China still burns more coal than the rest of the planet combined. Its CO2 per kilowatt hour generated is 50% higher than the United States which is already terrible.

So while I applaud the installation of solar, the cleanliness of the Chinese power sector remains reprehensible.

Well, as soon as you are eligible.

I have no interest in banning all cars. I have an interest in making alternatives to cars lower cost and higher convenience in urban areas while making driving more of a luxury item.

Increase fuel and registration taxes. Charge congestion fees but offer free parking at outermost commuting rail stations. Use the money to fund frequent, rapid public transit, and protected bike lanes. Bring back tram suburbs. Subsidize fares and bike shares so they cost less than $1 a ride. Watch air quality improve, obesity plummet, and disposable income rise in tandum with happiness.

I’ve been reading about floating wind turbines for decades. I just don’t see how something that needs so much ongoing labor and maintenance will ever be financially viable. The avg. wind turbine installed in the US is now >3 MW. So even a 1/3 capacity factor will outperform this.

Google had Makani for years. The vulnerability to weather alone could not be surmounted.

Clark County already recycles waste water and places it back in Lake Mead. As a result, almost all net losses are from outdoor usage.

This means banning lawns, golf courses, fountains (yes you Bellagio), and evaporative cooling. It’s only going to get worse.

It depends upon what you mean by worth it.

If you mean evironmentally, it is likely the cheapest way in the long run to offset carbon intensive power usage, but that depends upon your location’s daylight energy mix.

If you mean financially, your payback period will depend upon whether you have a free circuit at your dwelling to plug into, the panel positioning and solar intensity, your cost of capital, and your prevailing cost of power. Your payback could be anywhere from two to over ten years.

If you mean as a backup power source, they are locked out in case of grid loss of power.

I would install one if I could, but my state lets its power monopoly call the shots. So instead I subscribe to solar.

Many of them are heavily invested in Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. While they benefit elsewhere, I’m not sure it offsets their now stranded assets.

Gary is a Democrat stronghold in a solid Republican state. It is one of the most maligned, downtrodden cities in America.

I made a point of visiting it a little over a month ago. While it is certainly impoverished, I never felt unsafe.

In my wildest fever dreams, I never imagined any president would permanently impair the transit of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Yet here we are.

Trump may still attack Kharg Island, have Iran retaliate, and cap Middle Eastern oil and natural gas production for years.

Don’t forget Trump’s trade wars.

It’s almost as though certain regions have comparative advantages compared to others. When people cooperate and act honorably, those benefits end up shared.

The exact figures:

735.5 MW AC 2,942 MWh

Verified from Minnesota PUC and EQB.

I think he might have been into tbat.

We missed that opportunity. I will now go my life wondering what could have been if I left my wife and kids, and started anew with the foot freak in seat 23A.

I legitimately think he would have liked that.

Not a single open seat on the flight.

I was with my family, so I simply adopted a wide stance.

Oh it wasn’t staged.

I would say I don’t know the guy, but given his foot poked and carressed my leg at various points during the flight, I would argue we are at some greater level of intimacy.

Probably close to $1,500.

I bought alpha for $4.99. Same account 16 years later is being used by my kids. I’m easily at 1/5 of a cent per hour for the game.

My fear is that it’s 3x the ccs in the injection. I’d rather have three shots in three different sites than one with a gargantuan amount of fluid.

Why is “buy eventually” not an option. I’m not arranging my life around the PC launch, but I don’t need a sale either.