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Climate change, social justice, opera, jazz, avid walker all over New York City.
A repowered California wind farm rises in a birthplace of the industry
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/a-repowered-...
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A repowered California wind farm rises in a birthplace of the industry
Quitting Carbon recently toured Brookfield Renewable U.S.' Mulqueeney Ranch Wind Repowering Project in Northern California's Altamont Pass, one of the sites where today's wind power industry was born.
https://www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/a-repowered-california-wind-farm-rises-in-a-birthplace-of-the-industry/
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David Roberts
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"The unexpected boom in home batteries and the equally surprising surge in rooftop solar installations means that Australia’s target of 82 per cent renewables by 2030 – long dismissed as a lost cause by some – is now very much within reach."
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"Blows your mind:" Regulator says boom in home batteries and PV puts 82 pct renewables within reach
Regulator says surge in home battery and rooftop PV installations puts the 82 pct renewables target back in reach because it reduces the burden on large scale projects.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/blows-your-mind-regulator-says-boom-in-home-batteries-and-pv-puts-82-pct-renewables-within-reach/
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Eric Klinenberg
about 1 month ago
As the planet gets hotter, cities around the world are experiencing rain storms with record-smashing intensity. I spent the last few months visiting places -Copenhagen, Hoboken, & NYC- that have adopted a counterintuitive idea: the safest city is one that can take water in. In
@newyorker.com
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Can Sponge Cities Save Us from the Coming Floods?
As the planet gets warmer and the rains fall harder, the future of flood control is looking less like a wall and something more like a park.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/can-sponge-cities-save-us-from-the-coming-floods
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CleanTechnica
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100% Of Copenhagen’s City Buses Are Now Electric
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100% Of Copenhagen’s City Buses Are Now Electric - CleanTechnica
We've now completely completed the transition to 100 percent electric buses.
https://cleantechnica.com/2026/04/03/100-of-copenhagens-city-buses-are-now-electric/
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Hey
@nytimes.com
and the Athletic: is this your April Fools day joke, or just lazy editing? Usually the team with the best record is in first place.
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Big Win for Battery Storage in California: Night Into Day
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Night Into Day
The thing changing the world this year is...batteries.
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/night-into-day?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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mtsw
about 2 months ago
basically none of the solar existed before 2020 and none of the batteries existed before 2024. biggest technological revolution of our lifetime:
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Balcony solar bills make inroads across New England
Energy affordability woes are pushing all six states to advance legislation allowing DIY, plug-in solar panels. A bill is even nearing the governor’s desk…
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/balcony-solar-bills-make-inroads-new-england
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Some good news!
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Suddenly, the US manufactures a ton of grid batteries
Energy storage is surging on the U.S. grid — and now the country has more than enough battery-making factories to meet that booming demand.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufacturing/us-capacity-storage-cell-factories
about 2 months ago
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Rachel Maddow
about 2 months ago
I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you
cardcatalogforlife.substack.com
-- this is a very very very helpful public service:
cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...
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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
https://cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has-a-secret-reference-desk
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Emily Atkin
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Remember when CBS News laid off its whole climate reporting team last fall? Good news: I've scooped up their former senior climate producer, and now she's making a podcast with me. Sucks to suck, David Ellison! Listen/watch/subscribe here:
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Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.
Announcing a new weekly video podcast!
https://heated.world/p/climate-coverage-is-shrinking-were
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Really impressive job by
@mayor.nyc.gov
's cohort of snow shovelers here in the Bronx. Sidewalks and subway entrances are widely cleared 7 hrs after snow stopped.
@nycsanitation.bsky.social
's trucks have the main roads cleared. Next challenge: the 'hills' of NYC at street corners! TY to all!!!!
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Still snowing in the Bronx.
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Offshore wind for the win during Fern.
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Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/offshore-wind-showed-up-big-east-coast
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It would be great to see the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx put to good use:
www.curbed.com/article/king...
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A Rave in a Bronx Castle?
The city is betting that Kingsbridge Armory, closed for 30 years, could become LiveNation’s uptown Madison Square Garden.
https://www.curbed.com/article/kingsbridge-armory-live-nation-bronx-club-community-center.html
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MTA has installed new type of subway entrance gate in the Bronx. One of four styles being tested.
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Central Park in the dark.
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Anders Schneiderman
4 months ago
Feeling exhausted by the first few weeks of 2026? No, there are no cute puppies or kitties in this episode. But there is a fascinating, incredibly hopeful discussion about the little nerdy moves that can radically cut the cost of rooftop solar in the US. Another brilliant interview by
@volts.wtf
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Canary Media Inc.
4 months ago
Geothermal startups are having a moment. That includes Fervo Energy, which reportedly just filed for an IPO.
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Geothermal startup Fervo Energy may finally go public
The pioneering firm has reportedly filed for an IPO as it pushes to complete the first part of its massive next-gen geothermal installation later this…
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/startup-fervo-energy-may-go-public
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David Roberts
4 months ago
Heard about "virtual power plants"? Want to know more? Here I dig into the nuts and bolts:
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Let's dig a little deeper into virtual power plants (VPPs)
EnergyHub CEO Seth Frader-Thompson joins me to distinguish between old-school demand response and true virtual power plants (VPPs).
https://www.volts.wtf/p/lets-dig-a-little-deeper-into-virtual
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Vincent Ledvina
4 months ago
The aurora tonight from Fairbanks, Alaska filmed in real-time (not sped up). Insane show!
