Ed Neblock

Stop money in politics. Electrify everything to stop the rise of CO2

[climate.us @climateUS_]

The polar vortex is taking over the ENSO Blog. With El Niño in the tropical Pacific and a possible polar vortex disruption high above the Arctic, forecasters are watching both ends of the map this November. https://t.co/tTa3iUV2lN #PolarVortex #ElNiño #ClimateScience #COP31

[Ed Neblock @EdNeblock]

@ember_energy What is your assessment of the US senate BAAJA bill?

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

Emma Haworth,

Walkers in Autumn, 2024

[🇺🇲Garrison 🇺🇦 @Guzzak]

@noah_gordon_ The analysis is based on old data. Fossil fuels are now the expensive generation option. 'All of the above' now means 'the expensive along with the affordable'. BAAJA is a solution in search of a problem. Top Alaskan energy expert with 20 years experience.

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

NEW RESEARCH: COP31 wants electricity at 35% of global energy by 2035.

That’s not just a climate target. It’s the start of the biggest efficiency programme the world has ever attempted.

Electrify and energy waste falls by 61%.

https://t.co/JjgySE1snt

[Ed Neblock @EdNeblock]

Important but behind a paywall

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

The frozen parts of Earth—its ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, snow cover and permafrost—play a vital role in regulating the planet’s climate, water supply, and carbon cycles, among other ecosystem services.

But the essential functions of the cryosphere are no longer in a safe operating space, pushed beyond their bounds to an extent that will create long-term challenges for the planet’s population, according to a new analysis in Science. https://t.co/h9nlffQV74

[Ed Neblock @EdNeblock]

@ClimatePower No BAAJA permitting bill required to reduce these energy costs! End the war.

[Ed Neblock @EdNeblock]

@DoctorVive Who are you referring to? Tell us all, don’t hide it like they do the BAAJA!🙂

[Ben Noll @BenNollWeather]

The U.S. looks poised to get a real taste of stormy, El Niño-fueled weather into December.

The Madden-Julian Oscillation, a pulse of tropical thunderstorms that travels around the globe, will move across the Pacific and reinforce the already active pattern.

[Ed Neblock @EdNeblock]

@DKThomp Affordability for whom? AI data center developers? The big $ backing the BAAJA are AI & fossil fuel. Voters want more control of AI centers, not less. They don’t want 24/7 gas plants energizing them either. Focus on improving the grid & speed up connectivity.

[Ed Neblock @EdNeblock]

@SenWhitehouse The BAAJA is not what voters want as they demonstrated in the midterms. They want a voice in whether data centers are built near them. Don’t do the bidding of AI and ff industries. You can’t break the bill up and be selective in what is approved? Publish the bill for all to see

[ClimateActionTracker @catclimate.bsky.social @climateactiontr]

Our Global Update finds world heading towards "irrecoverable overshoot" unless governments start rapidly cutting emissions & abandon their support for the fossil fuel industry, as govt climate action continues to flatline for the 5th consecutive year:
https://t.co/GtxEHWCbwr

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Former CIA Director David Petraeus:

With Budanov now heading the Presidential Office, Zelenskyy has someone close to him who deeply understands the military situation and ongoing operations.

I know Budanov well. He is very direct in his assessments. We first spoke by video when he was near the russian border, commanding one of the first operations on russian territory.

Petraeus in an interview with SpyCast:

Ukraine has the largest and most innovative army in Europe. It is doing what NATO armies would otherwise have to do themselves if russia achieved its objectives in Ukraine. Moldova would be next, and possibly Lithuania after that.

During my recent visit to Ukraine, a russian jet-powered drone struck the locomotive of a train on the track next to ours. The passengers on trains leaving Ukraine are mostly women and children. It was terrifying for them.

Russia has suffered 1.5 million killed and wounded, more than the United States suffered during the entire Second World War. Last month alone, Ukraine estimated approximately 46,000 russian casualties, while russia recruited only around 30,000 soldiers.

