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World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough | RenewEconomy

If the world learned to be smarter and more efficient, it could go fully renewable with little or no storage. But that’s not the way markets are designed. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-biggest-grids-could-be-powered-by-renewables-with-little-or-no-storage-if-we-are-smart-enough/

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China dropped a flare near an Aussie copter in its EEZ. What’s wrong with that? – Pearls and Irritations

There seem to be a large number of scoundrels around within the Australia media and also the Canberra political elite. — Read on johnmenadue.com/china-dropped-a-flare-near-an-aussie-copter-in-its-eez-whats-wrong-with-that/

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Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules | Green politics | The Guardian

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/03/britain-climate-action-plan-unlawful-high-court

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“Blackouts and brownouts:” The Coalition’s dystopian and misguided take on a renewable grid | RenewEconomy

The Coalition says its warning of blackouts and brownouts if Australia transitions to renewables is based on “engineering and economics.” Seriously? — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/blackouts-and-brownouts-the-coalitions-dystopian-take-on-renewables/

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Good News and Nothing But – by Bill McKibben

One Day Only–Happy Earth — Read on billmckibben.substack.com/p/good-news-and-nothing-but “Once we’ve changed over the entire vehicle fleet to electric, and all those minerals are in consumption, we’ll only have to replace a couple percent each year that’s lost in the process,” … Continue reading

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📰The Guardian Facilitates Genocide

Let me show you why this newspaper has lost its credibility as independent journalism. — Read on rogerhallam.com/the-guardian-facilitates-genocide/ projected demand for food by 2050 is 70% more, growth in water supply for agriculture0%!!

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Coral catastrophe signals our own undoing | Surviving C21

Five times in the history of life on Earth the corals have perished, swept from the board by conditions hostile to nearly all life. Each time, it has taken them millions of years to evolve anew. Each mass death of … Continue reading

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Technology denial: Columbia Law School debunks 33 biggest myths about solar, wind and EVs | RenewEconomy

Columbia Law School researchers identify 33 of the most pervasive myths about solar, wind and electric vehicles and rebut them using transparent, fact-based responses. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/technology-denial-columbia-law-school-debunks-33-biggest-myths-about-solar-wind-and-evs/

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Australia’s biggest city has a car problem. What should Melbourne do to fix it?

Data shows Melbourne residents are buying and driving cars at a higher rate since COVID, even though more people are working from home. Here’s why. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-15/vehicle-car-ownership-registrations-traffic-congestion-melbourne/103685800 Transport emissions fastest growing and soon biggest sector source, if we … Continue reading

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Time to go wild: George Monbiot – YouTube

Time to go wild: George Monbiot – YouTube — Read on http://www.youtube.com/embed/SYdm6k1tg3Y what Neoliberalism has done for Nature in UK, immediately obviously same in Australia!

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