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Indian power plants tap stockpiles, cut purchases as coal use slides India's power plants are withdrawing more coal from record high inventories and slashing fresh purchases from state-run Coal India , as coal use for power generation fell for a fourth month despite a rise in electricity demand.

In India, "a sustained rise in hydro and renewable power has curbed coal-fired output"
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Placing "good work vibes only" spell upon your house

Texas Messes with Democracy Gerrymandering is spinning out of control, but Congress can stop it.

Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around.

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YouTube video by Matthew Hall My Computer (w Kate Bush)

In honor of today's news that AOL will soon be ending dial-up service, here's the 1996 collaboration between Prince and Kate Bush, which begins & ends with a tribute to the AOL sign-on experience, based on Prince's mid-90s habit of dropping in on fans in our weekly AOL chats: youtu.be/wxJ2SCxMy1g

Just putting it out there that 51 is a clean product of 3 and 17. A witty yet elegant semiprime

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SFF friends: this is a good 75% of my energy/climate work right now. Dealing with the power demands of incipient data centers on the electric grid, and how those demands are resulting in more expensive and dirtier electricity for everyone.

I love this art, and I also love to know that historic lamps outside a library have been restored!

flutter like a butterfly, bumble like a bee

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Hey California: did you know that wind, water, and solar has supplied over 55% of energy demand in 2025?

#GoodClimateNews

This is beautiful. Pass it on:

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heads up to communicators to use stock photos… read the whole thread

#NPcomms #NPtech #SciComm

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Poster. Text reads "#SafetyIs Care Not Cages. Night Out for Safety and Liberation." Vibrant illustrations show community members sitting on a bench together and gardening together.

If you image search "Night Out for Safety and Liberation" you will find amazing art, like this piece by Emulsify:
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Poster. Text reads, "night out for safety and liberation. Tuesday, August 5, 2025. NOHO Park 4pm -7pm. Join us for a night of free food, family, fun, music and local speakers. Hosted byJillian Burgos." illustration shows a multiracial group of people with their back to us, arm in arm, facing a starry night sky with balloons.

Initially sponsored by the Ella Baker Center, I'm not able to tell the status of the current campaign. But the seeds are taking root everywhere -- I see events planned for 2025

Night Out for Safety and Liberation is a night when people across the country can come together to reimagine what #SafetyIs: dignity, opportunity and freedom for our communities.

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Have you heard of the Night Out for Safety and Liberation?
NOSL was founded in 2013, as an alternative to the more police-centric National Night Out, which highlights police-community partnerships as the pathway to community safety.

#NOSL #NNO #PublicSafety

Chef's kiss. The best.

A photo of Chris Smalls post-release from Givon Prison and Isr*el with Anas from Amman, a member of the Freedom Flotilla team—he was part of the 2010 Mavi Marmara Flotilla and their land team in Italy.

Chris Smalls is out of Givon Prison & Isr*el! He is with Anas, a member of the Freedom Flotilla team. Chris is also with Suzanne Adely of the U.S. NLG. Chris is safe, taking a hot shower, and leaving tonight to return to NYC! Details coming on how to support Chris!
#FreeChrisSmalls #FreePalestine

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If the starvation of civilians in Gaza horrifies you, please call your US senators and demand they vote in favor of Sanders' resolutions to block weapons transfers to the Israeli government.

Find your reps here: reps.fyi

"Solar power isn’t just different because it doesn’t produce carbon. It’s different because it doesn’t necessarily produce control....Even humans will have a hard time figuring out how to fight a war over sunshine." — @billmckibben.bsky.social

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