What a great idea, NC General Assembly and NC Utilities Commission.

Groundwater, noise, transport concerns. Robeson County Commissioners are scheduled to discuss the project again at their June 5 meeting. ncnewsline.com/2023/05/19/bom… via NC Newsline | @ncnewsline.bsky.social

...structures weigh 1.7 trillion lbs...roughly the weight of 140 million elephants. ...many of the largest buildings are placed upon solid bedrock...and there is also a mixture of sands & clays... theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m…

Public Utility Commissions: A Force To Be Reckoned With thirdact.org/blog/public-ut… via @thirdactorg

This month in Paris, the world’s governments agreed to draft a new treaty to control plastics. The UN says it could cut production by a massive 80% by 2040. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A no-brainer for NC. Maybe not for ND. ...materials can pay for themselves in about a year in hot climates... the increased cost is $0-.20/per sq. ft. Cost savings in CA estimated at $.50/per sq. ft. — $500 savings/year for a typical roof. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

@7Directionsof @BXEAction Lauren Steiner - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 NC Triangle DSA 🌹 Sunrise Durham Area 🌅 Durham Workers Assembly Southern Workers Assembly APPPL Haw River Assembly Appalachian Voices Appalachians Against Pipelines

Government to rapidly cease already minimal extraction at joint Shell-Exxon Mobil site. Massive reserves of natural gas to be abandoned: drilling-related tremors caused widespread damage & mental anguish for people living nearby. reuters.com/business/energ…

..initial fighting broke out June 23, then spread throughout gas complex in Eastern Siberia. Gazprom under contract to supply China with 38 billion cubic meters/year after 2025. OilPrice.com oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-… #oilprice

.State Farm "announced in May it would halt new homeowner policies in California due to the “catastrophic” risk of wildfires worsened by the climate crisis" Yet it "employs lobbyists that also advocate for fossil fuel interests to lawmakers in 18 states." theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j…

The IEA estimates methane emissions from coal mining in Australia are about 81% higher than the national inventory data. For the oil and gas sector, IEA’s estimates are 92% higher than the national inventory data. ieefa.org/resources/gros…

MN PUC unanimously approves iron-air battery facility, which can store electricity for 100 hours; will begin operating in late 2025. The Minneapolis-based utility Xcel is partnering with Massachusetts-based Form Energy. ieefa.org/articles/minne…

N. Tesla was thinking of Earth & upper atmosphere as battery ends. ..air-derived electricity, hygroelectricity, now capturing researchers & they’re thinking very small. UMass-Amherst in May generated a small, continuous current from humidity in the air. theguardian.com/science/2023/j…

"We are losing Earth on our watch. The Amazon rainforest... Coral reefs..will be gone by mid-century, and possibly much earlier given this surge in sea-surface temperatures. ...as a father, I grieve for my children." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We must sound the alarm for responding to our climate emergency with a policy that tries to save the planet for future generations! #SaveThePlanet Mr. Fish Read Press Release: cornelwest24.org/press_release_…

"Hope is not happiness or confidence or inner peace; it’s a commitment to search for possibilities. ..if we lose the climate battle, it’ll be due in no small part to defeatism among the comfortable...while frontline communities continue to fight like hell" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Gas developer cites "market conditions" tho LNG exports are booming. Organized citizen groups relieved. Public Citizen lawsuit will continue, citing the need for FERC to oversee these "small," now under-their-radar facilities. energynews.us/2023/07/24/gas…

The spokesperson may be surprised to learn that his company has plans to build up to 11.7 GW of fracked gas by 2050 😱 It's in the Carolinas Carbon Plan (pg. 86, Table E-84) starw1.ncuc.gov/NCUC/ViewFile.…

Yesterday we protested Duke Energy Carolinas request for a 17.9% hike on residential customers 🌱☀️📢 #NoRateHike #NCUtilitiesCommission #ClimateAction

Lawn mowers, leaf blowers, per EPA, released more than 68K tons of smog-forming nitrous oxides, roughly equal to the pollution from 30mil cars and spewed 30mil tons of climate-warming CO2, more than the total emissions of the city of Los Angeles. grist.org/technology/law…