Karen Smith
@karensmith1.bsky.social
A boy-girl quantum superposition.
For those who think green energy will bankrupt us, here's powerful evidence to the contrary. An uncoordinated transition to cheap solar energy is not without problems, as the article explains, but people would not be buying those panels if they weren't saving money.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Cheap solar power is sending electrical grids into a death spiral
Pakistan and South Africa provide a warning for other countries
www.economist.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
For those who think green energy will bankrupt us, here's powerful evidence to the contrary. An uncoordinated transition to cheap solar energy is not without problems, as the article explains, but people would not be buying those panels if they weren't saving money.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
"Capable of storing 100 MWh of thermal energy from solar and wind sources, it will enable residents to eliminate oil from their district heating network, thereby cutting emissions by nearly 70 per cent." Astonishing!!
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
World’s largest sand battery starts slashing emissions in Finnish town
The 15 metres wide battery can store a month's heat demand in summer - how does it work?
www.euronews.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"Capable of storing 100 MWh of thermal energy from solar and wind sources, it will enable residents to eliminate oil from their district heating network, thereby cutting emissions by nearly 70 per cent." Astonishing!!
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
"There is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word ‘power,’ offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy...This energy is impossible to hoard and difficult to fight wars over."
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"There is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word ‘power,’ offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy...This energy is impossible to hoard and difficult to fight wars over."
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Reposted by Karen Smith
"On free speech, Britain can learn from America," Camilla Cavendish in the FT (regurgitating a Policy Exchange press release). www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
Texas is about to ban talking on college campuses at night. Seriously.
If signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, this bill will ban speech at night — from study groups to newspaper reporting — at the state's public universities.
www.houstonchronicle.com
June 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"On free speech, Britain can learn from America," Camilla Cavendish in the FT (regurgitating a Policy Exchange press release). www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
It has been long predicted that global warming would cause emissions from forests to increase, with a catastrophic tipping point being reached when forests become net drivers of climate change. This work suggests that we are now approaching this tipping point.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
How close are we to the temperature tipping point of the terrestrial biosphere?
Future anticipated warming could reduce the terrestrial carbon sink by ~50% by mid-century.
www.science.org
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It has been long predicted that global warming would cause emissions from forests to increase, with a catastrophic tipping point being reached when forests become net drivers of climate change. This work suggests that we are now approaching this tipping point.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Karen Smith
Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last year my wife had breast cancer and a double mastectomy.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.
This morning, for the first time ever, she was challenged in the changing rooms at the swimming pool. Her breasts were not what make her a woman - but, breasts or not, she is entitled to dignity and protection from vigilantes.