Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby

Prolonged wind droughts in a warming climate threaten global wind power security - Nature Climate Change Prolonged low wind speeds can lead to a strong reduction in wind power generation. Here, the authors show that such wind drought events become more frequent and extended under global warming, threaten...

Expect an increase in the frequency and duration of wind droughts in a world that has a reduced equator-to-pole temperature difference #climate 🧪🌊

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Anyone advocating for net zero by 2050 is part of the problem.

Anyone advocating for net zero by 2040 is part of the problem.

If you don’t realise yet that the entire economy will be destroyed unless we cut fossil fuel use immediately you are part of the problem.

EPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income Americans The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.

The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.

Per usual, @mluckovich.bsky.social is spot-on.

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YouTube video by Josh Busby Climate Change A National Security Risk Explained

Here is a short teaser of my recent TEDx talk on climate change and national security. www.youtube.com/shorts/sf2ZY...

Donald Trump doesn’t want solutions—he wants chaos. Deploying the National Guard without state or local request is about drawing a foul, not restoring order. Peaceful protestors should flood the streets with American flags, not give him the violence he craves.

Reject Big Bad Budget Bill: For the Climate, the Planet, and We The People Text SIGN PDKDCM to 50409 to send this to your officials.

Any Los Angeles escalation of violence by Trump is a distraction from another escalation… the Big Bad Budget Bill.

Keep calling. Keep sending letters.

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Comic. [Two houses next to each other. Piping runs from one underground, connecting it to the other.] [caption] A covertly-installed *Neighbor-Source Heat Pump* takes advantage of the fact that your neighbor keeps their house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

Neighbor-Source Heat Pump

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NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research Their letter, titled the Bethesda Declaration, challenges “policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe."

“Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million...it wastes $4 million.” Scientists Publish Declaration Citing Trump's Deep Cuts in Public Health.

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As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through these…

“The polar regions act to help cool the rest of the planet through the white ice reflecting energy from the sun back to space,” The butterfly effect of Arctic Melting

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2025: A landmark year for solar energy The IEA-PVPS 2025 Snapshot of Global PV Markets reveals a pivotal moment for solar power: global PV capacity surpassed 2.2 TW, with more than 600 GW installed in 2024 alone. As module prices fell due ...

2025: A landmark year for solar energy – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/09/2...

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history We know that net zero emission pathways will help us limit global temperature increases. Why are they not a priority for politicians?

“Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history” | New article by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk:

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In numbers: The global EV boom is increasingly curbing oil demand By 2030, EVs will displace more than 5 million barrels of oil per day, with China responsible for half that amount.

By 2030, EVs will displace more than 5 million barrels of oil per day, with China responsible for half that amount. theprogressplaybook.com/2025/05/20/i...

The Tennessee Valley Authority Is Taking a Big Swing on Small Nuclear The nation’s largest public power provider just applied to build a small modular reactor.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is moving forward on building a small modular nuclear reactor, @zeitlin.bsky.social reports:

Today in Library Land, there's been contractor and design conversations about making a couple of libraries more energy efficient and switching to heat pumps. There's been participation in the local crime reduction panel, and a very nice plain black coffee from a volunteer #librarylife

The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial Editorial: Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housing

Do you agree? 👇

“Solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum for green homes.” — The Guardian 🏡⚡

As we push for cleaner, greener living, is it time to make low-carbon tech the standard, not the exception?

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The Infrastructure Effect: Home electrification helps vulnerable groups This post is part of a series exploring the impacts of federal investments in home electrification, transportation, supply chains, and climate resilience.

Our research found that with IRA rebates, the adoption potential of low-to-moderate income households more than doubled for heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, & electric stoves & more than tripled for heat pump clothes dryers relative to pre-IRA adoption potential. energy.cmu.edu/news/2025/05...

Every future increase in the price of gasoline and the price of electricity will be higher if the republicans repeal the clean energy benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Members of SVE attended a conversation with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe joined by Stanford Director Chris Field on planetary health, her career as an atmospheric scientist, the importance of science communication, and why we should remain optimistic in the face of a changing climate.

Members of SVE attended a conversation with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe joined by Stanford Director Chris Field on planetary health, her career as an atmospheric scientist, the importance of science communication, and why we should remain optimistic in the face of a changing climate.

The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial Editorial: Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housing

The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our simulations also find that while batteries are super important, you should apply them after making cars charge smartly and steering heat pumps as much as possible.

A screen shot of the declaration, called "defending the national climate assessment" with 130 signatures.

I love that over a hundred climate activists - oh no excuse me, Environmental and Natural Resource Economists! - are objecting to the "quiet cancellation of this important leadership initiative & critical public resource," calling it "as shortsighted as it is unlawful."

Read more: support-nca.org

How a House GOP Proposal Would Essentially Gut the IRA’s Biggest Tax Credits It’s not early phase-out. These 3 changes could overhaul the law’s clean electricity supports.

“The proposal might look, at first, like a cautious paring back of the tax credits … but [it] amounts to a backdoor repeal of the policies”

@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social breaks down how the House GOP is trying to gut the nation’s clean electricity tax programs

Link: heatmap.news/politics/hou...

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Who's responsible for the climate crisis?

Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much.

The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair.

An explanatory thread 🧵

Under Secretary Duffy, we've had multiple airline crashes in what's supposed to be the safest aviation system in the world. And now he's not even talking to DoD Sec. Pete Hegseth to prevent another one? The girls are fighting, and Americans are at risk. Duffy's got to go.

Support & Vote YES on H.R. 2946 Clean Energy Victory Bonds Text SIGN PAWCMZ to 50409 to send this to your officials.

Lots and lots of good ideas to support. Keep an eye on the future while we fight for the soul of the country. Here’s a good idea, recently re-introduced.

Adding to my call list this week ☎️📱📞

It’s a counter-narrative that’s positive.

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Yesterday we were fighting for clean water at the Earth Day event in my hometown, Fremont. We also got dozens of signatures telling the EPA to keep its grubby hands out of re-designation! If you want to say no to polluters you have until Wednesday.

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