Via @apnews.com: Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate apnews.com/article/mich...

Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.

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Urban firestorm devastates Spokane as dense smoke envelops the Northwest » Yale Climate Connections yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/urba...

Urban firestorm devastates Spokane as dense smoke envelops the Northwest » Yale Climate Connections

Climate change, combined with development in high-risk areas, is making urban wildfires more likely.

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In the running for Invertebrate of the Year 2026 - ‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘You’d want one as a pet’: the irresistibly cute solar-powered sea slug

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals

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China's sodium-ion push widens with first electric mining truck delivery Hina Battery and Shaanxi Tonly Heavy Industries jointly developed the mining truck, which carries a 676-kWh sodium-ion battery system. cnev.co/eAvGDwc 👇

China's sodium-ion push widens with first electric mining truck delivery

Hina Battery and Shaanxi Tonly Heavy Industries jointly developed the mining truck, which carries a 676-kWh sodium-ion battery system.

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Having made Alberta’s blue flag a symbol of separatism, separatists are furious some folks see it as a symbol of separatism! albertapolitics.ca/2026/08/havi...

Having made Alberta’s blue flag a symbol of separatism, separatists are furious some folks see it as a symbol of separatism!  - Alberta Politics

Alberta separatists, having run our uninspiring Tory Blue provincial flag up the metaphorical flagpole and declared it to be a symbol of independence and “absolutely gorgeous” to boot, have their knic...

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Some professional news ... I've been spending some time in the archives and am looking forward to having cake at all the events for this book.

Some still erroneously defend baseload power as if electricity systems haven't changed in 100 years. Solar. Wind. Batteries. AI. EVs. Demand response. Distributed generation. Objective hasn't changed, but optimal way of delivering reliable electricity. #Bettrification #SWB #Renewables

Beyond Baseload: The Evolution of Energy Grids

Baseload power is outdated. Discover why flexibility, renewables, and smart grids are the future—and why we don’t need 'always-on' coal or nuclear.

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Over 10 years and 1.2 million kilometres, the Panther eTOPAS 600 delivers an estimated €385,000 (US$450,000) in total cost of ownership savings, reducing TCO by around 36%. The economics speak for themselves. The transition isn't being driven by sentiment. It's being driven by math. #EVs

Built in Europe, Austria's first Chinese electric trucks are rolling off the line at Steyr Automotive. 🔋 621 kWh CATL LFP battery 🚛 Up to 560 km range ⚡ 660 kW dual CCS charging (20–80% in ~38 mins) 💪 941 hp China's EV tech is now becoming part of Europe's industrial base. #Bettrification #EVs

The story isn't just that batteries are getting cheaper. It's that batteries are getting cheaper while gas is getting more expensive. When the disruptor's costs fall as the incumbent's costs rise, adoption can accelerate far faster than most people expect. #SWB #Bettrification #Renewables

Batteries are getting cheaper while gas gets pricier. Here’s why

The battery boom is accelerating Australia’s shift away from gas.

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Shock & grief as St. Catherines hit with massive flooding #ClimateCrisis #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'It was like a tsunami': Massive flooding in St. Catharines, Ont., leaves residents in grief and shock | CBC News

Amid a state of emergency from the fallout of two storms within a week, people in St. Catharines say they're in shock and grief as they deal with severe flooding in their homes and elsewhere in the ci...

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‘It was a deluge’: Roads collapse in Quebec’s Laurentians from fossil climate rainfall #ClimateCrisis #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...

‘It was a deluge’: Roads collapse in Quebec’s Laurentians

Firefighters in L’Ascension, Que., faced the jagged edge of a massive hole just outside their fire hall as the town faced the daunting task of rebuilding.

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Well.. The 'Best Summer Ever' of Closures in 2026 continues! AHS V052, with another Rural ED losing it's nightly services.. 1300 Acute care beds unavailable and much much more.. Buckle up folks! open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh... @thebreakdownab.bsky.social @pfparks.bsky.social #medtwitter #abhealth

AHS V052 of 2026! Another disaster of a long weekend round up!

*NEW* AHS Update V052 (Of 2026!) - ICU - Not updated since March 24th- It’s been 1,385 Days since Danielle Smith said, “HEALTHCARE FIXED IN 90 DAYS!!” Another Rural ER Loses it’s coverage, 140+ Open E...

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Just started: A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries Book 3)

'War Zone': 230 homes destroyed by ongoing wildfire in the Okanagan #bcpoli #yvr #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/04/d...

'War zone': 230 homes destroyed by Okanagan wildfire

The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, B.C. Dan Wilson said the homes of 30 band members and 200 non-band homes have been dest...

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Thank you Mexico 🇲🇽 Firefighters More firefighters from Mexico will be arriving later this week to #BritishColumbia #Canada

Let's build another pipeline they say, what could possibly go wrong? This ⤵️ vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/04/d...

'War zone': 230 homes destroyed by Okanagan wildfire

The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, B.C. Dan Wilson said the homes of 30 band members and 200 non-band homes have been dest...

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Austria has set a new all time temperature record of 41.0°C today. 9 separate weather stations recorded >40°C as heatwaves & record temperatures continue to impact the Northern Hemisphere.

South Korea records highest-ever temperature #ClimateCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

Mercury in South Korea tops 40 C for 3rd straight day amid intense heat wave | CBC News

South Korea recorded its highest temperature on Friday since modern weather observations began, as a prolonged heat wave pushed temperatures above 40 C for a third straight day in parts of the country...

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MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues. Widespread records allover the area. Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES: 38.5 Swiehan 36.8 Al Ain Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C. Absolutely brutal

This isn't the new normal. It's just the beginning of worse, worse, worse weather #ClimateCrisis #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/04/o...

This isn't the new normal. It's just the beginning

This summer’s disasters appear to have boosted climate multilateralism, at least within Europe, and underscored the need to tackle fossil fuels. But we may not be waiting long for the scientists' “wor...

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CBC's coverage of the Westjet strike was almost entirely focused on inconvenienced passengers instead of the reality that people were being forced to work without pay

Australia passes 500,000 home battery unit milestone! It's deploying 2,000 home batteries per day! Australia is already ~50% to its home battery goal of 1 million by 2030! It now has 13 GWh of home storage. Home solar & batteries can reshape grids! www.msn.com/en-us/money/... #energysky

The bike parking was overflowing at Heritage Festival today - so many people chose cycling as their mode of transportation since it was convenient and had dedicated parking! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴 Edmonton is a cycling city 🙌

"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.

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Before the Storm, painting by George Callaghan, Irish artist.

This US resident has insurance and this is the bill he got for a single visit to the ER Canadians, we have so much to lose and nothing to gain from a two-tier system with private insurance like the Alberta gov is pushing

Too Big to Fail@toobigtofail.bsky.social · 2d ago

I realize the Europeans have largely gone to bed, but: I got bitten by a dog yesterday and had a bad reaction to it and ended up throwing up all night last night. My wife made me go to the emergency room; I've gotten IV fluids and an abdominal ultrasound. This is what I had to pay. I have insurance.

BC's Involuntary Care Practices Are Unconstitutional, Court Rules via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...

BC’s Involuntary Care Practices Are Unconstitutional, Court Rules | The Tyee

The province is an outlier when it comes to how it treats people involuntarily detained for mental health treatment.

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Five days ago, the Rhine - at the point where it enters the Netherlands - reached its lowest level ever recorded: 6.47 meter above sea level. Now it's at 6.35 m.

An Ontario man was jailed for eight months over faked Facebook messages from his ex-wife. Why courts are struggling to spot easy fakes www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...