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Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich
Climate Change in the Second Trump Reich In the last few weeks, events involving Donald Trump have completely dumped the responsible US plans under President Biden to reduce and eventually end the US contributions to climate change. Briefly, the events … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 Election, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Constitution, Criminal Justice System, Department of Energy, Donald Trump, Electric Cars, Electric Power, EPA, First Amendment, Fossil Fuel Energy, Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Assemble, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Gas, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Science Funding, Sea Level Rise, Smog worldwide, Trump Administration, Trump Budget, Trump on Climate Change, University Funding, Wind Energy
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Comparing China, the US, and India in Clean Energy Production
China Dominates Clean Energy Production and Devices, While India Consumes Little Energy Per Capita. Without getting dragged into the politics and personalities of the Foxy Republican Chaos last night, the reemergence of climate change falsehoods has to be fact checked … Continue reading
The Inflation Reduction Act Plan for Lowering US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Another Science Magazine Breakthrough was the US passage of the Inflation Reduction act, which contains $369 billion over ten years for lowering US greenhouse gases. One goal of the IRA is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 … Continue reading
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Guesstimating the SC Edison Clean Energy for 2020
Guesstimating the SC Edison Clean Energy for 2020 In this article we will try to estimate or bound the Clean energy contribution to SC Edison Power mix for 2020, considering that 42.0% of their power is listed as Unspecified Power. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, California Power Mixes, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydropower, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Power Content Labels, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Waste Energy, Wind Energy
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Clean and Fossil Fuel Energy Sources in California and Imported for 2020.
Clean and Fossil Fuel Energy Sources in California and Imported for 2020. The data are from energy.ca.gov. Summary The California Mix of state supplied and imported electrical energy is 60% Clean energy, with 40% from fossil fuels. The fossil fuel … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, California Power Mixes, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydropower, Nuclear Energy, Power Content Labels, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Waste Energy, Wind Energy
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California’s Electrical Power is About 60% Clean Energy. The US, 42%.
California’s Electrical Power is About 60% Clean Energy. The US, 42%. It has long been a puzzle how clean the power used in California is, since a fair percentage of California’s power comes from out-of-state, and not on particular contracts. … Continue reading
The Environmental Movement is Strong Even Without the EPA Climate Regulations
The Environmental Movement is Strong Even Without the EPA Climate Regulations First of all, the Obama Clean Power Plan program was already blocked by the courts, and President Biden had not yet proposed his regulations to get around this. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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We Welcome the New World of Science in the USA
Thank God the darkness is over. As a science writer, we welcome not only the restoration of science by real scientists, but even its elevation to a cabinet position. I was taught that scientists were only supposed to report on … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Economies, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Health Care, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Renewable Energy, Science and Engineering Education, Science Funding, Trump Administration
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The Bonfire of the Trump Vanities
The Bonfire of the Trump Vanities While capturing headlines with the greatest election fraud ever of declaring himself the winner, and then inciting the successful invasion and terrorization of the Congress, Trump and his minions have been carrying out a … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Free Trade, Global Climate Action Summit, Impeachment, Iran, Joe Biden, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Science Funding, State Department, Supreme Court, Trump Administration, Trump Impeachment, Trump Insurrection, Trump on Climate Change, Voter Fraud, Yemen
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Celebrating the Biden Presidency and Our Future Progress and Freedoms
President Biden, Beating the Coronavirus, Climate Change Mitigation, Blue State Freedom, DACA, Democratic City Freedom, University Freedom, Respect for Science, California VP and Future Presidential Candidate Harris. As Americans we have so much to celebrate today, and also as Californians. … Continue reading
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