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This should have been the end of Larry Summers.
Why women are poor at science, by Harvard president
The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences because of biological difference, and discrimination is no longer a career barrier ...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This should have been the end of Larry Summers.
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#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by EU funds
Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) says 747 projects have been selected under the nation’s first agrivoltaic program, backed by €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) from European re...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Wow. Hey America, - a better world is possible! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Wow. Hey America, - a better world is possible! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Blame Trump for killing another renewable energy project. www.utilitydive.com/news/invener...
2.4-GW New Jersey offshore wind project canceled by developer
“The offshore wind industry has experienced economic and regulatory conditions that have made the development of new offshore wind energy projects extremely difficult,” Invenergy said in a regulatory ...
www.utilitydive.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Blame Trump for killing another renewable energy project. www.utilitydive.com/news/invener...
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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More foreign bailouts — but zero relief for Americans facing rising health care costs.
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
More foreign bailouts — but zero relief for Americans facing rising health care costs.
Shameful, but hardly surprising that US corporate media has chosen not to send journalists to cover COP30.
BREAKING NEWS! Some critics say sticking your head in the sand (or up the ass some orange guy) won’t make catastrophic climate change go away! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
BREAKING NEWS! Some critics say sticking your head in the sand (or up the ass some orange guy) won’t make catastrophic climate change go away! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Major US broadcasters sit out Cop30 climate talks: ‘They’re missing a lot’
Figures show none of US ‘big four’ – CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – appear to have sent teams to cover summit in Belém
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Shameful, but hardly surprising that US corporate media has chosen not to send journalists to cover COP30.
BREAKING NEWS! Some critics say sticking your head in the sand (or up the ass some orange guy) won’t make catastrophic climate change go away! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
BREAKING NEWS! Some critics say sticking your head in the sand (or up the ass some orange guy) won’t make catastrophic climate change go away! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Karoline Leavitt does almost daily press briefings. There should be equal and opposite briefings from Democrat spokespeople to counter her lies. God knows there would be plenty of material to counter.
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Karoline Leavitt does almost daily press briefings. There should be equal and opposite briefings from Democrat spokespeople to counter her lies. God knows there would be plenty of material to counter.
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Good morning with good news: Global BESS/grid battery demand surged 36% during first 9 months of 2025!
Why?
Plunging prices!
Falling BESS cell price plunged system prices by more than 50% in last 2 years.
Solar/wind now are often built with batteries!
#energysky rhomotion.com/news/benchma...
Why?
Plunging prices!
Falling BESS cell price plunged system prices by more than 50% in last 2 years.
Solar/wind now are often built with batteries!
#energysky rhomotion.com/news/benchma...
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Good morning with good news: Global BESS/grid battery demand surged 36% during first 9 months of 2025!
Why?
Plunging prices!
Falling BESS cell price plunged system prices by more than 50% in last 2 years.
Solar/wind now are often built with batteries!
#energysky rhomotion.com/news/benchma...
Why?
Plunging prices!
Falling BESS cell price plunged system prices by more than 50% in last 2 years.
Solar/wind now are often built with batteries!
#energysky rhomotion.com/news/benchma...
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The Uninhabitable United States
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Uninhabitable United States
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Last month was the 4th warmest October on record for the average global sea surface temperature... 🌊
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI....
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI....
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last month was the 4th warmest October on record for the average global sea surface temperature... 🌊
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI....
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI....
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EU's reforms of GDPR, AI slated by privacy activists for 'playing into Big Tech’s hands'
EU's reforms of GDPR, AI slated by privacy activists for 'playing into Big Tech’s hands'
Lobbying efforts gain ground as proposals carve myriad holes into regulations
Privacy advocates are condemning the European Commission's leaked plans to overhaul digital privacy legislation, accusing officials of bypassing proper legislative processes to favor Big Tech interests.…
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
EU's reforms of GDPR, AI slated by privacy activists for 'playing into Big Tech’s hands'
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I seldom agree with Conservatives, but in this case I am cheering.
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I seldom agree with Conservatives, but in this case I am cheering.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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Let's stop subsidising destruction.
This Govenrment need to stop standing on the side of polluters and instead tackle the cost of living crisis.
Some of my thoughts on COP 30 👇🏼
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/cop30-must...
This Govenrment need to stop standing on the side of polluters and instead tackle the cost of living crisis.
Some of my thoughts on COP 30 👇🏼
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/cop30-must...
COP30 must confront the climate and cost of living crises together
By Zack Polanski
bestforbritain.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Let's stop subsidising destruction.
This Govenrment need to stop standing on the side of polluters and instead tackle the cost of living crisis.
Some of my thoughts on COP 30 👇🏼
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/cop30-must...
This Govenrment need to stop standing on the side of polluters and instead tackle the cost of living crisis.
Some of my thoughts on COP 30 👇🏼
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/cop30-must...
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WWS also creates 25 mil more jobs than lost, uses less land & results in much less mining
Lower costs, better health, better climate, more jobs, less land, less mining, more energy security. No downside
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Lower costs, better health, better climate, more jobs, less land, less mining, more energy security. No downside
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
WWS also creates 25 mil more jobs than lost, uses less land & results in much less mining
Lower costs, better health, better climate, more jobs, less land, less mining, more energy security. No downside
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Lower costs, better health, better climate, more jobs, less land, less mining, more energy security. No downside
More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
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"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
Many people don’t know this, so it’s worth repeating. Thai graphic helps a lot.
ICE vehicles waste a whopping 80% of the energy in their fuel. Electric vehicles are propelled by entirely different mechanisms. Energy enters the vehicle as electricity, which directly powers the drivetrain: EVs need not convert one form of energy to another resulting in much higher efficiency.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Many people don’t know this, so it’s worth repeating. Thai graphic helps a lot.
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No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."