New green battery tech - from red state Alabama
Doesn't require cooling, a big downside of lithium ion batteries.
Also cheaper to produce.
From inventor of Super Soaker.
He's also Tuskegee Institute engineer involved with stealth bomber, bunch of other stuff.
Cannot make this stuff up!
#battery #EV #storage #cleanenergy #electrification #innovation #Alabama #climatechange #climatehope
Amazing: Chicago org bringing EVs to underserved Black neighborhood, w/history of 1900s EVs and #GreatMigration
Also clean #microgrid, econ dev, better air quality
Tying EVs to self sufficiency, history of Black innovation and resilience 
#Local #ev #climatechange #climatehope #Chicago #Bronzeville #BlackHistory #cleanenergy #transitequity #publichealth #environmentaljustice #EJ
Red states moving on #cleanenergy
#Florida added more #solar in 2024 than any other state - except Texas.
FL also added more rooftop residential solar than any other state but CA.
True for last 5 years.
Industry expects FL will stay #2 in solar for both in 2025 installations.
FL law forbids "climate change" in state policies - but #extremeweather is pounding state, so people want resilient power anyway.
#climatechange #climatehope #resilience
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/florida-is-now-a-solar-superpower-heres-how-it-happened
Backhanded #climateaction?
Abundant schadenfreude, and this:
: "wouldn't mind" oil falling to $50/barrel.
That's 25% lower than current price.
Oil exec: below $60/barrel = less drilling, esp by "unconventional shale and the smaller players"
because they will make no profit on it.
Lower oil prices, less drilling.
Keep it in the ground!
#climatehope #fossilfuels #uspol
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/12/tariffs-turmoil-oil-industry-alliance-trump-00226079
Your regular reminders that
-#Texas is a #cleanenergy leader
-Clean energy politics are more than red/blue
- attacks on clean energy hurt red states
"In 2024, Texas produced almost twice as much wind and solar electricity as California."
Leads in #wind, #solar, and #batteries
TX can't get new #fossilgas pwr plants built despite offering huge state incentives 
#climatechange #climatehope #energytransition #uspolitics #uspol
Industry experts predict residential #solar to surge in US this year, compared to 2024.
They see more demand for power, better interest rates (?), more EV charging, and more energy storage as more influential than love of fossil fuels.
And: they allege political uncertainty of 2024 depressed sales 
#climatechange #climatehope #cleanenergy #ev
https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/is-residential-solar-poised-for-a-comeback/
Final tally on #cleanenergy win:
Americans bought 32% more clean air-source heat pumps than fossil gas furnaces in 2024.
Biggest margin ever!
20 year trend, aka much bigger than
Got big bump from Biden's #IRA tax credits, also normal trend of how new tech is adopted.
Heat pumps for housing are major part of states' climate plans
#climatechange ##climatehope #heatpump #hvac
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/heat-pumps-keep-widening-their-lead-on-gas-furnaces
Cities moving on #cleanenergy
All public buildings in #chicago now run on clean energy, largely from a huge #solar farm downstate.
Incl airports (O'Hare?) and water treatment plants
Policy shapes market by requiring more local power than available, creates nearby jobs and capacity.
Took 10+ years to meet this goal- bigger than any presidential term.
More to come: 700+ other US cities have similar laws, including Houston
Looks like heat pumps outsold gas furnaces *again* in 2024 in the US,
By even more than in 2023
A 20-year trend, because they are cleaner, better, and often cheaper,
So not just #Biden tax incentives (although those are great!)
Major part of state/local climate plans,
Contractors becoming more confident about new tech,
Public awareness of new tech growing
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/heat-pumps-keep-widening-their-lead-on-gas-furnaces
Heyo followers and friends and fediverse solarpunks, here’s your reminder for the day that we need your support! This podcast is run by two people who are actively trying to figure out the very technology that we’re trying to use to broadcast solarpunk content out to the world, and that means we’re pretty busy and paying for this out of our own pockets. We are currently able to cover our hosting fee, but we aren’t able to like, actually properly compensate ourselves or pay for better equipment yet. It’s a goal we’re working on.
So if you like what we do, or you want some of that sweet sweet bonus content and early access to episodes, or just want to support solarpunk work in the present, please support us financially through Patreon (starting as low as $3USD / month) or make a donation through PayPal. If you’re hard up for cash, but still would like to support us and solarpunk in general but just can’t financially right now, it would still go a long way if you could take a moment to write us a review on your podcatcher of choice, or subscribe to our YouTube channel and leave us a comment on your favourite video so we can get seen by more people. Sometimes we feel like we’re shouting into the void, and as writers we do thrive on feedback. If you really liked a certain episode, please share it with someone you know who you think would like it too.
As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.
