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Agrophotovoltaics, Agriphotovoltaics, Solar Sharing

September 17, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has been doing “agrophotovoltaics” studies for the last few years, the concept of producing both crops and solar power on the same land. Their 2018 study results are available here: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: agriculture, ecology, energy, environment, farming, solar, sustainability

City Agriculture – September 8, 2019

September 8, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

How urban farms could solve future food problems https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2019/6/21/how-urban-farms-could-solve-future-food-problems Tenth of an acre permaculture … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, cities, ecology, environment, food, gardening, sustainability, urban planning

1 Million Solar Lights for 1 Millions Students to Commemorate Gandhi’s 150th Birthday

August 24, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

On October 2, 2019 the Global Solar Yatra plans on organizing 1 million students in 70 countries to build 1 million solar study lights to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth in 70 countries around the world. More … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-defense, climate-change, ecology, emergency preparedness, energy, environment, Extinction Rebellion, Fridays for the Future, gandhi, Gandhian economics, nonviolence, renewables, solar

Zero Net Energy – July 23, 2019

July 23, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Zero-energy demonstration project in Beijing made from pre-fab timber … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: architecture, buildings, ecology, energy, environment, Green New Deal, planning, real-estate, sustainability

How Do You Pay for the Green New Deal: Cost of Fuel

July 4, 2019 By gmoke 5 Comments

I did some back of the envelope estimates of the cost of the fossil fuels we use in a year. The source of these figures is the USA DOE Energy Information Agency https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php But any mistakes in arithmetic are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climatechange, ecology, economics, energy, environment, Green New Deal, sustainability

Grid-scale Battery: The Tesla System in Australia

June 18, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Remember when Elon Musk offered to build a grid-scale battery for Southern Australia in "100 days or it’s free"? He made good on his bet, installing it on time for the cost of $66 million in December of 2017. According to a report on its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: Australia, batteries, climate-change, ecology, electricity, energy, environment, solar-energy, sustainability, Tesla, wind-energy

Daily Reminder Calendar for the Next Decade of Climate Change

June 2, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Scientists tell us that we have about a decade to do something to reduce climate calamity. Let's schedule out the next 10 years 3,650 days for climate action month by month week by week day by day to do what is ecologically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: climatechange, countdown, ecology, energy, environment, green

City Agriculture – May 17, 2019

May 17, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Singapore Airlines reinventing airplane food with produce from a vertical farm https://www.newsweek.com/singapore-airlines-aerofarm-1376378 Agritech … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: agriculture, ecology, environment, food, gardening, green, sustainability, urbanplanning

Why isn’t job growth the first thing climate activists mention?

April 21, 2019 By gmoke 1 Comment

Please note that the Baker administration during its first term saw solar job losses of up to 3000 and that the last year has seen MA solar job growth down 11.4%. These job losses are almost certainly due to Governor Baker's refusal to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: ecology, economy, energy, environment, GreenNewDeal, jobs, sustainability

From School Strike to Teach-in to Global Hackathon for Climate Friday After Friday

April 3, 2019 By gmoke Leave a Comment

Friday School Strike for Climate to Friday Teach-ins on Climate to Friday Global Hackathons on Climate that is the progression I’d like to see and so I am passing on the idea. It came to me when I found that Harvard Divest was going to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: activism, climate, ecology, energy, environment, future, green

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MayorDriscollKim Driscoll@MayorDriscoll·
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"The thought that the MBTA would be shopping for 25 diesel-powered locomotives – instead of efficient, less-polluting electric trains – for the commuter rail system is an idea right out of the last century." 👏👏
https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-look-to-electric-not-diesel-solutions-for-rail-lines/article_9fba9e47-c7da-5fbb-92af-ba7a99fbf7e7.html

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PipelineImpactsVisualizing Pipeline Impacts@PipelineImpacts·
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this is a critical FERC response re: Weymouth.

This puts industry on notice- yes, FERC maintains oversight once certificates are issued and final.

(note to industry: stop paying your lawyers to bark up wrong trees)

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Visualizing Pipeline Impacts@PipelineImpacts

this is a critical FERC response re: Weymouth.

This puts industry on notice- yes, FERC maintains oversight once certificates are issued and final.

(note to industry: stop paying your lawyers to bark up wrong trees)

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TamiGouveiaMADr. Tami Gouveia@TamiGouveiaMA·
13 Apr

Despite the headway we’ve made on climate change, it remains an existential threat to our way of life. This challenge requires a global approach and I’m glad MA is doing its part to guarantee a safer planet for future generations. #climatescience #MApoli
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jarjohJarred is "rooting for everybody black"@jarjoh·
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If I can paraphrase, a clean, safe, and equitable Commonwealth isn't one where poor people are saddled with the costs of EVs, but one where the rich fight for electrified transit for all. #mapoli

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