July 15 NEC Energy News
¶ “Are We Seeing A Last Gasp From Oil Lovers And Apologists?” • Zach Shahan: A few recent trends got me thinking that we might be seeing a ‘last gasp’ for oil lovers and apologists as they try to cling onto their oil-related wealth and cultural inertia. … People stop buying the old tech quicker than they start buying the new tech. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “No Room For Nuclear Power, Unless The Coalition Switches Off Your Solar” • Before renewables came along, coal-fired power stations pumped out electricity (and carbon emissions) 24 hours a day. But baseload power is neither necessary nor commercially viable. This is one of many reasons why the Coalition’s proposed nuclear strategy is flawed. [The Conversation]
¶ “Ireland Reaches 400 MW Of Distributed-Generation Solar” • According to figures from Ireland’s distribution system operator ESB Networks, the country now has more than 100,000 rooftop solar projects, cumulatively adding more than 400 MW of clean energy to the national grid. Of that, 20% was installed in the last six months. [pv magazine International]
¶ “Is Earth’s weather getting weirder?” • Wherever we look, it looks like extreme weather events are getting more common. Weather events happened in the past, but the problem is now they’re happening more frequently and far more powerfully. The author spoke with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe to find out what’s going on and what we can do to help. [Space.com]
¶ “Rising Seas Wiped Out An Entire US Species For The First Time” • The combined effects of sea level rise, rising tides and intense storms drove the wild Key Largo tree cactus population to extinction in its only known US location in the Florida Keys, according to the paper published in the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. [CNN]
¶ “Rocky Shores Of Pacific Northwest Show Low Resilience To Changes In Climate, Research Shows” • A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the Pacific Northwest, a study by Oregon State University scientists showed. [Del Norte Triplicate]
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