Ukraine Conflict Has the World on a Renewable Energy Run, IEA Report Says

Yes!

https://singularityhub.com/2022/12/19/ukraine-conflict-has-the-world-on-a-massive-renewable-energy-run-iea-report-says/

What is it that conservatives love about America?

These are some pretty amazing points:

https://twitter.com/ladyogrady/status/1350275055834574848?s=42&t=7CjOtw88xuCvbleMZ0Insg

New Study Indicates North Atlantic Is Close to a “Tipping Point”

https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-indicates-north-atlantic-is-close-to-a-tipping-point/

U.S. Christians projected to fall below 50% of population if recent trends continue

Great news!

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/pf_2022-09-13_religious-projections_00-01/

Decarbonizing the Energy Sector by 2050 Could Save the World $12 Trillion

https://singularityhub.com/2022/09/19/decarbonizing-the-energy-sector-by-2050-could-save-the-world-12-trillion/

US installs record solar capacity as prices keep falling

HALF the total US solar capacity was generated in just one year, and that’s mostly in Texas (also yay, California):

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/us-installs-record-solar-capacity-as-prices-keep-falling/

Can computer simulations help fix democracy?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/algorithmic-redistricting/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning%20Email%208-23-22&utm_term=us-morning-email

A “Mortality Gap” – Republicans Are Dying at a Higher Rate Than Democrats

Yet another reason not to be a Republican!

https://scitechdaily.com/a-mortality-gap-republicans-are-dying-at-a-higher-rate-than-democrats/

Note: And this is BEFORE COVID, so you know the gap has to be far larger now. 

Biden signs Democrats' $740 billion tax, climate and health care bill into law

SO good to see:

https://www.axios.com/2022/08/16/biden-reconciliation-inflation-reduction-act?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioswhatsnext&stream=science

We WILL Fix Climate Change!

At least there’s some encouragement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uw&feature=youtu.be

Why are educated people more likely to be liberal/progressive in the US?

This is probably the finest answer to this question that I’ve ever seen:

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-educated-people-more-likely-to-be-liberal-progressive-in-the-US/answer/Randy-Weir-3?ch=17&oid=267185474&share=e6c05665&srid=uBhZO&target_type=answer

An 'imposter Christianity' is threatening American democracy

Christian nationalism is probably our greatest threat to democracy:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/us/white-christian-nationalism-blake-cec/index.html

Rewarding Violence Might Make Criminals Less Likely To Hurt Others

Very interesting. The opposite of what you would think:

https://scitechdaily.com/rewarding-violence-might-make-criminals-less-likely-to-hurt-others/

New details emerge of Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6

Definitely worth reading to see how much of a mess the Trump presidency was, and how close it came to blowing everything up:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/14/inside-explosive-oval-office-confrontation-three-days-before-jan-6/

Sean Hannity Cleverly Trolls Donald Trump

So we’ll done to illustrate conservative hypocrisy:

https://youtu.be/vyB7RaOTw6E

‘Now Or Never’: New U.N. Report Sees Narrow Path For Averting Climate Catastrophe

I’m getting pessimistic:

“To achieve the 1.5-degree target, global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 and then be cut approximately 43% below 2019 levels by the end of the decade, and 84% by 2050, the IPCC said.

That is a monumental task. Human greenhouse gas emissions were 12% higher in 2019 than in 2010, and policies implemented at the end of 2020 have put the planet on course to a devastating 3.2 degrees of warming. Existing and soon-to-be-built fossil fuel infrastructure are forecast to spew enough pollution into the atmosphere in the coming years to put the 1.5-degree target out of reach.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/un-ipcc-climate-report_n_624afac4e4b0d8266aaf4093

Amazon nears 'tipping point' where rainforest could transform into savanna

https://www.livescience.com/amazon-rainforest-into-a-savanna

Avoiding Climate Catastrophe: Global Elimination of Meat Production Could Save the Planet

https://scitechdaily.com/avoiding-climate-catastrophe-global-elimination-of-meat-production-could-save-the-planet/

In Disgusting Waste, Airlines Are Flying Thousands of Completely Empty Jetliners

Ack!

https://futurism.com/the-byte/empty-jetliners-capitalism

Fox News Talking about BLM Protests but Make the Footage January 6th | The Daily Show

The Daily Show is just so good at revealing hypocrisy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhcWmDBS1Pw

The next US civil war is already here – we just refuse to see it

Deeply sobering if true:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/next-us-civil-war-already-here-we-refuse-to-see-it

That Mitchell and Webb Look - God, protect us from your worshippers.

Mitchell and Webb are brilliant satirists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_teA-EG7Ac0

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Facebook blocked her account for 24 hours

There needs to be a lot more of this, since misinformation and disinformation is killing the US:

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/03/tech/marjorie-taylor-greene-facebook-account-blocked/index.html

A year on from the Capitol attack, Americans don't have a shared understanding of what happened that day

https://twitter.com/donie/status/1478195004317347841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etwitterkit

If You Like All The New Progressive Federal Judges, Thank Trump For Sabotaging Georgia

What goes around comes around?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-joe-biden-progressive-judges-georgia-senate-races_n_61cb8fe6e4b0d637ae9137b9