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Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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NEWS: The Trump administration just announced it will eliminate the EPA’s Office of Research and Development and begin firing hundreds of government scientists.
For months, the Trump administration denied they were doing this… even after a leaked document exposed their plans.
For months, the Trump administration denied they were doing this… even after a leaked document exposed their plans.
July 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
NEWS: The Trump administration just announced it will eliminate the EPA’s Office of Research and Development and begin firing hundreds of government scientists.
For months, the Trump administration denied they were doing this… even after a leaked document exposed their plans.
For months, the Trump administration denied they were doing this… even after a leaked document exposed their plans.
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We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Brussels will be watching whether Musk breaks EU law in far-right livestream www.politico.eu/article/elon...
Brussels will be watching whether Musk breaks EU law in far-right livestream
Up to 150 experts in Brussels and Seville will be checking whether Musk’s livestream interview boosts the German far right.
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Brussels will be watching whether Musk breaks EU law in far-right livestream www.politico.eu/article/elon...
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Het enige voordeel van de autocratisering van de wereld; mijn favoriete schrijvers en denkers doen er een tandje bij. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The New Rasputins
Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Het enige voordeel van de autocratisering van de wereld; mijn favoriete schrijvers en denkers doen er een tandje bij. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...