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Xavier Beccera's Power Hour proposal to provide 2 hours of free electricity every day to low-income customers when the sun is out is brilliant. It will make the bulk power system run more efficiently (by reducing demand in the evening as the sun sets). It will promote more economic growth in Cali.

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My favorite part of King Charles' speech was his salute to Ukraine's heroism. Nancy Pelosi was caught on camera cheering vigorously.

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The Norwegian think tank DNV projects an energy transition to zero-carbon energy resources that is slightly slower than last year's forecast, in terms of both emissions and fossil share of primary energy. Developing regions of the world are installing green technologies. www.dnv.com/eto2025/?utm...

Despite global electricity demand rising by 2.6%, GHG emissions fell slightly by in the first half of 2025. Declines in China and India reflected clean generation growth outpacing demand. By contrast, emissions increased in the EU and the US compared with last year. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Renewables overtook coal generation for the first time on record in the first half of 2025. Renewables grew by 7.7% to reach 5,072 TWh, while coal generation fell to 4,896 TWh. Renewables’ share of global electricity rose to 34.3%, while coal’s share fell to 33.1%. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Global electricity demand grew by 2.6% (+369 TWh) in the first half of 2025. This increase was more than met by increases in solar (+306 TWh, +31%) and wind (+97 TWh, +7.7%) generation, with solar alone covering 83% of the rise. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

The US, which is trying to position itself as a major fossil fuel exporter, sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July. China exported $120 billion in green technologies (solar, batteries and EVs) over the same period.

"As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it to practical problems.... Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life" - Vannevar Bush 1945

Despacito Magsters. wapo.st/4noltRL

The Dodgers United Los Angeles. Then the ICE Raids Began. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/m...

Dominion Energy forecast that its peak demand would rise by more than 75% by 2039 with data centers. It would be just 10% without. Against that backdrop, power costs have become a key issue in this year’s gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

In the US, power demand from data centers is set to double by 2035, to almost 9% of all demand. It will be the biggest surge in US energy demand since air conditioning in the 1960s. That comes as the grid is already struggling to update aging infrastructure. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Globally, data centers are expected to consume more than 4% of electricity by 2035, according to BloombergNEF. Put another way: If the facilities were a country they’d rank fourth in electricity use, behind only China, the US and India. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Bloomberg found that electricity now costs as much as 267% more for a single month than it did five years ago in areas located near significant data center activity. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

In 2029, NASA's most ambitious asteroid-exploration mission, the Psyche probe, will begin mapping out a metal-rich asteroid. It could set the stage for an interstellar mining industry. The asteroid 16 Psyche is thought to be worth quadrillions of dollars. www.space.com/astronomy/ea...

Over the past 20 years, Pennsylvania has locked itself into a future where its utility rates are tied to the global price of natural gas. The people paying the highest price are the same ones that fracking companies promised to help. insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...

At the Munich car show, BYD, Xpeng, Changan and Dongfeng showed electric vehicles with advanced technology and prices that undercut Western models, making it clear that Europe is the main target in their worldwide export plan. www.economist.com/business/202...

China is tying its economic future to the clean-energy sector. Last year solar power, electric vehicles and batteries were responsible for 10% of its GDP. These industries are also helping China reduce its dependence on oil imports from conflict-ridden regions. www.economist.com/china/2025/0...

Governor Jerry Brown in his 2011 inaugural address, said "The innovations of Silicon Valley, the original thinking coming out of our colleges and universities, the skill of our farmers, the creative imagination of Hollywood, the Internet ... give hope for an even more abundant future."

Given the solar industry’s resilient mood and fair prospects Trump’s anti-solar crusade may end up calling to mind the Eagles’ best-known hit, “Hotel California”. He can check out any time he likes, but he can never leave. www.economist.com/business/202...

China’s leaders sense an epic opportunity. Trump’s erratic trade policy, gaping fiscal deficits and threats to the independence of the Federal Reserve risk badly hurting the dollar. It has slumped 7% since January, and had its worst start to a year since 1973. www.economist.com/china/2025/0...

