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Charlotte Observer: Trump’s Helene Lies Shameful
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Charlotte Observer (registration): Western North Carolina is trying to pick up the pieces left behind by Hurricane Helene, which decimated the region, leaving communities destroyed and a death toll…
21h ago
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Tinfoil Hate: Hurricane of Bullshit driven by Disinforming Grifters
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Grist: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, best known for insisting the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, released a video on X claiming the government aimed Helene at North Carolina. Why? To forc…
2h ago
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Citizen Journalists Cutting Through Helene Disinformation
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#helene #disinformation #citizenjournalists
4h ago
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Milton Will Be a Major Hurricane, With Tampa in the Crosshairs
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Updated 7 pm saturday, October 5. “This storm has the potential to make landfall on the West Coast of Florida as a category 3 storm.” NBC 12/ABC 25 in Jacksonville, Florida. “You …
20h ago
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Helene Shines Light on Economist’s Climate Failure
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Economists have in recent years painted a misleadingly rosy picture of climate change impacts, that more recent research, and harsh experience are showing, is glaringly deficient. Reuters: Record t…
20h ago
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Not Just Elections: Russian Disinformation Pumps Anti Clean Energy Messaging
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No surprise that Russian disinformation is in the news, certainly related to the upcoming election. What is less well known is Russia’s role in disinforming about clean energy.It makes total …
on Sep 5
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Flood of Lies Inundates Helene Recovery
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WBIR Knoxville, Tennessee report on disinformation Those working on the ground, local Politicians of both parties, are speaking up against disinformation about the post Helene recovery effort, and …
on Sat, 10PM
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Masterful Debunking of Helene “Weather Control” Conspiracies
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This is so damn good.
on Sat, 10PM
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“Worse than Helene” – New Storm Taking Shape
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High end Cat 2 ‘cane will hit Florida’s west coast, after the area has been saturated already by soaking rains.Impacts are path-dependent, but big storm surge threat to Tampa Bay, which…
on Sat, 9PM
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Georgia Lt Governor: Helene Lies Hurt Response, and Responders
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Not fun and games anymore.Helene disinformation is hurting responses, responders, and those who need help.It’s gone beyond Jewish Space Lasers – the new MAGA meme is that “Man can…
on Sat, 7PM
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More Pushback on Rampant Helene Disinformation
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Disinformation keeps ramping up. All of a piece with climate conspiracist BS. Serious consequences for responders on the ground, and possibly the election. We wondered where the AI would come in th…
on Sat, 7AM
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Meanwhile, in Mexico – Acapulco “Destroyed” by Hurricane John
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In case you missed it.. Just last year, Acapulco, Mexico was devastated by Cat 5 Hurricane Otis. (see below)A year later, Hurricane John dumped torrential rains, leaving the community, in the words…
on Thu, 1PM
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PBS Newshour: No Place is Immune from Impacts of Climate Change
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What I’ve been tellin’ folks for quite some time. There’s some places that are relatively safe, but not as safe as they think. What will be the impact as human habits, assumptions…
on Thu, 6AM
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Supplies Dwindling: Carolinians Rely on “Goat Paths”
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“Storm expected to cause supply chain issues for months, making it harder for aid to get in”
on Thu, 6AM
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Gobsmacking ABC Report on Surviving in Asheville
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Deaths at 182 now, and rising. Many still missing.Jaw dropping report of a fulminating catastrophe.Every time I see more completely new footage of the devastation, it becomes more gob smacking.
on Thu, 5AM
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Charlotte Meteorologist: What Made Helene a Perfect Storm
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Some Communities Have Not Been Heard from.
on Thu, 1AM
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What is P-Wat? And How did it Supercharge Helene?
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P water? There’s more of it in the atmosphere with Climate Change.
on Wed, 12AM
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“Nothing to Go Back to”- Homeless After Helene
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Reuters report above is sobering.The US already has a severe housing crisis, and people in these areas typically have no flood insurance – why would they?Climate change has changed the ground…
on Tue, 4PM
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60 Minutes: Insurers Altering Hurricane Damage Reports
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Well, that’s one way to deal with massive increases in storm damage. Falsify inspection reports, lowball the damage payouts, and dare the cheated customers to sue. Helene might be one of the …
on Mon, 3PM
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No Way Out: In Asheville, Power, Phones, Transportation Links Down
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Tough getting in and out as local TV crews struggle to track the damage. Similar situation in nearby Boone, NC. Some locations will be isolated for “weeks” according to this report.
on Mon, 1AM
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Florida Real Estate Will Take a Hit
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Real Estate guy has unvarnished take on hurricane damage in St Pete neighborhood.Obviously this guy is a salesman, but no BS detected here. Prediction: People will still continue to move to Florida…
on Sep 29
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Two Small Modular Reactors: How Are they Working?
