"How Switzerland’s Solar Train Tracks Could Reshape Renewable Energy"

"How Switzerland’s Solar Train Tracks Could Reshape Renewable Energy"
@wendysiegelman
Somewhere behind it all is always big gas and oil players like ExxonMobil.
South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100% net wind and solar by 2027
Measuring the environmental impact of AI inference | Google Cloud Blog https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference #AI #climate #energy #Google
Google reveals how much #energy a Gemini query uses - in industry first - https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-reveals-how-much-energy-a-gemini-query-uses-in-industry-first/ average Gemini text prompt uses "0.24 watt-hours (Wh) of energy, emits 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e), and consumes 0.26 milliliters (or about five drops) of water," #ai
Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/21/solar-panels-in-space-could-provide-80-of-europes-renewable-energy-by-2050 #Renewableenergy #Environment #Solarpower #Worldnews #Science #Energy #Space
Freedom...Being part Native American, I have always identified with the sacred idea of 2 spirits. They called me a "tomboy" growing up, but I was just me.
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/freedom-colorful-feather-art-sharon-cummings.html
#freedom #healing #healingjourney #recovery #art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #colorful #rainbow #bird #birds #feather #feathers #positive #goodvibes #energy #handmade #fediart #mastoart #lgbtqia2s #lgbtq #lgbtqia #spirit #spiritual #spirituality #pride #gender #handmadeart #loveislove #love #
'All Sound and Fury' by Conor Harrington (2007)
Google Reveals Gemini’s Energy Use in Landmark AI Transparency Report
#AI #Google #Sustainability #Energy #BigTech #GoogleGemini #GenAI
The Researcher Who Wrote the Book on How Solar Got Cheap Is Back to Assess the Current Moment
https://www.whro.org/environment/2025-08-20/heres-how-and-why-dominion-energy-plans-to-raise-your-electric-bill “The company’s proposals would raise the average customer’s monthly bill by about 15%, or $21, within the next two years.” #Virginia #shortage #inflation #climate #energy #DominionEnergy #monopoly
170gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is LOW wrt last 24h so you can run your wash etc now! https://earth.org.uk/GBGI #green #energy #CO2
New EPA chief (and failed NY politicial hack) Lee Zeldin claims a proposed frack-gas pipeline into New York would lower #energy prices in New England.
One big problem: Just about everyone says he’s wrong.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/fossil-fuels/constitution-pipeline-zeldin-energy-prices
In a First, Google Has Released #Data on How Much #Energy an #AI Prompt Uses (via @technologyreview) https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/ #LLMs
In Ohio, a Solar Co-Op Helps Families Go Solar for Less
Google says a typical AI text prompt only uses 5 drops of water — experts say that’s misleading https://www.theverge.com/report/763080/google-ai-gemini-water-energy-emissions-study #Environment #Analysis #Science #Energy #Google #Report #Tech #AI
#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism #venezuela #antifascism #energy #oil #economy
The green transition will not be stopped by Trump or anyone else.
Just look to Ethiopia, and Morocco, and Nepal, and Pakistan, and Turkey
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/21/the-green-transition-has-a-surprising-new-home?giftId=1041f1c5-b4fa-4e4e-a0f9-5554793a7f84&utm_campaign=gifted_article
#climate #energy
Trump’s USDA Eliminates Support for Renewable Energy, a Lifeline for Farmers
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop funding wind and solar energy on American farmland, a move that continues the Trump administration’s attempts to kill incentives for renewables while it boosts support for fossil […]
16WW Energy Series Dataset - Data series of electricity and gas and other energy generation and use. #energy #microgen #dataset - https://www.earth.org.uk/energy-series-dataset.html