Damn, March already? Where did the winter go? Oh right, winter is going to be a shorter and shorter season as climate change robs us of snowy days and Donald Trump fiddles while the world burns.
On to the links…
Social Media Are Driving Americans Insane—The greatest thing I have ever done is disengage from Facebook. I maintain an account because there are some businesses that require a log-in to view their content due to age restrictions, etc. but I do not maintain any sort of up-to-date presence. Consider disengaging as well for the sake of your soul.
This Video Will Make You Believe in Climate Change—It’s not like someone reading this blog does not already believe in the impacts of climate change. Take a moment, watch the video, and forward the link on to someone who might be on the fence. Just avoid that Trump supporter in your office who reacts to everything with a spittle laced tirade.
The Pruitt Emails: E.P.A. Chief Was Arm in Arm With Industry—Scott Pruitt is a tool of the oil and gas lobby. Plain and simple. Any decision he makes as the head of the EPA is tainted by his close ties with oil and gas companies.
Exxon just Decided to Keep a Big Chunk of its Tar Sands in the Ground—Did you hear that? It was the faintest sound that oil companies know that difficult to obtain sources of oil are not going to be economically viable in an economy where renewables and efficiency are the name of the game.
Why Oil Prices will Never Return to $100 a Barrel, in One Chart—I am not going to say never like the title of the article, but the underlying supply and demand curves do not favor high priced oil:
The Blue Collar Job of the Future Is Solar Panel Installer—Coal mining is dead. Automation, natural gas, and coal executives killed the coal miner’s job. Installing solar panels and working on wind turbines are the blue collar replacement you have been seeking.
Palo Alto’s Repair Café Aims to Combat Throwaway Culture—The world needs more of this kind of cooperation. How many of us have something that is in need of a small repair that we are incapable of doing? How many of those slightly broken items could have a long life ahead of them?
How a Pacific Island Changed From Diesel to 100% Solar Power—Islands are our renewable energy laboratories because the electricity grids tend to be isolated and expensive to operate. Lessons learned from these projects can be applied to larger grids on the mainland.
Pumped Hydro Storage Could Secure 100% Renewable Electricity For Australia—Think about pumped hydro storage as a huge, fairly efficient battery that can be deployed to regulate the intermittency of renewables.
Vacant Lots Provide More Ecosystem Services than Backyard Trees—In the book The New Wild the author makes the same point that vacant, disturbed land is a valuable ecosystem in an era when all landscapes have been shaped by human hands through climate change.
This Anarchist and ‘Anti-Fascist’ Activist is Using Facts to go After the Far-Right Fringe—You are free to say whatever you want in this country and the government cannot impinge your freedom for doing so, but that does not mean private citizens need to put up with your shit. Daryle Lamont Jenkins is an American hero for making sure that these reprehensible scumbags cannot hide in their little alt-right spider holes.
Infographic Explains Why Coffee and Tea are so Good for Us—Ahhh, infographics. Like salve for my soul:
