Ralph Felix Pina
@ralphpina.bsky.social
Grandfather, believes in the sanctity of all life, and that everything is connected. Born at 314.8 ppm carbon in the atmosphere. Outdoor blog: Https://www.ralphpina.com
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In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UN General Assembly resolution against torture was rejected by only three countries: the US, Israel, and Argentina, who remind the world that they oppose even the most basic principles of humanity.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The UN General Assembly resolution against torture was rejected by only three countries: the US, Israel, and Argentina, who remind the world that they oppose even the most basic principles of humanity.
I wonder what it feels like when your own scientists were pioneers in discovering the link between emissions and climate change, but you are happy to send future generations and ecosystems to hell, just to make a buck today. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I wonder what it feels like when your own scientists were pioneers in discovering the link between emissions and climate change, but you are happy to send future generations and ecosystems to hell, just to make a buck today. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:
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What we must all remember from the Gaza genocide is that the international system is rotten to its core and needs to be completely replaced.
We cannot accept a system where Western governments and leaders can commit genocide and war crimes with total impunity.
We cannot accept a system where Western governments and leaders can commit genocide and war crimes with total impunity.
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
What we must all remember from the Gaza genocide is that the international system is rotten to its core and needs to be completely replaced.
We cannot accept a system where Western governments and leaders can commit genocide and war crimes with total impunity.
We cannot accept a system where Western governments and leaders can commit genocide and war crimes with total impunity.
"If most African migration is within Africa, why does the myth of a ‘migrant wave’ heading for Europe persist?"
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The Myth of a Migrant Wave to Europe - and the Realities Within Africa
Part one of three
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"If most African migration is within Africa, why does the myth of a ‘migrant wave’ heading for Europe persist?"
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open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...
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Trump is speaking very loudly, but maybe his stick isn't quite as big as he imagines.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
Trump's Big Stick Might be...Kind of Puny
Can we actually force the rest of the world to make our energy mistake?
billmckibben.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump is speaking very loudly, but maybe his stick isn't quite as big as he imagines.
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/trumps-big...
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Trump (and his entire administration) is shockingly dumb about (electric) power
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Trump is shockingly dumb about (electric) power
It's not too soon to start working the politics of people's power bills
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August 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Trump (and his entire administration) is shockingly dumb about (electric) power
@billmckibben.bsky.social
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"The norm around “consensus-based decision-making” means the threat of a vote can’t be used to nudge obstinate countries away from their red lines; unless decision-making by a majority vote is introduced then this dynamic is unlikely to change. “This meeting proved that consensus is dead.”"
Once again, oil states have thwarted a global agreement on plastics. via @grist.org
Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics
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August 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"The norm around “consensus-based decision-making” means the threat of a vote can’t be used to nudge obstinate countries away from their red lines; unless decision-making by a majority vote is introduced then this dynamic is unlikely to change. “This meeting proved that consensus is dead.”"
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Why is the West warmongering against China? Because China's development - and the rise in China's wages - is pinching Western profits and undermining the imperial arrangement on which Western capital accumulation depends.
New in AJE: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
New in AJE: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
The real reason the West is warmongering against China
China’s spectacular economic development has brought up the price of its labour and dwindled Western corporate profits.
www.aljazeera.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Why is the West warmongering against China? Because China's development - and the rise in China's wages - is pinching Western profits and undermining the imperial arrangement on which Western capital accumulation depends.
New in AJE: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
New in AJE: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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The 8 billion tons of plastic waste on Earth pose a grave and growing danger to human health, according to a new report.
Ahead of international negotiations on a plastics treaty, authors warn that countries urgently need to cut production.
Ahead of international negotiations on a plastics treaty, authors warn that countries urgently need to cut production.
World Cannot Recycle Its Way Out of Plastics Crisis, Report Warns
e360.yale.edu
August 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The 8 billion tons of plastic waste on Earth pose a grave and growing danger to human health, according to a new report.
Ahead of international negotiations on a plastics treaty, authors warn that countries urgently need to cut production.
Ahead of international negotiations on a plastics treaty, authors warn that countries urgently need to cut production.
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1. Some people align their morality with the law, and consider breaking it to be immoral, even when the law is oppressive.
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
July 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1. Some people align their morality with the law, and consider breaking it to be immoral, even when the law is oppressive.
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
I point them to my Dutch in-laws, who broke the law by sheltering a Jewish boy, and the Nazi soldiers and Dutch police, whose raids seeking criminals like them upheld the law.🧵
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“This is symbolic of something bigger,” said Michael Mann, a University of Pennsylvania climate scientist. “Not just the danger and inconvenience to fans and players, but the fundamentally disruptive nature of climate change when it comes to our current way of life.”
