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Renewable Friday: DK Supports BlueSky Images, and We Ditch X [1]

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Date: 2025-01-10

The DK elves have given us support for embedding BlueSky posts with IMAGES in, and partial support for videos. They show up here with their opening frames as clickable links. Spread the word. Also, nearly all of our sources are now on BlueSky, so we don’t need to embed anything from X any more. I recommend following the authors of all of the BlueSky posts embedded below.

At the same time, Mark Zuckerberg is committing corporate suicide for Meta in general, and Facebook in particular, by throwing away fact checking and the rules on hate speech.

Thursday GNR: Zuckerberg Takes META Off Rails

Please welcome the refugees over on BlueSky, and let them know they are welcome here, too.

We are still fighting bugs on BlueSky that don’t let our climate-related feeds pick up posts with the designated tags. But at any rate, the feeds are active, and we can search for the tags.

x Oh the irony here is rich. That sound you don’t hear is me playing the world’s smallest violin for these oil companies.



[image or embed] — Jonathan (@renewableenergy.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Me, too, as at the top of this post.

Access to education is the key to solving Global Warming. Not just schools, teachers, and books.

x Good news you missed in 2024.

43/86

200M+ children gained access to better water & sanitation at school since 2015. Major projects launched in Senegal (7M people), DRC (12M people), while Malaysia approached universal access to clean water.

https://buff.ly/4iHolHu



[image or embed] — Angus Hervey (@angushervey.bsky.social) December 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM

BlueSky Climate Feeds and Tags

Coverage in the feeds is improving, so that I don’t have to do separate searches on tags to fill out these posts.

#EVsky

#blueev

The Japanese automaker has long faced Titan-sized challenges (no pun intended) in two areas: large passenger vehicles and production scale. It turns out that Nissan is actually really good at both of these things already.

China's EVs Drew Big Crowds At CES. They Should Make Everyone Else Nervous

Zeekr, Great Wall Motors and others have cars on sale right now that the rest of the industry is trying to "catch up" to. And CES is proof.

#energyhub

#energysky

#greensky

WA in the following context is Western Australia, not the US state of Washington.

x First Nations peoples have a unique opportunity with renewable energy to build solar and wind projects on country and sell the energy.

Renewable Energy = Power to the People. utilitymagazine.com.au/wa-gov-back-...



[image or embed] — Rod Dilkes (@roddilkes.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM

No tags from Jonathan, but see #SolarEnergy.

x So #France has legislation to require #solar panels over parking lots of a certain size. And the EU parliament passed a law regarding panels on buildings. What are other examples of legislation related to requiring #renewables?



[image or embed] — altenergy.bsky.social (@altenergy.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM

x Big solar strides in Nevada! 🌞

🔋 Bechtel & Estuary Power partner on 226 MW Escape Solar Project

🌱 Powering MGM, Caesars & Wynn with bifacial PV panels

📅 Completion: Q3 2025 What excites you most about this project? #SolarEnergy #CleanPower #NevadaRenewables



[image or embed] — Erhan Eren (@netzerointel.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM

x Germany installed 16.2 GW #solar in 2024, bringing total PV capacity to 99.3 GW by the end of December 2024, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/08/g...



[image or embed] — Dr Paul Dorfman (@drpauldorfman.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM

x Nov 15, 2013: The scene depicts Murray Ridge on the western rim of Endeavour Crater, as observed by NASA's Opportunity rover. The ridge rises about 130 feet above the plains, providing a unique vantage point for solar energy during winter. www.nasa.gov/image-article/murray-ridge-mars/



[image or embed] — NASA 🔴 Image of the Day (Unofficial) (@nasa-daily.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM

No tags given

x As Siemens Gamesa’s ~300m tall 21MW turbine begins to get ready for testing Denmark Green lights Østerild wind turbine test centre for a new breed of giants up to 450m tall (circa 50MW) stateofgreen.com/en/news/euro...



[image or embed] — Pete (@p17ete.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM

#heatpump

#Hpump

x If you're looking for more ways to cut your climate pollution, while helping others, here's a great option. akcarbonreduction.org

The money you put into it goes directly to installing heat pumps, powered by clean renewable electricity, to replace oil heat in lower income homes.



[image or embed] — Steve Behnke (@stevebehnke.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM

x No air pollution in your home. No big fluctuations in monthly energy bills. No reliance on dirty fossil fuels. Thanks to my provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, you can enjoy all these benefits PLUS up to $2,000 off when you invest in a heat pump. www.npr.org/2024/12/25/n...



[image or embed] — Senator Martin Heinrich (@senatorheinrich.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM

No tags provided

#ebikes

#emobility

#micromobility

#energyjobs

#climatejobs

#⚡️jobs

#hiring⚡️

No posts in feed.

