Strong storms getting stronger, while our ability to predict and respond to storms is being systematically dismantled to enrich the Epstein Class.
Climate Crisis Animal Vid of the Week: Young Moose Trapped in New England Snow
Below, meteorologists on this week’s Bomb cyclone snowstorm in New England.
Brain Poison: PBS Newshour on Trump Gutting Mercury Rules
They want us to be dumber. This is one way to do it. Natural Resources Defense Council responds to EPA gutting of Mercury rules for coal plants, above.
The EPA is promoting the dumb along multiple tracks, however.
One of them is the North Korean style obeisance and adoration for the Great Leader.
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the following statement on the heels of President Trump’s State of the Union Address:
“Tonight, the American people witnessed a State of the Union that was nothing short of historic. President Trump delivered a powerful vision for America’s future, one centered on lowering costs for families, unleashing American energy, securing our borders, and keeping our communities safe,” said Administrator Lee Zeldin. “One year in, our nation is stronger, safer, and more affordable. America’s golden age is here!”
Another Soviet-worthy headline incorporates mandatory Trump Speak into policy announcements.
Despite Trump’s Worst Impulses, Coal Losing its Grip
In a payoff to his Coal Baron contributors, Donald Trump has forced obsolete coal plants in several states to stay open, and middle class ratepayers to continue to subsidize the Oligarchs and 1 percent.
But markets are powerful, and renewables are too compelling to stop.
In 2025, the share of renewables in U.S. electricity generation has surpassed 25 percent.
Over the course of the past 20 years, their share has continuously risen from just 8.6 percent in 2007.
At the same time, as Statista’s Kathraina Buchholz details in the infographic below, coal in electricity generation fell from a share of 49 percent to just 16.4 percent last year.
While Trump administration’s policies regarding renewable energy and greenhouse gases have yet to show their full effect, experts believe that the sector’s strong growth as well as efficiency and cost improvements will cause it to expand further – albeit slower – despite some government funding losses and the end of emission limits.
In 2022, more electricity was generated from renewable sources in the U.S. for the first time over the course of one year than from coal.
That year, renewable energy sources created more than 900 terawatt-hours of electric power in the country compared to a little over 800 that came from coal.
On a global scale, this change happened last year as renewables outweighed coal electricity generation in the second half of 2025.
Continue reading “Despite Trump’s Worst Impulses, Coal Losing its Grip”Mr Global Back to Debunk More Energy Misinformation
Matt Randolph aka “Mr Global” has started several oil and gas companies and has decades of experience in the energy industry.
He’s a great debunker of nonsense about clean energy.
Is China’s Transition Moving Fast Enough?
BBC World Service report.
China’s overwhelming dominance in renewables discussed, but can they move away from fossil fuels fast enough to impact climate change?
“At the moment, China’s emissions are flatlining”- but too soon to declare victory.
Winter is Not What it Used to Be in the Upper Midwest
Even in this relatively cold year, outdoor sports enthusiasts are reminded that climate change is stealing the joy of winters as we remember them.
Epstein Class will not care, but for those of us living on ground level in the real world, it’s a source of real grief.
Nuclear Projects Underway in US
Best estimates for when nuclear can begin to make a significant contribution to the US grid are still in the mid-2030s.
Nevertheless, there are a number of projects underway, each of which could be a puzzle piece.
The most consequential current developments are the restarts of existing, 50 year old plants, which could begin significant generation near term.
The other builds skew on the “demonstration” and “research” side, and have longer time lines.
There persists this unfounded view, even among some very smart people, that somewhere, an evil cabal of blue haired, green-addled hippies are preventing the massive rollout of the nuclear plants that will save us. The biggest obstacles to nuclear are today what they have always been – financial.
For added context, see my posts here and here.
Nuclear Hazelnut (Jenifer Avellaneda) on X:
Did you know there are actually 5 nuclear reactors under construction in the United States right now?
And that doesn’t even include major reactor restarts… Let’s break them down..
Hermes – @KairosPower
Oak Ridge, Tennessee • 35 MW test reactor • Fluoride salt–cooled high-temp reactor • Uses TRISO fuel • NRC construction permit issued in 2023 • First advanced non-light-water reactor under construction in the U.S. in decades Goal: Demonstrate tech before commercial deployment.
Fun fact: It’s being built near the birthplace of the Manhattan Project.
Data Centers in Space a Physics Non Starter
Data Centers appear ready to swallow just about all available land on the earth’s surface.
One alternative idea floated by Elon Musk, among others, has been putting Data Centers in space.
Physics says there are challenges.