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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

Just in from the BBC:

Whole pod of 77 #whales die in 'biggest mass stranding in decades'

Even more. It's awful to see.

#Shocking Rise in Whale, #Dolphin, & #Porpoise Strandings as #Wind #Farms #Proliferate around #British #Coast

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rphBWk15_h4

"A new #film by #AbbyMartin exposing the world's biggest polluter: the US military.
#Earth's Greatest Enemy is a new #documentary film investigating the Pentagon's catastrophic toll on the planet–from carbon emissions, to toxic dumping, to habitat destruction and more, while highlighting the struggles against it. This will be the first ever piece of media that puts every facet of the Pentagon's pollution together into one indictment. But funds are needed to complete post-production. "

And here's a chart showing the #chemical #weapons dumped at sea. Just look at how many surround the UK:
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and of course our #once #beautiful #oceans are #now one huge #rubbish #tip:
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jirikiha@diasp.org
Sam

Can we just... not?

At best, it's overly hyperbolic. But at worst, it's also misleading and implying a contention where one doesn't exist. #Solar is best suited for certain conditions. #Wind is best in different conditions. Sometimes you can have both supporting the same power system. Neither one "destroys" the other.

I may have to down vote this site so Google stops recommending it to me. I'm not interested in trash quality green news.

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raschmi@pod.geraspora.de
(((Tousled on Tour)))

Regen - Public Domain

Weiße Rose

#dwr #foto #fotografieren #mywork #fbg #fbd #jamendo #CC #fedibikes #MdRddG #Frühstück #Kakao #Tee #MdRgD

#TousledCraneonTour

#Welt! Bist du noch da?

Der #Taupunkt…

… der liegt viel zu hoch, es hat zwar durch den reichlichen #Regen eine #Abkühlung gegeben, allerdings geht kein #Wind, das #Lüften funktioniert dadurch nicht so richtig und wir ölen uns so in den neuen #Tag. Die kurze #Radelrunde war sehr nebelig und das #Reh eher erstaunt, als denn erschrocken, dass sich da jemand bewegt.

Kommt gut durch den Tag!

#Kaffee muss aber sein!

https://www.jamendo.com/track/2041019/rain-drop

Bleibt senkrecht und gesund!

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

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#Swati #Nakshatra is the 15th Nakshatra as per Hindu #astrology in #Bootes #constellation.

Swati is ruled by #Vayu, the #God of the #Wind. The word for air (Vayu) or wind (Pavana) is one of the classical elements in Hinduism.

Pavan is also a common Hindu name. Pavana played an important role in Anjana’s begetting Hanuman as her child so Hanuman is also called Pavanaputra “son of Pavana” and Vāyuputra.

In the hymns, Vayu is “described as having ‘exceptional beauty’ and moving noisily in his shining coach, driven by two or forty-nine or one-thousand white and purple horses. A white banner is his main attribute.” Like the other atmospheric deities, he is a “fighter and destroyer”, “powerful and heroic.”

“Vayu, in his aspect of up lifter of oblation. This elevation of the heart is also worship, and thus the devas come near to faith, inspired by Vayu.”

Rig Veda 10, 151

Vāyu-Vāta is the Avestan language name of a dual-natured Zoroastrian divinity of the wind (Vayu) and of the atmosphere (Vata). The names are also used independently of one another, with ‘Vayu’ occurring more frequently than ‘Vata’, but even when used independently still representing the other aspect.

Both the words Vāta and Vāyu have almost identical meanings in Sanskrit or Vedic traditions. Although there is no god representing Vata in Vedic religion, there is the god Vayu representing air as mentioned above. The word Vata is still used today in many Indian languages to denote atmosphere. Atmosphere in Hindi, Marathi etc., is called Vatavaran.

In East Asian Buddhism, Vāyu is a Dharmapala and often classed as one of the Twelve Devas grouped together as directional guardians. He presides over the northwest direction.

In Japan, he is called “Fūten”. He is included with the other eleven devas, which include Taishakuten (Śakra/Indra), Katen (Agni), Enmaten (Yama), Rasetsuten (Nirṛti/Rākṣasa), Ishanaten (Īśāna), Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera), Suiten (Varuna) Bonten (Brahmā), Jiten (Pṛthivī), Nitten (Sūrya/Āditya), and Gatten (Candra).
https://www.farfaraway.co/blog/swati-nakshatra-characteristics

waynerad@diasp.org
Wayne Radinsky

"This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings."

"Aeromine, launched in 2022, makes compact 50 kW or larger 'wind harvesting platforms' that it mounts on the edge of a building's roof. The rooftop wind units, which have no external moving parts or blades, capture wind flowing up and over the building and convert it into onsite electricity. Its generator system is a rotor-stator system with a highly efficient 5 kW permanent magnet generator. The noiseless technology leverages aerodynamics like airfoils on a race car to capture and amplify each building's airflow to generate energy."