"How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar" | Article by @borenbears.bsky.social and @gdunbarap.bsky.social for @apnews.com:
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How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar
Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.
apnews.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“This is symbolic of something bigger,” said Michael Mann, a University of Pennsylvania climate scientist. “Not just the danger and inconvenience to fans and players, but the fundamentally disruptive nature of climate change when it comes to our current way of life.”
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Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
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Among all the big bad things happening on our planet, there's one Big Good Thing, the sudden, startling rise of solar energy.
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Among all the big bad things happening on our planet, there's one Big Good Thing, the sudden, startling rise of solar energy.
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
Aasvoëlkrans Hiking Trail
Aasvoëlkrans Hiking Trail
This trail is a short and sharp hike in the Montagu Mountain Reserve, some 2.4 km in length and 214 m in elevation gain. For relatively little effort it reveals panoramic vistas of the town of Montagu, Cogmanskloof and Bloupunt. From its highest point, the old English fort in the kloof is visible, almost obscured by a spectacular rock buttress, of which there are many.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Aasvoëlkrans Hiking Trail
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📢 Just out in @nature.com: Oxford Uni, UNDP & others propose a 'Nature Relationship Index', a bold new metric to track how well people & nature thrive together. A hopeful framework to reimagine progress beyond GDP.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09080-1 #NatureRecovery @ox.ac.uk @undp.org
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09080-1 #NatureRecovery @ox.ac.uk @undp.org
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📢 Just out in @nature.com: Oxford Uni, UNDP & others propose a 'Nature Relationship Index', a bold new metric to track how well people & nature thrive together. A hopeful framework to reimagine progress beyond GDP.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09080-1 #NatureRecovery @ox.ac.uk @undp.org
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09080-1 #NatureRecovery @ox.ac.uk @undp.org
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“It was renewables that did it!” That was the headline after Spain’s blackout on April 28.
But the official report published today points to other factors: chain reaction of overvoltages led to cascading generation disconnections. Human error played a big role too.
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
But the official report published today points to other factors: chain reaction of overvoltages led to cascading generation disconnections. Human error played a big role too.
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
June 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“It was renewables that did it!” That was the headline after Spain’s blackout on April 28.
But the official report published today points to other factors: chain reaction of overvoltages led to cascading generation disconnections. Human error played a big role too.
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
But the official report published today points to other factors: chain reaction of overvoltages led to cascading generation disconnections. Human error played a big role too.
media.licdn.com/dms/document...
Canned hunting - except that humans and not wildlife are the prey
Setting up "aid distribution points" and then massacring people who come to obtain food is sincerely one of the most evil things I have ever seen.
June 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Canned hunting - except that humans and not wildlife are the prey
A deep point
When primary or secondary industries face disruption, we hear calls for a Just Transition. Quite right too: all shifts should be equitable and fair. So why do we so seldom hear calls for a Just Transition for creative workers and others in the service sector, who face the biggest disruptions of all?
June 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A deep point
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Setting up "aid distribution points" and then massacring people who come to obtain food is sincerely one of the most evil things I have ever seen.
June 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Setting up "aid distribution points" and then massacring people who come to obtain food is sincerely one of the most evil things I have ever seen.
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Multiple records set in California Sat May 24, 2025
Most hours ever with 100% WindWaterSolar: 10.33 h
Highest % of 24-h demand met with WWS: 80.2%
Most electricity going to battery charging: 44.6 GWh
Plus WWS met a peak of 155% of demand
71st straight and 112 of 144 days in 2025 with >100% WWS
Most hours ever with 100% WindWaterSolar: 10.33 h
Highest % of 24-h demand met with WWS: 80.2%
Most electricity going to battery charging: 44.6 GWh
Plus WWS met a peak of 155% of demand
71st straight and 112 of 144 days in 2025 with >100% WWS
May 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Multiple records set in California Sat May 24, 2025
Most hours ever with 100% WindWaterSolar: 10.33 h
Highest % of 24-h demand met with WWS: 80.2%
Most electricity going to battery charging: 44.6 GWh
Plus WWS met a peak of 155% of demand
71st straight and 112 of 144 days in 2025 with >100% WWS
Most hours ever with 100% WindWaterSolar: 10.33 h
Highest % of 24-h demand met with WWS: 80.2%
Most electricity going to battery charging: 44.6 GWh
Plus WWS met a peak of 155% of demand
71st straight and 112 of 144 days in 2025 with >100% WWS