silence7

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy

Yes. They had industrial policy to encourage investment in it. Nobody else did

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to technology in Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power | AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up.

Bribery

silence7 OP , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to technology in Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power | AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up.

Utility-scale batteries are getting to the point of displacing a bunch of that gas. Nuclear is sufficiently expensive that we’re probably only going to use modest amounts of it.

silence7 , 4 months ago to news in Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

It means picking a swing district near you, and then supporting the Democrat with volunteer time and (if you can afford it) money and recruiting others to join you.

silence7 , 4 months ago to news in Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

It’s worth doing more than voting. If you’re able, sign up to volunteer and donate. Adopt a close congressional race too; fairly modest travel can get a lot of people to a swing district for the day.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in United Nations Official Says State Repression of Environmental Defenders Threatens Democracy and Human Rights

Funny how I never see this message about right-wing blockades or football games

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

Mammals tend to have fun being mammals. I’m not aware of any evidence that it is temperature-related.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to technology in Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Change Affected Millions. Did You Notice?

Large corporate environments often have a team which reviews updates and may defer them from being rolled out.

silence7 , 4 months ago to news in Exxon Mobil CEO on the 'dirty secret' of Net Zero: 'People who are generating the emissions need to be aware ... and pay the price'

FYI it’s really really easy to use archive sites to bypass soft paywalls like this.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

It remains a concern; and is proceeding at a few mm per year.

I’m seeing it affect local planning in a meaningful way where I live, and is demonstrably affecting property values in low-lying areas.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

We already bent it from 4C by 2100 to 3C by 2100. We can change outcomes if we work for them.

Success is not guaranteed, but one way to guarantee failure is to do nothing and sit around hoping for aliens.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

I recommend getting counseling and engaging in activism.

How bad it gets is very much under human control still

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

It just takes a set of policy decisions. Aliens not required.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

Sure, in Sicily. Not Chicago.

silence7 OP , 4 months ago to world in Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures: “It’s like an omen of the future.”

It doesn’t follow that large scale drops in human population happen within the next few decades