We need human feet on Martian soil. All the rovers and probes that we have sent to the dusty world — each a majestic feat of engineering — cannot compare to what explorers could achieve on the ground. There is so much more to learn from the Red Planet. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Last month, when Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian exports took effect, Brazil said its global exports actually rose 4 percent because of increased purchases by China. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/w...

Enviado por el rey Felipe II, Francisco Hernández de Toledo describió en la Nueva España unas 3,000 especies de plantas. Del tomate dejó dicho: “Son redondos, están encerrados por una membrana y participan de alguna acidez. Los más grandes se llaman xitomame. - No mandes. elpais.com/economia/neg...

🇲🇽🍅 En la carrera de obstáculos a la que el gobierno de Estados Unidos viene sometiendo al de México, la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum ha tenido que orquestar algunas medidas para sortear el asunto del tomate dozz.es/pi5rh14

ANALYSIS: Charlie Kirk has no real equivalent on the left — and such a counterpart is likely impossible, writes our @ianwardreports.bsky.social. Why a figure like Kirk may only be possible within the unique circumstances of Trump’s GOP👇

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed support for renewable energy and questioned the use of nuclear energy for powering data centers. Lee said it takes at least 15 years to build a nuclear plant. www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/com...

Jair Bolsonaro along with five military officers were convicted of plotting a coup in Brazil. The verdict marks the first time since Brazil became a republic that military officials have been punished for attempting to overthrow democracy. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/b...

Residents in at Least 41 States and Washington, D.C., Are Facing Increased Electric and Natural Gas Bills www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...

China’s political system has learned to harness market forces, Ma Tianjie explains in his book, "In Search of Green China". The state has adopted policies which have kicked off a virtuous circle of technology learning, cost reduction and market penetration. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China’s path to becoming greener wasn’t driven by environmental litigation or citizen pressure, but by centralized, top-down governance. And while that model may be hard to transplant to other countries, the journey itself holds lessons. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

On September 2nd Bolsonaro and seven of his closest associates will stand trial on charges that they tried to orchestrate a coup. If convicted, several of them face up to 43 years in prison. www.economist.com/1843/2025/08...

Charles T. Munger, Jr. is the main contributor to the group that paid for ads flooding mailboxes in California. Munger is the son of the late billionaire Charles Munger, former vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. laist.com/news/politic...

The growing competitiveness of Chinese EVs in many parts of the world is only just beginning. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/a...

"The last 12 months saw a big rise in Africa’s solar panel imports. Imports from China rose 60% in the last 12 months to 15,032 MW. The rise happened across Africa. Twenty countries set a new record for the imports of solar panels in the 12 months to June 2025." - Ember

Renewable energy accounted for almost 40% of total power generation in China in the first half of 2025. New solar and wind generation covered the total growth in electricity demand. China had installed 212 gigawatts of new solar capacity in the first half of the year.

Financing provided to oil, gas and coal projects by Wall Street’s top six banks fell 25% to $73 billion this year through Aug. 1 from the same period in 2024, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The Energy Information Administrations forecasts electricity demand will grow at an annual rate of over 2% in 2025 and 2026. Until 2020, demand was relatively flat. Electricity demand growth will be higher in areas with plans for large data centers, such as in Texas and in Northern Virginia.

For years, cities like Miami and Austin have tried billing themselves as up-and-coming tech hubs. As the A.I. boom takes over the tech industry, companies and entrepreneurs have once again chosen California as their home. In the process, Silicon Valley, too, has changed. - NYTimes

Over the past decade, China’s CO2 emissions have risen by nearly a fifth, with ups and downs along the way. More recently, there are signs that China’s CO2 emissions could be reaching a peak. The latest data shows that China’s CO2 emissions have now been stable or falling for more than a year,

Greenhushing, where corporations downplay their climate efforts, has spread in the US and Europe with companies trying to avoid accusations of greenwashing and political attacks.

The most expensive single human-built object on Earth is the Itaipu Dam on the Paraná River between Paraguay and Brazil. Itaipu has is an installed electricity producing capacity of 14,000 megawatts.