THREAD: This might sound crazy, but in Ursula von der Leyen's official schedule, which you can view online, there wasn’t a single meeting with environmental activists listed at any time in the past year. What we did find, in the past 4 months alone, were 3 separate meetings with farming groups.
Working on a session proposal for a conference, and they have #Taiwan, #HongKong and, most surprisingly, #Tibet listed as "countries" for registration.
St. Paul schools turn towards geothermal energy as Minnesota‘s climate shifts
And if students are uncomfortable, it’s difficult to focus on learning. A high school on the East Side of Saint Paul is wrapping up its first year with a new heating and cooling system that draws energy from the ground
Like most innovative IDUs, #geothermal as an energy source, will get cheaper.
In Mar, J Shah, DIR: Energy Dept’s Loan Project Office: $25B in investment over the next 5 yrs <cost of the last nuclear plant to be built -could begin a rolling snowball of funding that could power b/w 80-260M HHs by midcentury with clean, reliable power.
Next gen. of geothermal: currently in its infancy -first few projects will be expensive & high-risk as the IDU gets-.
As the EPA pushes for electric vehicles, a new AP-NORC poll reveals Americans’ hesitancy to ditch gasoline. Many Americans surveyed cite price as a deterrent for purchasing an EV, and others worry about a lack of charging infrastructure in rural areas. #climate#ClimateChange#environment#oceans#solar#solutions
This is interesting, glad the price is coming down, let's hope the plants to de-CO2 run off of renewables so it is at least carbon neutral to remove CO2 from the air.
EVs & hybrids are good for #climate. Ford's EV & hybrid sales are up, which is a good sign that many Americans care about mitigating the #climatecrisis.
In 2021 after my dad died and I took over my portion of his remaining 401k, I saw that it was entirely invested in big oil. I immediately moved the money out of fossil fuels. While you can't control what's in certain mutual or lifecycle funds, if you do have the opportunity to divest from fossil fuels please do so. And if possible through your employer's 401k offerings, look for "fossil free" funds. They do exist. Here's one place to search: https://fossilfreefunds.org/funds#climate
Climate solution: Massachusetts town experiments with #CommunityHeating and cooling
"The neighborhood will be part of a pilot #climate solution that connects 37 homes and businesses with a highly-efficient, underground heating and cooling system.
Other networked geothermal projects exist in the U.S., including the Texas community of Whisper Valley and Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Eversource says this is the first utility-led installation in the U.S."
"Get a warm inner glow by donating to the 3CR Radiothon."
Back the #yeahNahPasaran , #anarchistWorldThisWeek and many more diverse, indigenous, queer, marginalised teams to keep all these important Australian voices on the air.
How come #NigelFarage gets to turn up out of nowhere and decree that this is now “the immigration election”‽
Ordinary voter here, and I don’t give a tinker’s toss about #immigration. I’d much prefer this to be “the climate change election”, please. If you agree, give this a RT. ♻️