𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. Monday the Environmental Protection Agency eliminated requirements that fossil fuel power plants install technical controls to curb their emissions. The repeal will result in an additional 533 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2040. Bloomberg

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. A “summer of truth” EC’s Pres Ursula von der Leyen in her state of the EU speech. Almost no part of the continent was spared. Its economy & security depend on how it manages what she called “the tipping points of our times” - namely, climate change... Bloomberg

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. France’s Champagne output is set to fall by almost half from 2025 as extreme weather batters yields.~Agriculture Ministry The drop in production reflects a reduction in vineyard area & weaker yields after this year’s scorching temperatures & drought. Bloomberg

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. Extreme rain is pounding hillsides left bare by wildfire & drought washing sediment & debris into reservoirs. A steady buildup of sand, silt & mud is shrinking the nation’s water storage capacity precisely when we need it most.~Bloomberg - Al Gore warned us.

Scientists have long measured quicker melting of permafrost in high mountain areas, which are warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. However, the sheer scale of Nepal shocked even the experts. “There are things that we’re completely unprepared for.” Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford U. Bloomberg

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. Top image was a prediction that aired in France in 2014 of what the climate would be in 2050. The Lower image is a REAL weather report from June of this year. Climate change has accelerated much faster than meteorologists predicted. Img Greenpeace International

Heat moved upwards, which is opposite to normal thermal gradients, water moved sideways under the arrays, challenging scientific assumptions about thermodynamics. Soil dynamics can be changed across entire energy zones because ground evaporation is reduced.Ecoportal www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-far...

A solar farm in the Gobi Desert put the ground into permanent shade, and scientists found heat flowing the wrong way while water crept sideways beneath the panels

A solar farm in the Gobi Desert put the ground into permanent shade, and scientists found heat flowing the wrong way while water crept under the panels.

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𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. “The heat waves & the wildfires have been really direct evidence that people can no longer ignore [what is] in front of their eyes,” says Beatrice Mosello, Chatham House.“ "... repercussions on so many different levels of our economy, of our society.” Bloomberg

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. Climate-driven drought & wildfires are worsening the destruction from downpours like the deadly deluge that struck the Grand Canyon. It’s an example of a compound event, when environmental-related catastrophes overlap or occur in quick succession. Bloomberg

“How do we convince Australians to save the planet? The answer is we show them how much money they’re going to save.” says Mark Purcell, who charges his EV & 40kWh battery in Queensland, AUS each day by buying energy when prices are low, storing it, then selling it back to his utility. Bloomberg

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. El Nino is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that brings worldwide changes in winds, air pressure and rainfall patterns. It typically brings drought in Indonesia. Climate change can amplify its effects ... www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...

Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires

Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, says the government.

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𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. “What we see is that climate change is now contributing to increasing prices around the world. ... increasing FOOD prices is one surefire way to increase political instability through cost of living crises.” Paul Behrens, Prof. Oxford Martin School. (Bloomberg)

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. Climate Hushing - The Searchlight Institute, a Dem think tank, urges the party to stop mentioning climate change since it isn't a priority for voters. Discussion on climate change may have quieted, but not the planet, 2026 ②🐝 hottest fortune.com/2026/08/29/m...

The Earth is sizzling, but 'climate hushing' is hot right now among Democrats. 'People are increasingly freaked out about other issues' | Fortune

The Searchlight Institute, a Democratic think tank, urged the party to stop mentioning climate change because it is not a priority for voters.