-Ariel
https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents
#Patreon #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresents #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #support #hope #hopepunk #environmentalism #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateGrief #reviews #ReviewsPlz #SharingIsCaring# compassion #imagination #Future#PositiveFuture #Futurism #PositiveFuturism #SolarpunkPodcast #SolarpunkPodcasting #ClimateHope #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid
Congratulations to the 16 Montanans, now ages 7-23. #ClimateHope #FridaysForFuture #YouthClimateAction
“The state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming.”
...
"Only a few other states, including Hawaii, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, have similar environmental protections enshrined in their constitutions.”
https://apnews.com/article/youth-climate-change-lawsuit-montana-7c4b6261f610d504995743f7320533e8
Together, we can redirect this culture in a whole new sustainable direction!
Watch “We’re All Heroes" on Youtube https://youtu.be/Dme9tZUpaVY?si=QgNuBGShYrSIyo1t or on the home page at https://bikemonterey.org, e.g., via Duck Player.
Our gratitude to Washington state resident Sandra Laney 
for her generous donation today in support of the Bicycling Monterey site and projects. She knows that supporting bike advocacy is one way to reduce carbon emissions and help protect this 
planet for her grandies and future generations! To join her in helping to keep this grassroots volunteer effort rolling in 2025, and for FAQs, go to: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations
Bicycling is part of the mix in climate hope, as we and other California Bicycle Coalition partners understand.
Want to see 2025 move in a more sustainable direction? Help inspire and empower more people to bike!
On our home page now https://bikemonterey.org/, listen to “We’re All Heroes,” a 2009 public radio message on what led to Bicycling Monterey being launched that year. Then be a hero and help this work continue in 2025: Make a donation. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations
Heyo followers and friends and fediverse solarpunks, here’s your reminder for the day that we need your support! This podcast is run by two people who are actively trying to figure out the very technology that we’re trying to use to broadcast solarpunk content out to the world, and that means we’re pretty busy and paying for this out of our own pockets. We are currently able to cover our hosting fee, but we aren’t able to like, actually properly compensate ourselves or pay for better equipment yet. It’s a goal we’re working on.
So if you like what we do, or you want some of that sweet sweet bonus content and early access to episodes, or just want to support solarpunk work in the present, please support us financially through Patreon (starting as low as $3USD / month) or make a donation through PayPal. If you’re hard up for cash, but still would like to support us and solarpunk in general but just can’t financially right now, it would still go a long way if you could take a moment to write us a review on your podcatcher of choice, or subscribe to our YouTube channel and leave us a comment on your favourite video so we can get seen by more people. Sometimes we feel like we’re shouting into the void, and as writers we do thrive on feedback. If you really liked a certain episode, please share it with someone you know who you think would like it too.
As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.
-Ariel
https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkpresents
#Patreon #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresents #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #support #hope #hopepunk #environmentalism #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateGrief #reviews #ReviewsPlz #SharingIsCaring# compassion #imagination #Future#PositiveFuture #Futurism #PositiveFuturism #SolarpunkPodcast #SolarpunkPodcasting #ClimateHope #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid
Hello everyone !
I'm sitting in homeoffice all day and as I get desperate about the news quite often, I'm browsing the web for my favorite #ClimateSolutions to lift me up.
I'm here on #Mastodon to share the positive news and #ClimateHope with you. I will mostly be posting in German, perhaps sometimes in French and English as well.
#introduction
Ich bin #neuhier und freue mich darauf, gute Ansätze zur #Klimawende mit euch zu teilen. Folgt mir für #GoodNews
To United States voters:
Regardless of your political party affiliation (or if, like us, you are a registered “No Party Preference” voter), we hope climate action will weigh heavily among your considerations when you vote for the next U.S. President.
What’s on our mind? #Gratitude for @Kleen’s Nov 1 contribution to the Bicycling Monterey work. Likewise #grateful for Edith Frederick of Salinas, who contributed again on Oct 23. Both these women are faithful Pedal Pushers! Please consider becoming one yourself—support this grassroots volunteer effort by setting up an automatic monthly contribution of $10 or more: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations. Thank you.
We appreciate living in a county and state so reliable and committed to election integrity.
We dropped off our completed ballot 
for the Nov 5, 2024 General Election at a Monterey County Elections official dropbox, outside a library 
, on October 23. On October 24 we received an email from the California Secretary of State's office, on behalf of our county, that our ballot was received and counted.
ICYMI: https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/113247596111213990. If you live in the U.S. and need voter info, here’s one place to start: https://bikemonterey.org/nov-5-2024-usa-general-election-and-voter-registration-deadlines.html #USA #Vote2024 #VoteEarly #Vote #Democracy #MontereyCounty #California #ElectionIntegrity #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #ClimateHope #ClimateJustice
Yes, rewilding your garden matters via @rewildingmag
“In her new book One Garden Against the World, author Kate Bradbury demonstrates how individual action can lead to significant impact.”
#solarpunk #rewilding #ClimateAction #ClimateHope #gardening
https://www.rewildingmag.com/yes-rewilding-your-garden-matters/
