first time, 30% of electricity produced worldwide was from clean energy sources as the number of solar and wind farms continued to grow fast.” #ClimateCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/2718fce0ed37232dc25dbf46fff87955

Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

A record 30% of global electricity was generated from renewables in 2023, according to a report released by Ember, a think tank based in London. Solar was the main factor in adding clean energy to the global electricity grid. Ember predicted 2023 was likely the peak of fossil fuel electricity generation for the world and for and greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. Demand for electricity is expected to increase this year, but there will be even more clean energy installed.

AP News

Janetren May 9, 2024

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Aral Balkan May 9, 2024

@dgavin @paninid @gerrymcgovern That’s the thing, though, it’s not crumbs, it’s significant: https://theconversation.com/ais-excessive-water-consumption-threatens-to-drown-out-its-environmental-contributions-225854

AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions

Artificial intelligence promises revolutionary solutions to global challenges, but the water costs to produce and power AI hardware and infrastructure may exceed the benefits.

The Conversation

Janetren May 7, 2024

Emeritus Prof Christopher May May 7, 2024

Meanwhile in the Lake District, more evidence that the sewage discharge(s) already identifies across the country as ruining the UK's beaches & seawaters, are having similar impact inland - Lake Windermere is going green as more semi-treated sewage flows into the lake & feed the algae that turn the water green.

Yet more proof that the only people who gained from water privatisation were the investors - for the rest of us it looks like daylight robbery!

#water #sewage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68953523

Tourist influx turns Windermere green, researchers say

New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers

BBC News

Janetren May 5, 2024

Aaron Rupar May 3, 2024

New in PN: The Stormy Daniels payoff changed the course of history https://www.publicnotice.co/p/stormy-daniels-hush-payment-trump-october-2016

The Stormy Daniels payoff changed the course of history

It's worth revisiting why Michael Cohen was desperate to hush her up in October 2016.

Public Notice

Janetren May 5, 2024

thejuicemedia May 4, 2024

The Australien Government has made an ad about our environmental protection laws, and it's surprisingly honest and informative! 🐨

✨ Feat. Punter's Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FLqYpD6eYw

Honest Government Ad | How to state capture (EPBC Act)

YouTube

Janetren May 5, 2024

Laffy May 4, 2024

Via Ben Wikler:

Absorb this graph—but note that the final year is 2018, the year of Trump’s tax cuts. That’s #Trump’s big goal, always has been: to rip off working people and hand huge bags of cash to the ultra-wealthy, like himself and his Mar-a-Lago buddies.

Rutger Bregman:

Stunning graph: the plummeting tax rates of the richest Americans. For the first time in history, billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans.

Janetren Dec 30, 2023

The Green Garret Dec 15, 2023

Don't be fooled into thinking "humanity" is at fault for climate change and ecological crisis. Most people know how and want to live in harmony with nature. The destruction is caused by the richest 1% who use up resources at gigantic rates more than most of humanity. We have to address capitalism and out of control consumption.