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This was a wonderfully uplifting and informative episode of Volts—delivered amidst so much bad news last week. A must listen!
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Christian Breyer
4 months ago
Australia adds 7 GW of renewables in 2025, stays on track for 2030 target
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Australia adds 7 GW of renewables in 2025, stays on track for 2030 target
Australian Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the country is on track to meet the government’s flagship target of 82% renewable energy by 2030 after solar, wind, and other renewables supplied ab...
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/13/australia-adds-7-gw-of-renewables-in-2025-stays-on-track-for-2030-target/
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WNO is leaving the Kennedy Center. (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/arts/music/washington-national-opera-kennedy-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.yn-G.R2kuyVzIFS_I&smid=bs-share
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24 million fewer vehicles: One year of congestion pricing in New York City - Fast Company
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Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/clean-energy-renewables-charts-2025
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NYC Congestion Pricing is working:
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New York's Congestion Pricing Is Working. Five Charts Show How — Bloomberg
Nearly a year ago, New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The goal of the congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the...
https://apple.news/AxSX1Mjy5ShWiFVcR3mMQ9Q
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derek guy
5 months ago
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
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Kathleen Bachynski
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“It’s really exciting to me that air quality improved throughout the entiremetro area,” said Fraser. “This tells us that congestion pricing didn’t simply relocate air pollution to the suburbs by rerouting traffic. Instead, folks are likely choosing cleaner transportation options altogether”
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Running the rails: Brooklyn man finishes quest to jog along every NYC subway line - Gothamist Quite a feat!
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FrontRangeWildflowers
6 months ago
Iris missouriensis, our Rocky Mountain Iris, blooming with a ladybug on Goshawk Ridge
#nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers
#FallBack
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Great episode! As an apartment dweller in NYC, I'm looking forward to the day I can plug my panel in--and it sounds like that may be sooner rather than later!
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Gernot Wagner
6 months ago
Little beats the solitude of a rainy ride down the Hudson Greenway. Nary a soul down half the length of Manhattan. 🚲🌕
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Action Committee for Transit
6 months ago
Bike lanes are for turkeys.
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John Lansing
6 months ago
Ventilation was one of the original public health measures featured in early building codes in London and New York City. While contaminated water supplies were the real cause of cholera and typhoid outbreaks, airborne disease spread and high CO2 levels continue to plague modern buildings today.
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Jesse D. Jenkins
6 months ago
First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people
electrek.co/2025/11/21/f...
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First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big
First Solar opens a massive $1.1 billion solar factory in Louisiana, adding 3.5 GW of new US capacity and more than 800 well-paid jobs.
https://electrek.co/2025/11/21/first-solar-opens-a-louisiana-factory-thats-11-superdomes-big/
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KYC and ACE-✔️ DERs and VPPs-✔️David super-geeked and excited-✔️Piclo transforming energy marketplaces-✔️ Great podcast you should listen to-✔️✔️
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David Roberts
6 months ago
Today on Volts: as you may have heard, there were some elections last week. How did they go for climate world? To find out, I did my annual check-in with
@spears.bsky.social
of
@climatecabinet.org
. I don't want to spoil anything, but folks ... they went well. Really well.
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So, there were some elections. How'd they go?
I talk with Caroline Spears about the stunning results in key state and local races and the lessons for 2026.
https://www.volts.wtf/p/so-there-were-some-elections-howd
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6 months ago
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This is a great episode--don't miss out.
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Bill McKibben
6 months ago
If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes. Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/free-electricity-like-at-no-cost?r=18ywu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Chris Baraniuk
6 months ago
Paper here:
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Discovery of Late Intermediates in Methylenomycin Biosynthesis Active against Drug-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogens
The methylenomycins are highly functionalized cyclopentanone antibiotics produced by Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2). A biosynthetic pathway to the methylenomycins has been proposed based on sequence an...
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c12501
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Auke Hoekstra
7 months ago
Fully electric dike construction project in the Netherlands. Pretty cool!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFa...
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Inside the World’s First Electric Construction Project!
YouTube video by Aaron Witt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFanZpbq6U
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Action Committee for Transit
7 months ago
Subways are for people* *wearing costumes.
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Wow--NY MTA goes big on Halloween!
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7 months ago
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Canary Media Inc.
7 months ago
When the coal mine where Matt Cooper works closes this year, he plans to keep digging for another form of energy: geothermal.
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Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business
A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging — and could be a model for other miners looking beyond…
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/geothermal/colorado-coal-miner-renewable-energy-drilling-business
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Brendon Slotterback
7 months ago
I think because of new data center demand, this issue is now white hot. Protocol committees, building code councils, zoning boards, permitting offices, PUCs:
@volts.wtf
is always working to make bureaucracy sexy, which we need a lot more of
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Grand Central subway-station upgrades finally done after years of construction - Gothamist
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