I posted a briefer tale here about this ship on May 17, 2021, but the impending disaster becomes more likely every day. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/the-ship-that-became-a-bomb THE SHIP THAT BECAME A BOMB Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die. by … Continue reading Decaying supertanker in Yemen’s war zone could spill a million barrels of oil — and nobody’s doing a thing to prevent it
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Geez authorities shouldn’t you have checked on the oil spill reports sooner than TWELVE HOURS
What's the worst that would have happened if someone had bothered to go and check? A bit of time on a boat? This reported spill had the potential to be a major disaster. Better to act with too much concern than too little. Heads should roll. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/05/california-oil-spill-huntington-beach Officials knew of California oil spill 12 hours … Continue reading Geez authorities shouldn’t you have checked on the oil spill reports sooner than TWELVE HOURS
Canada invoking treaty rights to keep using critical, but dangerous, Line 5 of pipeline thru Michigan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/06/canada-us-michigan-pipeline-dispute? Canada invokes 1977 treaty with US as dispute over pipeline intensifies Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer says Line 5 of pipeline is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and has ordered it shut down An aboveground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Michigan, pump station. Photograph: John Flesher/AP Leyland Cecco in TorontoWed 6 Oct 2021 10.56 … Continue reading Canada invoking treaty rights to keep using critical, but dangerous, Line 5 of pipeline thru Michigan
There will ALWAYS be another oil spill as the pipes get older
I want to again praise the Guardian UK which provides the best coverage of U. S. environmental issues in any mainstream mass media. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/03/california-oil-spill-orange-county-huntington-beach ‘There’s tar everywhere’: large California oil spill fouls beaches and kills wildlife Crews scramble to contain 126,000 gallons of crude oil that spilled in waters off Orange county before it spread … Continue reading There will ALWAYS be another oil spill as the pipes get older
Stormy relationship between solar power and the weather
How well does solar power hold up to winter weather or bad storms? Turns out insurance claims and maintenance tickets have produced a lot of answers. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/the-stormy-relationship-between-solar-power-and-the-weather/ The stormy relationship between solar power and the weather Insurance claims, maintenance tickets show how snow and storms hit solar power. DOUG JOHNSON - 9/14/2021, 4:10 PM Enlarge / A hailstorm at … Continue reading Stormy relationship between solar power and the weather
Salton Sea could be a rich source of lithium needed for green energy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/27/salton-sea-california-lithium-mining In search of ‘Lithium Valley’: why energy companies see riches in the California desert Firms say what’s underneath the Salton Sea could fuel a green-energy boom. But struggling residents have heard such claims beforeby Aaron Miguel Cantú in CalipatriaMon 27 Sep 2021 06.00 EDT Standing atop a pockmarked red mesa, Rod Colwell looks out at an … Continue reading Salton Sea could be a rich source of lithium needed for green energy
Methane isn’t exactly safe – how’d you like the lake by you to explode?
This article contains several fine photographs with lengthy texts as well as a demonstration of how the methane is being removed -- none of which is included below. You'll have to click thru. https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-021-02523-5/index.html? How dangerous is Africa’s explosive Lake Kivu? An unusual lake in central Africa could one day release a vast cloud of … Continue reading Methane isn’t exactly safe – how’d you like the lake by you to explode?
Water needed to extract fossil fuels from tar sands wiping out local water table
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/19/tar-sands-pipeline-minnesota-lakes Tar sands ‘They screwed up our lake’: tar sands pipeline is sucking water from Minnesota watersheds The Anishinaabe people are rallying to save their lakes and their traditional wild rice harvests Low water levels mean rice harvesters can’t paddle their canoes to their traditional harvesting areas. Photograph: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Will Parrish@willparrishcaSun 19 Sep 2021 … Continue reading Water needed to extract fossil fuels from tar sands wiping out local water table
Biden’s solar energy plan would remake the U.S. electricity system
https://theconversation.com/bidens-proposed-tenfold-increase-in-solar-power-would-remake-the-us-electricity-system-167605 Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system September 10, 2021 8.27am EDT Author Joshua D. RhodesResearch Associate, University of Texas at Austin Disclosure statement Joshua D. Rhodes is a consultant at IdeaSmiths LLC which does energy systems analysis and studies for utilities and environmental groups. At UT-Austin, he has … Continue reading Biden’s solar energy plan would remake the U.S. electricity system
World’s largest carbon-sucking plant begins making tiny dent in emissions
https://apple.news/At34J3uOHSuyGGpncCqTd7Q World’s Largest Carbon-Sucking Plant Starts Making Tiny Dent in Emissions By Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir and Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg News, September 8, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT Startups Climeworks and Carbfix are working together to store carbon dioxide removed from the air deep underground. In Iceland’s barren landscape, a new container-like structure has risen alongside plumes of steam near the Hellisheidi geothermal … Continue reading World’s largest carbon-sucking plant begins making tiny dent in emissions
350 oil spills as a result of Ida — another reason not to produce fossil fuels
http://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-probing-nearly-350-reports-oil-spills-wake-hurricane-ida-2021-09-06/ September 7, 20214:08 PM EDT updated 17:39 PM EDT United States U.S. probing nearly 350 reports of oil spills in wake of Hurricane Ida Reuters HOUSTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading 350 oil spills as a result of Ida — another reason not to produce fossil fuels
Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than many countries
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible? In 2009, you could mine one Bitcoin using a setup like this in your living room. ↓ ↓ Amount of household electricity required to mine one coin: a few seconds’ worth. Bitcoin’s value: basically nothing. Today, you’d need a room full of specialized machines, each … Continue reading Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than many countries
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