This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings

#energy #renewableenergy #wind

This startup is about to install bladeless rooftop wind turbines on box buildings

Aeromine Technologies just closed a $9 million funding round, and it's ready to scale up production of its bladeless rooftop wind turbines.

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ramnath@nerdpol.ch
ramnath

The book "De Klimaatoptimist" ("The Climate Optimist") by Dutch 🇳🇱 Science Writer Arnout Jaspers

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eroRK6CqrGQ

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00:31The book "De Klimaatoptimist" ("The Climate Optimist") by Arnout Jaspers has received positive reception, with significant pre-orders indicating strong interest.
01:13Arnout Jaspers' new book "De Klimaatoptimist" was written independently of current governmental shifts, though it resonates with potential future policies.02:37The new Dutch coalition's climate policy shifts are notable but lack a clear radical change akin to the stikstofbeleid reforms.04:01Arnout Jaspers advocates for halting new wind #turbine installations and starting construction of nuclear power plants in the #Netherlands.05:40The lack of clarity in the coalition's decision to explore four nuclear plants instead of providing clear rationale or addressing #wind #power reduction is highlighted.08:23Arnout Jaspers promotes a balanced perspective as a "climate optimist," emphasizing both local adaptation efforts and effective global climate change mitigation strategies.09:06He distinguishes between climate mitigation (reducing CO2 emissions globally) and adaptation (adjusting locally to climate impacts), stressing their respective importance and benefits.11:28Arnout Jaspers debunks the notion that the Netherlands' low-lying geography necessitates stricter CO2 reductions, advocating instead for pragmatic local adaptation measures.12:51Nuclear power and wind turbines produce the same electricity, yet there's widespread misinformation around nuclear energy in climate discussions.14:18Government's changes in wind farm plans are minimal despite cutting some subsidies, except for solar panel usage which faces a complete shift by 2027.15:11Homeowners will no longer be forced to install heat pumps, a financial relief, while subsidies for renewable energy remain largely intact.19:46Reacting to panic rather than planning effectively, Germany's nuclear shutdowns led to increased CO2 emissions and environmental damage.24:09Green hydrogen is crucial for storing excess renewable energy, although its production efficiency remains a significant challenge.26:15The cost of renewable energy has not been honestly calculated due to the undeveloped state of the green hydrogen economy worldwide.26:44Green hydrogen should not be relied upon to stabilize electricity provision; nuclear power is more suitable for this role.27:10Green hydrogen is useful as a chemical feedstock in industries like fertilizer and cement to reduce CO2 emissions.28:20The hype around hydrogen, particularly green hydrogen, overlooks its current production methods' carbon emissions.29:01The push for a hydrogen economy started prematurely before viable green energy sources like wind and solar were widespread.30:09Complete fossil fuel elimination is unrealistic; sectors like heavy transport and aviation cannot currently operate fully on electricity.31:18The goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 lacks scientific basis; significant emission reductions (70-80%) already cool the planet due to natural carbon absorption.32:41The political goal of net-zero emissions is driven more by ambition than scientific necessity, leading to unrealistic global targets.35:45Biomass burning, particularly from imported sources, for energy generation in the Netherlands has been widely criticized and is considered unsustainable.38:04The Dutch gas phase-out policy is viewed as ineffective and lacks clear rationale, especially given natural gas's relatively low emissions compared to other fossil fuels.40:07Biomass heating networks often rely on backup gas plants, contradicting claims of being gas-free.41:02Biomass was mistakenly grouped as renewable with wind and solar, but it's unsustainable and emits CO2.41:29Advocating 100% renewable energy is ideological rather than practical; a mix with nuclear energy is more sensible.42:10Public sentiment against large industrial installations clashes with the reality of necessary infrastructure like wind turbines.42:38Public resistance to wind turbines is growing, even in green-leaning neighborhoods, highlighting the disconnect between ideology and practicality in energy policy.

Arnout Jaspers (1958) is a freelance science journalist and is often the last resort in editorial offices when it comes to topics in which hermetic formulas or statistics play an important role. After studying physics in Leiden, he worked for Natuur & Techniek, NRC Handelsblad and de Volkskrant, and recently for VPRO and NTR. Although hero worship is not in his nature, Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman are two sources of inspiration, also because of their talent for the catchy one-liner. Take this from Feynman: 'Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself.' Every physicist is half a mathematician, which came in handy during the six years that he was editor-in-chief of the mathematics magazine Pythagoras. As a culmination of his irresponsibly time-consuming hobby - designing brainteasers - he published the collection Occam's Labyrinth in 2012.

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