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𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. “We know that climate heating is destabilising glaciers in the Himalayas, when glacier stability is undermined, sudden failures can occur, leading to horrible incidents like this one.” Ella Gilbert, British Antarctic Survey www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Glacier collapse that killed hundreds in Nepal was decades in making, scientists say

The mountains around Nepal’s Langtang valley are warming at an exceptional rate, reshaping the region in ways that make ‘horrible incidents’ like this more likely, scientists tell Stuti Mishra

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𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕. "England had its driest July ever, ..." "Some 30 million people face hosepipe bans & [water] supplies have been disrupted by heat waves & drought, which drained rivers, sparked wildfires, hurt crops & turned grass yellow across swaths of the country." Bloomberg

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. - Scorching temperature exposure. - We think of heat stroke as a short-term event, but for 1 out of 5 of those who survive, the effects can be long-lasting. They include: fatigue, nosebleeds, chronic kidney disease, & increased heart issues. ~Bloomberg Green

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Australia Killed the Duck Curve (With Batteries)

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The transition from horses to internal combustion cars took roughly 30 years in the U.S.. Outside the U.S. the world is transitioning to electric vehicles at a rapid, accelerating pace, with global EV sales reaching roughly one-third of all new car sales. The U.S. economically is becoming isolated.

Life with a climate that's changed. Coolcations - “... people choosing to come to somewhere [Scotland] that gives them the same kind of experience at the seaside & rural coastal locations, but without the intense heat that you’re getting in ... southern Europe,” said Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality.

This week in climate changed. Subsidence: a phenomenon associated with bouts of hot, dry weather that shrink the soil & destabilize the building foundations, hit a record in London last quarter. “The impact that climate change is having is undeniable.” Laura Hughes, Association of British Insurers

“... switching to an EV as soon as a financially viable opportunity comes up is absolutely the right thing to do for the environment.” Elliott Campbell, UC Santa Cruz. Doing this yields the greatest possible climate benefits. So, do it, do it, do it. chargedevs.com/newswire/ret...

Retire your gas-burner now to maximize pollution reduction

New research from UC Santa Cruz shows retiring gas cars early and switching to EVs cuts carbon emissions by up to 58% over 16 years.

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By storing electricity when prices are low & renewables are abundant, & discharging it when demand rises, batteries reduce consumer power bills, decarbonize electricity & reduce strain on the grid. That makes them especially useful on hot summer days when consumers blast their air conditioners.

DUMP THE PUMP! Are you depressed about how much you have to pay for gasoline at the pump? Then get an EV, because this is how much you’d be paying if EV fuel prices were converted into a $/gal price like at gas stations. Stop wars because of oil, save money, clean the air, all by getting an EV.

It is terrifying to think that a Federal law enforcement agent can kill you just because of what you look like. The horrors that the black community has always faced is now blindingly clear. Unless we act against murders like these, we are lost. #AbolishICE #Not1More www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsh...

Abolishing ICE Is the Bare Minimum

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Spain's original turbines are still generating electricity that pay for the new ones being built. The original Tarifa turbines have outlasted the companies that installed them, the governments that opposed them, and the analysts who projected they would be obsolete within a decade.

The argument against renewables boils down to 1, intermittency. Batteries used to be too expensive. Now, BYD plans manufacturing cost of $0.04 per watt-hour! Its third-generation sodium-ion polyanion technology for grid storage lasts 10,000-cycles & operates for 33 years. youtu.be/DT2CHuNJKjU?...

BYD's $20 Battery Just Killed the Last Argument Against Renewables

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STOP! just stop saying we are approaching global climate change. We're not "approaching" a climate catastrophe. We are in the midst of one. "I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is." – Greta Thunberg - World Economic Forum, 2019 on fire

The people say, “Mr. Pickens we need water to live give us water.” And Mr. Pickens says, “How important is it that you don’t die from dehydration in the hot Texas sun?" "Then give me all you own. That isn’t a price too high to pay to live, now, is it?” www.dailykos.com/stories/2009...

How Common Are EV Fires? Current studies shows EV fires are significantly less frequent than those in gasoline-powered vehicles about 25 fires per 100,000 sold, compared to 1,530 fires per 100,000 for gasoline (ICE) cars. #EV #electricvehicles firerover.com/resources/ho...

The Gas Price Spikes Hit Western States & Large SUVs Hardest. The financial impact is much steeper for owners of full-size family SUVs & large utility vehicles, where annual increases commonly exceed $1,500 & in some cases topped $2,000. www.iseecars.com/fuel-cost-im...