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World’s first commercial sand battery begins energy storage in Finland

Polar Night Energy says it’s developed and commercialized a super-cheap, super-simple way of storing energy for anywhere between hours and months, simply using heated sand. Its first 8-megawatt-hour thermal battery has gone online in Finland. — Read on newatlas.com/energy/sand-battery-polar-night/ If … Continue reading

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Time Running Out, Canada Hanging Back on Emergency Plan to Avert $20B Oil Spill Disaster | The Energy Mix

Time Running Out, Canada Hanging Back on Emergency Plan to Avert $20B Oil Spill Disaster | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/07/07/time-running-out-canada-hanging-back-on-emergency-plan-to-avert-20b-oil-spill-disaster/ World turns blind eye to major destruction, as ridiculous as no intervention in Ukraine,

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Brazilian Amazon Sees Record Deforestation in First Half of 2022 | The Energy Mix

Brazilian Amazon Sees Record Deforestation in First Half of 2022 | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/07/07/brazilian-amazon-sees-record-deforestation-in-first-half-of-2022/ President Bolsonaro looking even more dangerous than Putin?

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Is 43% good enough? Is it, in any way, enough to save extreme coral bleaching shown on this government map?

According to the Australian government, the outlook of the #GreatBarrierReef has declined to “very poor”, overwhelmingly due to anthropogenic heating. The map shows mass bleaching of corals in March 2022…. pic.twitter.com/tYc27o4j4k — Terry Hughes (@ProfTerryHughes) July 5, 2022

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If you think traffic jams are inconvenient wait until you hear about the climate crisis | The Shot

Nothing normal. — Read on theshot.net.au/general-news/if-you-think-traffic-jams-are-inconvenient-wait-until-you-hear-about-the-climate-crisis/ and the meek shall inherit….? If government continues with too little too late, will the rich inherit pieces of camel which technology not taxed might fit through the eye of a needle?

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IEA data exposes “technology not taxes” myth of former Morrison government

Public funding of energy research collapsed under the Coalition, with more funds spent on fossil fuel technologies than renewables, IEA data shows. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/iea-data-exposes-technology-not-taxes-myth-of-former-morrison-government/ What a surprise? (Australia)received an international “Public Disservice Award”

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Corrosion Problem Shutters Half of France’s Nuclear Reactors | The Energy Mix

Corrosion Problem Shutters Half of France’s Nuclear Reactors | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/06/29/corrosion-problem-shutters-half-of-frances-nuclear-reactors/ Will this get big noise at Sky?

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London Becomes Biggest City to Sign Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty | The Energy Mix

London Becomes Biggest City to Sign Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/06/29/london-becomes-biggest-city-to-sign-fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty/ Hip, hip…

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Energy treaty update fails to address climate crisis, activists say

1994 agreement allows investors to sue governments for changes in energy policy that harm their profits — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/24/energy-treaty-update-fails-to-address-climate-crisis-activists-warn Supreme right for money making includes endangering survival of the Planet??? Should humans be upgraded to front of queue for … Continue reading

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U.S. Supreme Court Expected to Gut Emission Controls as Climate Scientists Petition for Plan B

U.S. Supreme Court Expected to Gut Emission Controls as Climate Scientists Petition for Plan B | The Energy Mix — Read on http://www.theenergymix.com/2022/06/26/u-s-supreme-court-expected-to-gut-emission-controls-as-climate-scientists-petition-for-plan-b/ Can Failed State live up to abiding by existing laws to classify greenhouse gases as poisons? The … Continue reading

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