Making clean hydrogen is hard; researchers solved a major hurdle
“Green hydrogen” does not generate greenhouse gas emissions. But creating it is expensive. This LAB RESULT (i.e., very early) looks promising.
Iron-air batteries: Huge green-energy breakthrough, or just a lot of hype?
To complement the “intermittency” of solar (zero at night) and wind (zero when calm), utilities need “grid level storage.” Lithium for batteries is rare and expensive; iron is plentiful. Is this promising?
What Is En-ROADS & How Can It Help My CCL Work?
A CCL leader in Michigan has put together two 15 minute presentations, one for conservative audiences and one for progressives. This can help your conversations about carbon fee and dividend.
Sen. Whitehouse Thanks CCLers for Carbon Pricing Advocacy
Senator Whitehouse is a leading voice for a carbon price in the Budget Reconciliation Bill. See the YouTube message to us (1:30)
Private Company Building Wind Farm in Wyoming to power Los Angeles
Anschutz is building a 732-mile high voltage power line from southern Wyoming to a distribution hub near Las Vegas, destined for Phoenix and Los Angeles. It can supply 3/4ths of Los Angeles’ energy needs with renewable energy.
2020 Record: Renewables Now Create More Power Than Coal!
Things happen fast once you “fix the economics,” Imagine what happens to these curves if carbon pricing were imposed on natural gas!
U.S. judge rules Lithium Americas may excavate Nevada mine site
Nevada is the only state with Lithium deposits. This project may proceed as previously planned.
Synopsis: Don’t Even Think About It
by Bill Miller, Reno
“Assuming rational behavior,” most people would support CF&D NOW. But “cognitive biases” and social psychology create formidable hurdles. Good news: Smart messages can still work.
G20 have subsidized fossil fuels by $3.3 trillion since 2015
The G20 countries committed to transition to a low-carbon economy but still are subsiziding fossil fuels.
Border Carbon Tax w/o Underlying Carbon Fee and Dividend?
Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a plan on Monday to tax iron, steel and other imports from countries without ambitious climate laws. Will this be part of the “Reconciliation bill?”
Handout: Health Risks of Climate Change in Nevada
Here’s a one-page summary developed by the liaison to Senator Cortez-Masto in response to her request for info on how climate change impacts Nevadans’ health.
Extreme heat is an emergency
by Rita Ransom, Las Vegas
Our recent terrible heat wave has certainly garnered a lot of attention and understandably stoked concerns that we’re in for more of the same this summer.