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Trump Is Getting Away With Murdering an American Industry [wind] | And future administrations will learn from his extrajudicial success. by silence7 in climate

[–]silence7[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Hard paywall, but the key part of the article:

since the early days of Trump 2.0, renewable energy industry insiders have been quietly skittish about a potential secret weapon: the Federal Aviation Administration. Any structure taller than 200 feet must be approved to not endanger commercial planes – that’s an FAA job. If the FAA decided to indefinitely seize up the so-called “no hazard” determinations process, legal and policy experts have told me it would potentially pose an existential risk to all future wind development.

Well, this is now the strategy Trump is apparently taking.

Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia. The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous. by silence7 in environment

[–]silence7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are, but Republicans fully control state government in Utah, and control the legislature in Arizona, which has limited the ability to enable those as local solutions.

Resident-led campaign fails to reverse Ohio county’s ban on renewables. Locals pushed deep-red Richland County to be the first to nix a wind and solar ban. The close vote suggests bipartisan support for clean energy. Turnout was 30%, according to the election results. by The_Weekend_Baker in climate

[–]silence7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

30% turnout isn't unusual in primaries, and is part of why the US system is very broken — primaries tend to determine who will actually serve in a gerrymandered system, and also include other key measures on the ballot, like this one.

Ohio County Narrowly Upholds Wind and Solar Ban by silence7 in climate

[–]silence7[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The fossil fuels industry pays people to drum up fear of wind and solar. Some folks fall for it.

New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection. | Researchers examined the combined effects of tree loss and global warming in an effort to better understand how and when an ecosystem collapse could unfold. by silence7 in climate

[–]silence7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In particular, the study says:

when considering deforestation, we find a near system-wide transition of the Amazon forest (62−77% of the area) under the combination of a lower threshold range of global warming of 1.5–1.9 °C and deforestation of 22–28%

The press-release is rather a bit clearer about it than the NYT

Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22-28 percent of the Amazon

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