Reducing climate change caused by agriculture

Climate change. GHG emissions by sector

Agriculture accounts for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions and thus to contributes heavily to climate change. Deforestation for agriculture is particularly damaging. It is responsible for 11% of all GHG emissions, as it releases carbon stored in the soil and…

Rose Mary Woods, stonewalling presidents, rule of law

Rose Mary Woods stretch. Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum.

Trumplings are braying about how the Mueller Report totally exonerates Trump. Except 1) That’s not what Mueller said, 2) Barr is being super evasive about releasing the full report, which is totally not suspicious at all, 3) I think we…

Grid-scale batteries and renewable energy

Grid-scale batteries. GE

Utilities increasingly are considering investing in grid-scale batteries as a way to produce enough power during peak periods. They mostly have built natural gas plants to supply needed extra electricity. However, costs for lithium-ion batteries have dropped so much that…