New recruits receive very little training. Ukrainian forces have captured russian soldiers who had been in the army for less than two weeks. They are practically cannon fodder.

Ukraine has struck every russian oil refinery within 3,000 kilometers of its border, many of them multiple times. Russian oil production has fallen below 9 million barrels per day for the first time since 2009.

Russians now use smartphone apps to find gas stations that still have fuel. The National Welfare Fund has been redirected toward the military-industrial complex and is expected to run out by the end of the year.

It is time for Europe and the United States to seize frozen russian reserves and provide them to Ukraine.

We tend to assume that Ukrainians are far ahead in military innovation, just as we assume the United States leads in artificial intelligence. But when you look closely, the gap is not always that large. In some areas, the russians have developed capabilities before the Ukrainians.

China, North Korea, and Iran are carefully studying what is happening in Ukraine.

The West needs to learn from Ukraine much faster. Simply buying drones for existing tank units is not enough. We need to fundamentally rethink our military structures because many traditional Western weapons systems would no longer survive on the Ukrainian battlefield. And we need to do this immediately.

The Ukrainian people have demonstrated extraordinary resilience. They have been absolutely unbreakable despite enormous pressure. But they are also exhausted, and another difficult winter lies ahead.

Source: SpyCast

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have detected speed restrictions on Starshield on our Ukrainian territory – in the temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine. The speed limit is back at 161 kilometers per hour – that’s 100 miles per hour.

This directly affects our ability to intercept Russian jet-powered “shahed” drones. These drones come from those areas, and because of the speed restrictions, we simply cannot catch up with them in time.

Near the frontline, we cannot use our aircraft. Only drone interceptors can operate there. And without the speed we need, shooting down these “shaheds” becomes much harder.

This means more Russian strikes get through, and more of our people are killed by Russia. We are trying to get the details from the American side, but so far, we know very little.

If someone in America is making decisions that basically treat Ukrainian territory as if it is not Ukrainian, then this tells us where things are going. We need to be clear and never recognize Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory in any way.

From an address at the 9th European Political Community Summit. (3/3)

[njdotcom @njdotcom]

A proposal backed by New Jersey Sens. Andy Kim and Cory Booker would let people ages 50 to 64 buy into Medicare, potentially expanding eligibility to another 1.8 million state residents. Read more here 👉 https://t.co/ZgCgcko1bf

[CNN Weather @CNNweather]

High in the atmosphere above the Arctic, something strange is happening: the polar vortex has broken down earlier than ever recorded, a phenomenon that can trigger a blast of cold weather in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. https://t.co/NQM4hFIojo

[Ben Noll @BenNollWeather]

This El Niño winter may feature more than twice the normal amount of strong East Coast storms, with 19 forecast compared to a normal of 9 by ECMWF.

That's going to leave a mark, with more frequent risks for coastal and freshwater flooding, strong winds and inland snow.

[Gregory Wright 🇺🇸🗽🌹 @gregorbkny]

@DoctorVive @axios 2 page ad in 11/11 New York Post from the American Petroleum Institute
It's clear who wants this and why they are spending money to get it done now.
You don't need a searchlight to see it.

[Dr Paul Dorfman @dorfman_p]

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, report from the Schneider Electric Research Institute (SERI) examining how rising #solar panel and battery adoption shapes total #electricity costs finds that, when DER deployment is coordinated with electrification, the overall cost of running the electricity system could be cut by as much as 40% by the 2030s as solar panels and #batteries scale up. These savings could translate into an additional 0.8% of GDP to the global economy by 2030.
https://t.co/1PUgZt9dwk

[James E. Clyburn @RepJamesClyburn]

I hope everyone takes a good hard look at this picture.

Trump’s under-construction ballroom is now bigger than the rest of the White House. Much bigger.

The contrast says everything you need to know about this President and his priorities.