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Fuel loading at the Shidaowan high-temperature gas-cooled modular pebble bed (HTR-PM) in China began in the spring of 2021. It involved putting 870,000 spherical tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) pa…
on Sep 26
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Helene’s Worst Impacts Could be Inland
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The Carolinas are still drying out from recent “No Name” storm that dropped “1000 year” rain totals along coastal areas.Helene could bring heavy rain to mountainous areas hi…
on Sep 26
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How Solar Fields Yield Multiple Benefits for Soil
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One of the most pernicious myths about clean energy, particularly solar, is that “it replaces prime farm land”.In fact, Solar (and wind, of course) saves prime farm land from developmen…
on Sep 25
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On the Carolina Coast, Houses Continue to Fall
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Coastal Review: “Seashore law enforcement rangers arrived on scene and confirmed that the unoccupied, one-story house—the same house that sustained damages as a result of the first house collapse o…
on Sep 25
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Helene Will Gain Strength from Record Hot Gulf
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Gulf of Mexico is at historically high temperature levels, especially in the region of the so-called “loop current”, which soon-to-be Cyclone Helene will be passing over on its way to l…
on Sep 24
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A Playwright Asks Pointed Question about Climate Denial
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“If you believe something, but you act like you don’t believe it, do you really believe it?” Description: When playwright David Finnigan launched a new play in 2014, controversial…
on Sep 23
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PBS Newshour on Project 2025 and NOAA
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Project 2025 is the “Intellectual case” such as it is, or a roadmap, for a new Trump administration.New NBC polling reveals the document, which has been discussed widely, has the approv…
on Sep 23
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Major Hurricane Could Form in Gulf this Week
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Above, one model, the GFS, has a very strong CAT 4 system hitting the Florida panhandle later this week. High chance (70 percent) for development in the Gulf, see KHOU Houston report below.
on Sep 22
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Fossil Fuel Greed is Killing US Auto Industry
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Donald Trump is in Michigan telling gullible Auto Workers that the only way to sustain the US auto industry is “Drill Baby Drill”.Reality check: EVs are here to stay, China is widening …
on Sep 19
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New York Times Platforms Climate Denier (ie “the other side”)
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This is so tiresome, people. A major reason we are in a global crisis at the moment is because mainstream media sources insist on giving voice to bad-faith dishonest actors as “the other side…
on Sep 17
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Climate Whiplash: As Central Europe Floods, Portugal Burns
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on Sep 17
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Texas Ag Commissioner: We are Running Out of Water
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Water?”We’re out of it.” Losing farms and ag production due to water shortages. Impacts to grocery prices. Existential issue.There are ways to adapt, but it requires will, and mon…
on Sep 17
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A Vote for Reality: Scientific American Endorses Harris
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It’s only the second time in Scientific American’s 179 year history that the editors have made a Presidential endorsement, and they’ve recommended Kamala Harris. Scientific Americ…
on Sep 17
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Storm Without a Name: Carolina’s 1000 Year Flood
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Dumping on areas just drying out from Debby a month ago. New York Times: A storm system that was not quite a tropical storm was spinning off the coast of the Carolinas on Monday, dropping what fore…
on Sep 17
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How to Say “No” to Big Oil Money
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With actual instructions!Another home run from Yellow Dot Studio.
on Sep 17
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Europe’s Flooding is Epic, and You Can See Why
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Scott Duncan on Twitter: Flooding disaster unfolding right now in Central Europe. Why is it so bad? This thread takes a quick look at some of the key ingredients of this record-breaking storm…
on Sep 16
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In Texas, California, Solar Crushing Gas
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Click to enlarge Mark Z Jacobson PhD on Linked In: Solar crushes gas.Fossil gas use declined on the California ISO grid by 29% March 7-September 4, 2024 vs 2023 due to a 103% growth in battery outp…
on Sep 16
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Europe Staggers Under “Flood of the Century” – Worst May be Yet to Come
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Good report from Germany’s DW correctly notes that these kinds of weather events are predicted to become more common on a warming planet. Below, massive snow fall in the Alps raises the prosp…
on Sep 15
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Germany Trolls Trump’s Debate Claims
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Bloomberg: Donald Trump’s attacks on Germany’s energy policy during Tuesday’s debate drew umbrage — and a sharp social media jab — from the country’s foreign ministry, underscoring the extent to wh…
on Sep 13
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Francine Could be a Hurricane Before Landfall
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Remembering that in a climate changed world, a “mere” Cat 1 can be a major rainmaking event. The Storm’s projected track takes it deep into the heartland.
on Sep 10
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Help Wanted: Clean Energy is Hiring
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Case in point, Ameresco Inc. And that’s unlikely to change, no matter how the election turns out. Ameresco.com: Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading cleantech integrator and renewable …
on Sep 7
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The High Cost of High Water is a Climate Change Impact
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Once again, accounts of unprecedented flooding events and expensive damages, with no mention of climate change.As one woman interviewed here says, “I saw flooding that I’ve never seen b…
on Sep 7
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Vermont Declared Flooding Disaster Area, for Second Year in a Row
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There are no climate havens.
on Sep 1
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Global Temperatures Warming as Expected by Models
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HT to Michael Mann for flagging, and explaining this.New research helps answer the white knuckle panic that some climate-watchers have expressed about a recent dramatic acceleration in global tempe…
on Aug 31
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Blackouts Drive Demand for Battery Backup
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Jason Benedict walks into his garage near a Tesla Powerwall battery, left, in Berkley, Mich., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Associated Press: Many people are now installing array…
on Aug 29
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Scientists Race to Understand Mediterranean Heat Wave Impacts
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Above, very well done European video on the state of the Mediterranean Sea. As you might expect, marine heat waves taking a toll.
on Aug 29
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Re-Animating a Nuclear Plant Would be a First. There are Challenges.
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Wall Street Journal: The federal government and the state of Michigan are spending nearly $2 billion to restart the reactor on the shores of Lake Michigan. When it reopens, Palisades will become th…
on Aug 28