No tags provided

#NoNewNukes

x 🌏💡 Should Taiwan reconsider nuclear energy?

🔋 Decommission or restart its last reactor?

🌱 Balancing safety, energy security, and net zero goals is critical.

💭 What’s your stance on nuclear’s role for Taiwan? #NuclearEnergy #CleanEnergy #TaiwanEnergy



[image or embed] — Erhan Eren (@netzerointel.bsky.social) January 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM

You left out the expense, South China Morning Post. Nukes are fantastically expensive to run, more than double the cost of renewables. See The Solutions Project: Taiwan, which recommends a mix of solar, offshore wind, and geothermal, with no polluting and unconscionably expensive nukes. They can only be put in place through corrupt deals for subsidies, ultimately paid by the public.

x #NoNewNukes

It costs more than twice as much as renewables, takes forever to permit & build, & then creates toxic waste. New York State is not in a climate bind. See The Solutions Project: New York. Stanford engineers call for 44% solar, 50% wind, & 6% hydro. thesolutionsproject.org/what-we-do/i...



[image or embed] — Mokurai (@mokurai.bsky.social) January 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM

#agrivoltiacs [sic]

Should be #agrivoltaics

#apPV

#agsolar

x As renewable energy continues to reshape industries, agrivoltaics—the integration of solar panels with agricultural activities—is gaining traction as a win-win solution for sustainable energy and farming. Can you make hashtags for this post.

#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #SustainableFarming



[image or embed] — Sun Miner Solutions (@sunminer.bsky.social) January 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM

x Solar & farming coexist! 🌱☀️

🔋 UVA alum Miles Braxton leads Okovate to blend solar farms with active agriculture.

🌾 Reducing water use & protecting crops under panels. How can agrivoltaics shape the future? #Agrivoltaics #CleanEnergy #SustainableFarming



[image or embed] — Erhan Eren (@netzerointel.bsky.social) January 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM

#goetherm

x 🗣 “New technologies are opening new horizons for geothermal energy across the globe” Read from our Executive Director Fatih Birol on the huge opportunities for this secure & clean energy source 👉 https://iea.li/3WbUfCd



[image or embed] — International Energy Agency (@iea.org) January 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM

#recycle

#reuse

#repurpose

x Starbucks in the UK to partner with worms to recycle their coffee grounds.

www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2024...

#worms #coffee #grounds #recycle #starbucks



[image or embed] — The Trovian (@thetrovian.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM I didn’t know you had to do anything to use coffee grounds in a garden or farm. The worms will process theme either way. Did you know that Charles Darwin wrote a whole book on the environmental impacts of earthworms? x #ReUseNow Below-ground construction products and materials, such as foundations, piling systems, and utility infrastructure (e.g., pipes and tubes) are essential to most structural projects. While their durability and integrity is paramount, their potential for #reuse can be overlooked.



[image or embed] — Debbie M (Anadapta) (@debbieanadapta.bsky.social) January 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Countries and Regions

x In absolute terms, sure. Look at the trends. China brought more renewables online last year than the rest of the world combined. Their development is continuing and needs growing. Still much less than west per capita. And more ambitious goals www.carbonbrief.org/experts-what...



[image or embed] — Rotten Apple (@rottenapples.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM

x The rate of increase actually IS levelling out, and as major polluters like China pioneer renewables they make them mainstream In Africa they’re realizing that conventional heavy infrastructure isn’t working in rural areas and they’re going straight to solar. — Post-Liberal Roller-Coaster Enthusiast (@thunderbuck.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM

Denial and Obstruction

x Trump Says No More Wind Farms: “You Don’t Need Energy That Needs Subsidy”

Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he wants to halt wind farming. Wyoming Sen. Cale Case generally agrees, saying the market — not federal subsidies — should decide.

cowboystatedaily.com/2025/01/08/t...



[image or embed] — elainegoldie.bsky.social (@elainegoldie.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Insanity check: Wind is the cheapest source of electricity, and operates better at night.

x It’s so weird that gopers want to end EVs and push petroleum. Bet when musk gets his special exemption to build a mega-factory in china, gopers’ attitudes on EVs in the US will change. Or else. — ReleaseAllTheEvidenceCat (@unhipcat.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM

x They say you should never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence, but in this case the #BBC is rich enough to afford an army of experts on e-bikes & their legality.

Given its history of protecting the motor industry, I'm going with malice.



[image or embed] — ericeatspickles.bsky.social (@ericeatspickles.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM

x scoop: will oklahoma be the first state to ban renewable energy? its becoming increasingly likely. as investments from the inflation reduction act flow into red states, we're seeing backlash. republicans are disliking renewables *more* than before. cc @heatmap.news heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...



[image or embed] — jael holzman 🤍 (@jael.bsky.social) January 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM

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