Venus wasn’t always hot and uninhabitable. Scientists think the second planet from the sun could have had as much water as Earth billions of years ago, and may have even supported life if any of that water was in liquid form. But researchers have a new theory as to how our neighbor in the solar system lost nearly all of its water and why it may have happened far faster than initially thought. The Conversation has more on the study.
It was a serious PITA to get our induction cooktop — we had to get an electrician and someone to cut our granite countertop—but every time I see one of these articles, I'm so glad we did. And lots of folks won't have all the trouble that we did.
Disinformation follow up! https://youtu.be/8ONGuJCIkpQ?si=fGQE-JAHD4k1wbfo
Highlighting fear campaign by
Atlas Network (interestingly not mentioned by name)
The #fossilfuels industry:
• manufacture doubt
• thrive on our fear
• promote idea they are the only thing between us & dystopian chaos eg promote #gas as #energy transition
• created myth they are working for us
• fuel fear of the other eg anti immigration #politics#statecapture#auspol
Hohe Anschaffungskosten und günstiger Betrieb nur mit eigener Photovoltaik-Anlage: So lohnt sich #Elektromobilität nur für Besserverdienende mit Eigenheim. Viele Menschen sind aktuell weitgehend ausgeschlossen davon, günstig und sauber mit #Elektromobilität unterwegs zu sein, sagt u.a. der ADAC.
Der #Ölkonzern#BP folgt der - anscheinend durchaus vermeidbaren Praxis - auf ihren Feldern #Gas abzufackeln. Dabei wird tonnenweise Scheiße freigesetzt, die man nicht in der #Atmosphäre, geschweige denn den #Lungen haben will.
Wer das auch komplett Banane findet und BP (bzw. ihren #Aktionär:innen) mitteilen möchte, doch in #Zukunft auf das Abfackeln zu verzichten, kann das z.B. in Form eines Klicks in der folgenden Petition tun:
#NPD Cusack Music Project 34 Selenium pre/drive.
It's kind-of like a klon: vol, tone, gain, can boost and/or add dirt.
Has a switch to add bass.
I'd say it's more creamy than fizzy in character.
I don't know where to put it yet... which pedal to take off the board, where to put it in the chain. #GearSquad#guitar#GuitarPedals#GAS
"Italy has emancipated itself from Russian natural #gas and would have no problem with a proposed package of #EU#sanctions on #LNG that the European Commission is considering, Italian #Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said.
#Italy was one of the countries most dependent on Russian gas at the time of Moscow's all-out invasion of #Ukraine in 2022. But it has been remarkably nimble at diversifying supply..."
Shareholders have rejected Woodside Energy's climate plan, marking a symbolic victory for activists who have called for Australia's 🇦🇺 biggest #gas producer to stop new #FossilFuel projects https://buff.ly/44d20KY
Der Artikel über die Lieferungen von russischem #Gas nach #Österreich im #Falter 16/24 ist sehr aufschlussreich.
Wir könnten uns demnach ohne #Putin versorgen, setzen aber entsprechende Maßnahmen nicht um. Wir könnten wegen Vertragsbruch durch Putin aus dem Knebelvertrag aussteigen, halten uns aber nach wie vor daran. 🤔
Mir stellt sich die Frage, ob unsere Entscheider eventuell erpresst oder bestochen werden. Anders kann ich es mir nicht erklaren, wenn es stimmt. 🫣
It’s a nice #SunnyDay outside and it really feels like spring. The #bees are busy making use of the #flowers, while the flowers are busy making use of the bees.
The #UK#ElectricyDemand is currently 32 GW and of that, 25.2% is coming from #SolarEnergy, 17.1% is coming from #WindEnergy, 16.8% is coming from #NuclearEnergy and 9.9% is coming from #Biomass and only 7% is coming from #Gas. There is also a fair amount coming from continental Europe through the various interconnections.
I have always been suspicious that the "EVs are too expensive" notion is a plant by Fossil Fuel companies and some car manufacturers to shift the blame to consumers for not transitioning to EVs.
10: Hyundai Elantra: $21,999 v Audi Q4 e-tron: $63,400
9: Hyundai Kona: $25,999 v Mustang Mach-E: $57,690
8: Honda Civic: $28,765 v Kia Niro EV: $48,544
7: Honda CR-V: $37,261 v Toyota bZ4x: $48,042
6: Toyota Corolla: $26,372 v Hyundai Ioniq 5: $54,999
5: GMC Sierra: $48,931 v Hyundai Kona Electric: $46,399
4: Chevy Silverado: $47,931 v Volkswagen ID.4: $51,220
3: Toyota RAV4: $36,202 v Chevy Bolt: $41,575
2: Dodge Ram: $37,952 v Tesla Model 3: $53,990
1: Ford F-150: $46,600 v Tesla Model Y: $54,990
Averages: Gas: $35,801.20 EV: $52,084.90
So ya, the difference overall is about $20,000 on average.
However, these are all base prices and while EVs generally have only a few higher priced options, the Gas cars/trucks often start low and have many higher priced options, some over $75K. So I believe the real-world selling price averages would be closer.
I believe it will take governments being aggressive and consistent on their Electric-only targets to force companies to re-tool their productions to both meet demand and bring the prices down.
Both Canada and the USA have recently gone in the opposite direction, both pushing back their EV-only targets. This is both why prices remain high, and we won't hit our CO2 reductions.
And ya, as a proud Hyundai Kona Electric owner, I'm going to finish with this “call-out" from the CEO of Hyundai to other manufacturers.
"Why would anybody want to purchase an EV from an [automaker like Toyota or GM] who’s lobbying against EVs?”
The simplest argument against funding new #oil, #gas & #coal projects is not that they’re immoral. It’s that they’re unsound. For investors & shareholders, funding new #FossilFuel projects is a risky bet https://buff.ly/3Jt5H5y
IEA chief Fatih Birol has criticised 🇪🇺 Europe for falling behind 🇨🇳 China & the 🇺🇸 US after making “two historic, monumental mistakes” in energy policy, by relying on Russian #gas & turning away from #nuclear power https://buff.ly/4azicZu
Auf den Straßen brummen noch #Verbrennermotoren, fast alle Wohnungen werden noch mit Gas beheizt. #Gas und #Öl müssen wir importieren, nur etwa 60 % des Stroms erzeugen wir schon erneuerbar. #Energie wird immer teurer, Ausfälle häufen sich.
So sieht es 2040 in Deutschland aus, wenn wir langsam weitermachen.
The elderly lady who is visiting the hospital next week for #chemotherapy treatment has now had a #FREE#gas#water#heater installed by our subcontractors.
This was totally free of any cost, with no charge under any circumstances to her, we now know that when she returns home after every treatment, she will have running hot water without the worry of covering the cost, or borrowing.
She is a lovely lady who deserves a break, her next door, #neighbour, called us and asked if we could help.
Reuters: Russia's April oil and gas revenue to double compared to 2023, slightly drop from March (kyivindependent.com)
The figures demonstrate that western sanctions targeting Moscow's oil and gas industries have not been as effective as hoped.