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I am sure you have all read about how when the sun doesn’t shine or wind stops blowing, that the biggest challenge for a clean renewables based energy grid is storage.  This is, as the title of this blog indicates, the achilles heel of clean energy.  Well, I recently came across a technology that meets … Read more

Just bought and am reading this book by David Pogue – a funny but serious science guy who does a lot of Nova and PBS science specials. One of the reasons we see burst of new technology and things is that those of us in Tech tend to read the same scientific papers.  So, often, … Read more

Europe Leads the Way as Electric Vehicle Revolution Is Underway Around the World Manuel Moerbach  2 hrs ago   Plans for a new electric vehicle revolution over the coming decade are already in full force across many of the major economies in the world. New data shows how Europe is currently leading the transition in replacing … Read more

Urban myth has it that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it will instantly leap out. But if you put it in a pot filled with pleasantly tepid water and gradually heat it, the frog will remain in the water until it boils to death. Allegedly, the frog is not … Read more

For those of you who have read my earlier blogs, you know I have mentioned tipping points (permafrost melting) and cumulative vulnerability (sometimes referred to as the sh*t hitting the fan).  Well, another new study has come out (https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-major-ocean-current-may-be-hurtling-towards-collapse/ar-BB1dWPCc?li=BBnb7Kz) that talks about the cold water circulation conveyer belt (AMOC) that regulates temperatures in the northern … Read more

As I suspect everyone knows now, Texas has been enduring a disastrous weather event that has caused huge power, gas and water failures impacting up to 14 million people.  With a very high probability, this is due to human induced climate change that has caused warm air from the Asia Pacific area to move up … Read more

Bill Gates was interviewed on 60 Minutes this week and I would recommend everyone watch on this link: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/bill-gates-climate-change-60-minutes-2021-02-14/ Basically, he validated everything I have been saying about how big a problem we are facing and how challenging it will be to get everyone on board to make the changes needed to deal with climate … Read more

Well, things are moving along.  Good news is that electric car sales last year were 3% of all new vehicle sales and this is a new high.  Also, many, if not most, car manufacturers are getting more aggressive about pulling in the end of gas powered vehicle manufacturing before 2040 and in many cases targeting … Read more

“The pandemic revealed just how unprepared and unwilling countries and the international system are to handle global emergencies properly,” scientists said in a statement. “In this time of genuine crisis, governments too often abdicated responsibility, ignored scientific advice, did not cooperate or communicate effectively, and consequently failed to protect the health and welfare of their … Read more

In today’s news below, Biden Administration is starting to undo the damage from Trump and with climate change impact from the last 4 yrs have been seen, there is a bit more willingness to get to work on carbon emission reduction.  That said, those who oppose or want to maintain the status quo are also … Read more