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World on track to add 29% more solar this year than last – Darcy Hitchcock

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In the United States, solar accounted for more than half of all new power last year. But the most dramatic growth is happening overseas. The latest global report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that solar is on track to overtake all other forms of energy by 2033. The world’s use of fossil fuels is already plateauing (the U.S., for its part, hit its peak demand for fossil-fuel energy way back in 2007). Energy demand is still rising, but renewables are stepping in to make up the difference. “The really interesting debate now,” Bond said, “is actually: When do we push fossil fuels off the plateau? And from our numbers, if solar keeps on growing this way, it’s going to be off the plateau by the end of this decade.”

Source: World on track to add 29% more solar this year than last – Darcy Hitchcock

Liz Cheney compares Trump to ‘dictator’ after violent rhetoric aimed at her – UPI.com

Former Rep. Liz Cheney on Friday responded forcefully to violent comments made by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggesting she have “nine barrels shooting at her face.”

The former Republican congresswoman from Wyoming, arguably Trump’s biggest critic within the GOP, has endorsed his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in Tuesday’s election while calling the former president “dangerous.”

Source: Liz Cheney compares Trump to ‘dictator’ after violent rhetoric aimed at her – UPI.com

1 – *Perdi-me nas memórias persuasivas da tua linguagem abstrata  – O Outro Lado

Ph: Omerika

Conheci alguém que estava feliz no último dia de fevereiro. O que há de tão alegre nisso? – pensei. Para mim, fevereiro é apenas o mês mais curto do ano e por generosidade, alguém acrescentou um dia a mais a cada quatro anos como forma de nos recompensar. E parece que bastou para alguém ser feliz com isso.

Eu costumo me lembrar dessas histórias em noites de insônias. Me vem à memória o riso – abstrato – dela, por saber que era ano bissexto, na folhinha… O ultimo dia de fevereiro e pronto, o depois – cheio de reticências – aparece, como por encanto. Um raio de sol que entra pela fresta da janela. Algo lindo de se ver.

Tão lindo como os azuis das hortênsias nos vasos gêmeos da varanda ou como as flores do ipê que se abriram após a chuva cair depois de uma seca que se prolongou por mais de cento e cinquenta dias. O cerrado queimou-se.

Descobri nas fotografias guardadas… florzinhas azuis. Foram tiradas em uma manhã de outono. As estações se transformam no meu quintal. Em dias de chuva, à noite, os pirilampos não vem. Pela manhã, as cigarras cantam.

A morte andou rodeando a minha realidade, por esses dias. O luto predomina em ausências que, às vezes, sempre foram ausências. Li diários antigos escritos como se fossem mapas de ruas sem saídas e me lembrei da sua linguagem abstrata e acabei perdida nas memórias aleatórias.

Alguém disse que eu tinha que salvar o vento… sabe o que fiz? O engarrafei…

Mariana Gouveia
BlogVember via Scenarium Livros Artesanais
Participam comigo:
Lunna Guedes – Obdúlio Ortega

Source: 1 – *Perdi-me nas memórias persuasivas da tua linguagem abstrata  – O Outro Lado

Tears Of Shame — Yes, Again | Filosofa’s Word

There are many things that bother me deeply about this election, things that keep me awake at night, that raise my angst to unhealthy levels, but the worst thing about it all is … the intolerance and hatred that it has brought out among the people of this country.  Families have been torn apart, marriages destroyed, long-time friendships ended with a venomous spew.  These are relationships that, no matter the outcome of the election, will not be repaired, are not reparable.  The ‘legacy’ of the 2024 election will last for generations, the wounds will not heal in our lifetime … perhaps they never will.

And on that note, I shall turn this discussion over to Elliot Kirschner …

I Hate Hate

Sadly, it’s on display

By Elliot Kirschner

 

 

…One of the arguments for why Trump is doing so well in the polls is that people don’t really believe what he’s saying. But have you ever heard Trump laugh? Is there ever a twinkle of, “I’m only joking,” in his eyes? We don’t have to read his mind to figure out what he really intends. We have more than enough evidence from what we saw on January 6. That was a mob whipped into a fury of violence by hate. But Trump calls it “a day of love.” He echoed that sentiment when he called the Garden rally a “love fest.”

It’s Orwellian.

I hate hate. The real kind. The kind that has led to mass death and suffering throughout history. This kind of hate has been part of this nation since its founding. It led to the extermination of Native peoples, the abominable slave trade, lynchings, and Jim Crow. It fueled the demonization of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the internment of Japanese Americans, the Red Scare, persecution of the LGBTQ+ community, the scapegoating of public health officials during the pandemic, and so much more.

Trump didn’t invent hate in America, but he knows how to embrace it, exploit it, and use it to fuel his rise to power.

…I despise cynicism. I despise divisiveness. But I don’t hate Republicans. I do, however, hate demagogues and fascists who lie, cheat, and would eagerly destroy American democracy.

“Hate” is a strong word, but sometimes it’s deserved. Make of that what you will.

Source: Tears Of Shame — Yes, Again | Filosofa’s Word

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दिवाली के दीये भले ही फीके पड़ गए हों, दिल के भीतर की रोशनी खतम नहीं होगी… चाहे अंधेरा जितना पैर जमाने का यत्न करे, भीतर की अनंत रोशनी कभी कम नहीं …

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