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NPR @npr.org · 2d

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

Yep! Gas, nuclear and hydro plants were - at least of the time of the outage - the ones supposed to control voltage. In our article:"Antonio Gómez-Expósito, electrical engineering professor at University of Seville, says the outage shows that Spain needs more regulations around controlling voltage."

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Caleb! And yes - grids are very, very complex (Reactive power anyone???) but we worked hard to make the explanations conversational for our readers and listeners 🙏

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

Featuring a new survey from @caadcoalition.bsky.social Philip Newell and insights from @ember-energy.org's Chris Rosslowe @timmonsroberts.bsky.social, Antonio Gómez-Expósito and CAISO's Elliot Mainzer. Plus - in a conversational way🫡 - findings of Spanish govn't/grid operator/expert panel reports.

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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

💡 After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

A new report confirms the cause was a voltage surge, not renewables. Yet polling shows 70% of respondents in Spain believed at least one of the false narratives about the outage.

via @npr.org

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After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

This story was inspired by a conversation with a fossil fuel exec in Paris a few days after the big outage in Spain. He blamed too much renewable energy as the cause.

Was that really it? Turns out: No.

@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

www.npr.org

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

When the power went out in Spain this spring, many people immediately pointed the finger at the country's solar and wind power as the cause.

That wasn't the trigger, but a new survey finds that all that misinformation?

It had an impact.

Read more here, only on @npr.org 🎧⬇️

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

www.npr.org

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Hannah Bloch @hannahbloch.bsky.social · 5d

Many congratulations to @npr.org’s Anas Baba on this wonderful, hugely deserved recognition of his “steadfast and factual coverage of the war in Gaza [that] is making a singular contribution to public understanding of the conflict at great personal risk.”

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

Featuring a new survey from @caadcoalition.bsky.social, and insights from @ember-energy.org @timmonsroberts.bsky.social Antonio Gómez-Expósito and the head of CAISO - and thank you to @kevinjkircher.com for making sure we were accurate while being conversational when talking voltage+inertia 🙏

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

When the power went out in Spain this spring, many people immediately pointed the finger at the country's solar and wind power as the cause.

That wasn't the trigger, but a new survey finds that all that misinformation?

It had an impact.

Read more here, only on @npr.org 🎧⬇️

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

www.npr.org

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

This story was inspired by a conversation with a fossil fuel exec in Paris a few days after the big outage in Spain. He blamed too much renewable energy as the cause.

Was that really it? Turns out: No.

@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

www.npr.org

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Kevin for making sure my voltage and inertia analogies for a lay person were accurate! 🙏

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 3d

In April, Spain and Portugal suffered Europe's worst blackout in 20 years. Now, 5 months later, an expert panel has released a report on the blackout. In the meantime, opportunists filled the information void, blaming renewables without evidence. The misinfo stuck, @juliaradio.bsky.social reports.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

www.npr.org

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. n.pr/4nLAI7A

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20d

Alaa Abd El Fattah, Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner, was pardoned after almost 12 years and a hunger strike.

Egypt Pardons Alaa Abd El Fattah, Its Most Prominent Political Prisoner

Alaa Abd El Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual citizen, was imprisoned for most of the past 12 years as a dissident. He and his mother went on hunger strike to press for his release.

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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 20d

Huge news here today in Egypt:

President Sisi pardons Alaa Abd El-Fattah after years of imprisonment & repeated hunger strikes.

Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.

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Shannon Bond @shannonbond.bsky.social · 23d

we wrote about this WH tactic recently. they’re asking journalists for expert source names and then using them to look up political donations in FEC records to try to discredit those sources as biased.

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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 23d

I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi.

This is *not* normal.

I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 23d

I find this extremely chilling:
I spoke w a reporter this morning about Kimmel. (Reporter was / is great) They got back to me a short while ago to say they sought White House comment & WH demands to know first which experts they spoke with. I told reporter I'm happy to be quoted IN THE STORY but 1/x

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Heavyweight @heavyweight.bsky.social · 24d

Tomorrow, the new season of Heavyweight begins.

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 24d

Congrats y'all!

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 26d

Many American politicians are learning from Vienna, which is combatting housing scarcity+climate change-- all at the same time.

This group from Portland is another example.

To go on a podcast jaunt and read more about Vienna's green social housing, check out our feature from June on @npr.org 📻🎧🌍

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NPR @npr.org · 27d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science.

Trump's Energy Department disbands group that sowed doubt about climate change

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science.

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you Nick! 🙏

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 26d

Many American politicians are learning from Vienna, which is combatting housing scarcity+climate change-- all at the same time.

This group from Portland is another example.

To go on a podcast jaunt and read more about Vienna's green social housing, check out our feature from June on @npr.org 📻🎧🌍

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 26d

Yes! I remember many of these apartment buildings/walkable and bikable streets!

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