Damaged wind turbine blade in Michigan
Today, (9/28/2017) I spotted a damaged wind turbine blade in Huron County, Michigan. The cause of the damage is currently unknown. The weather has been unusually warm here this fall, but there were no...
View ArticleBids to build renewable energy in Colorado point to a bright future
In Colorado, an electric utility's request for proposals to build new generating capacity resulted in stunning evidence that renewables are now cheaper than fossil fuels--even with storage capacity...
View ArticleNo, Donald Trump. Wind turbines do NOT kill more birds than fossil fuels.
Among the several lies that Donald Trump told at a recent political fundraiser speech (Utica, NY--August 13, 2018) to boost fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy, there was one that is...
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PWB Peeps Moondai Evening: Earth Dai!
Since Earth Dai is such an important dai, we interrupt our regularly scheduled Moondai mashery of Ogden Nashery to bring the top 10 things that you can do about climate change. We can all do our part...
View ArticleWhy *conventional* nuclear energy cannot possibly be the solution to the...
1st premise: The solution to the climate crisis is to electrify everything, and to generate the electricity from (ideally) zero-carbon sources.[1]2nd premise: Humanity’s total power consumption is...
View ArticleTrump administration sabotages the largest U.S. offshore wind farm project
Last May, Massachusetts announced that Vineyard Wind—a project to build 800 megawatts worth of wind turbines off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, had won a bid to begin production. The project promises...
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The Inoculation Project 9/22/2019: Harnessing the wind in N Carolina and AP...
This week, we're helping to provide a novel and chemistry supplies for high school science classrooms in North Carolina and Arkansas, respectively. We hope that readers who support quality public...
View ArticleWe MUST Pay Our Debts to These Splendid Young People And Their Children
If you rented out a property and the tenants trashed the place, you would want them to repair the damage. NONE of us own any part of our planet. We lease it from the next generations and hold it in...
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Anti-Capitalist Meet-Up: post-Trump environmentalism must move beyond a Green...
xYouTube VideoIn less than 400 days the US could be relieved of perhaps the stupidest self-proclaimed “environmentalist” in US history. We will need to refocus the post-Trump environmental economy to...
View ArticleContracts signed for largest offshore wind projects!
In a story from two days ago that pretty much escaped notice, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced that contracts have been signed for two large offshore wind energy...
View ArticlePerfect is the Enemy of Good
I always loved nature, ever since I was a barefoot kid chasing tadpoles and minnows in Omaha’s Papio Creek.I always loved unions, too, especially after I got a truck driving job at Teamster wages in...
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Wind Turbine Cargo Surges in Minnesota Port While Coal Shipping Dwindles
One challenge facing wind energy is how to transport the huge components. A port near us has been successfully gearing up to handle that challenge because the steady shift to renewable energy is...
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Wind Energy Milestone in the U. S.
Here is a bit of encouraging news from the Energy Information Administration data. The chart above shows electricity production from three sources, hydroelectric, wind, and solar PV. Until 2019...
View ArticleRenewable Tuesday: US Wind Surpasses Hydro
A lot of people think only of solar when discussing renewables, but wind power has long been ahead of solar. Now wind has surpassed hydro, the original renewable electricity source, in the US.After...
View Articletrump goes tilting at windmills. Again.
On the day when Joe Biden made history by announcing Sen. Kamala Harris as the VP pick, on the day when COVID-19 deaths in the USA hit a 10-week high, trump was babbling, nestled in the coddling arms...
View ArticleA Counter-Offer To John Tester's Vision For Rural America From An Urban Dem...
John Tester has written some thoughts on how Democrats need to approach rural voters and how we need to craft our platform to appeal to them. I don’t need to post any quotes because there’s nothing new...
View ArticlePrevious Prez on Trial, Current Prez Cleans Up Climate Disaster He Left...
NOW CELEBRATING THE BRAD BLOG'S 17th ANNIVERSARY! WE WELCOME YOUR ANNIVERSARY SUPPORT/DONATIONS HERE!Guest: Impeachment expert Ron Fein of Free Speech for PeopleAlso: DHS warns of domestic terror...
View ArticleWhat's Good for General Motors...: 'BradCast' 1/28/2021
NOW CELEBRATING THE BRAD BLOG'S 17th ANNIVERSARY! WE WELCOME YOUR ANNIVERSARY SUPPORT/DONATIONS HERE!GM to end production of gasoline cars and SUVsTrump's economy paled next to Obama'sBiden reopens...
View Article'Sham Impeachment': Trump Attorneys Tell Lie After Lie in Open and Shut Case:...
Special Coverage of Day 4 with Salon's Heather Digby Parton...On today's BradCast special coverage: For Trump's attorneys, at least, it was an open and shut case, as they both opened and closed their...
View ArticleAccountability Amidst the Storms. All of Them.: 'BradCast' 2/16/2021
Guest: Constitutional law expert John Bonifaz of Free Speech for PeopleAlso: Fossil fuel failure freezes out TX grid during deadly winter storm...On today's BradCast: Impeachment may be broken, but...
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