Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The willow is too close to the house.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

Dear elected officials: Trump is temporary, dishonor is forever.

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

If you are still in the gop, you are either an extremist yourself, or in bed with those who are.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

When I was faster i was always behind.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Let me file that under fuck it.

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it is a trap.

All hail the time of the bunny!

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Climate Solutions: More Regenerative Agriculture Facts

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I’m off to get some gardening done. A few things to put in the ground that will be okay with our still very cool nights. Transplanting the tomato plants to bigger containers while we wait for the threat of frost to pass.  Then pray for me, it’s time to give those beasts a bath. Fun times will be had by no one.

Meanwhile, here are a few climate solutions items I ran across this week:

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Peter Byck has started a long-form video/podcast for more in-depth discussions of the benefits they are seeing across the board for regenerative agriculture.

I know I’ve been focusing heavily on this topic, but the data suggests we have all we need to reduce humans’ carbon footprint. It’s a matter of time and perseverance.  In Europe and China, more miles are driven by EVs than ICE vehicles. China (among others) has been making huge strides in EV batteries.  EVs and their batteries* are lasting 18 years and are expected, as data continues, to last longer. Heat pumps, magnetic cooling systems, efficient, small wind turbines, and on and on, are up-and-coming technologies designed to reduce carbon output.

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Climate Solutions: Small Things Become Big Things

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Hank Green just posted a video of all the eco-friendly products they are introducing to their Good Store website (where most of the proceeds go to various causes).

Mar 11, 2025
https://good.store/collections/ecogeek

Just thought I’d share. If you know of any other good eco-products share a link.  I’ll be interested to know how well their detergent works – I’ve tried others and haven’t been pleased. But I trust Hank, so I’m willing to give these a shot.

The soap refill cubes are really appealing – I go through a lot of liquid soap refills. Most of my other cleaning products are reusable scrubbing cloths and vinegar.

In car news, KIA released a bunch of new car models, unfortunately, many will not be available in the US – but if you’re overseas, there are some good looking, affordable, high-mileage EVs coming soon.  Their van is a game-changer for sure. Especially the fact it can be purchased as a wheelchair accessible w/o modification, it’s one of the platforms available.

Feb 27, 2025

Jack takes a first look at Kia’s new PV5 van in cargo and passenger form. With 16 different variants, cutting edge EV tech and a staggering starting price, could this be the shot in the arm the electric commercial vehicle segment sorely needs?

That’s it from me; I just thought you could use a little good news from good people…

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Climate Solutions: There Is Much Progress

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Saturday is my day to catch up on my renewable energy and climate solution videos and articles. I thought Simon Clark’s latest video was comprehensive enough to share. Not to mention, the model he created is mesmerizing.

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And a reminder, if you need some feel-good viewing, Roots So Deep is now a $10 rental for 90 days. I cannot recommend it strongly enough. Good science, good people, good news.

 

It’s probably a fool’s request, but try and keep the doom and gloom out of this thread.  Honestly, I don’t care. I won’t be around to referee, but I really think there are folks out there who need a respite from the constant, unrelenting comments on how awful everything is right now.

Everything is NOT awful. There is still beauty in the world and good people in the world.  It takes discipline to find it and encourage the goodness.  Give your souls a break, take a breath, and find something good to focus on, if just for today.

 

Climate Scientist Michael E Mann & historian Timothy D Snyder:
Doomerism is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another.
It is how authoritarians win. Let’s try to fight the doom

 

Not an open thread

Debbie Maner Artwork in Support of Ukraine a sunflour on a demin blue background
Debbie Maner Artwork in Support of Ukraine

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Climate Solutions: Much Good News

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Timing is everything. I just finished watching the four-hour documentary Roots So Deep as my friends worry about having to evacuate from fire-ravaged areas around Los Angeles. To say I needed the hopefulness is an understatement.

So, I know everyone is feeling a lot of hopelessness around many things, including climate change. It seemed like a good time to bring in resources highlighting what is good and positive.

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Let’s start with Roots So Deep.  I’ve shared many of the YouTube shorts and recommended the first of Peter’s documentaries, Carbon Nation, so I’m not going to do a big sell here. I’m going to tell you that if you want to see a fact-filled documentary with solid science and watch people who you might think would never change how they view the world and absolutely embrace regenerative farming, this is worth your time. The fourth hour is the solid payoff. If you can watch it and not get teary, you’re better than I am.

It’s worth the rental fee, if only to give your soul a break from all the bad news. Rent it here.

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In other good news, several areas in the African Sahel region, where food often comes in the form of aid, people are taking back and healing the land. Creating an abundance where it used to be barren – and not that long ago.

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Climate Solutions: Rewilding and the Woolly Mammoth

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I thought we could use some news about good people doing good things in regard to climate change. And I wanted to clear out my mammoth files, LOL

I know, I’m obsessed with the idea of bringing back the woolly mammoth – but I believe the research is leading to hopeful solutions for the de-extinction of more recent ecological disasters, as well as making people more aware of the crisis in the permafrost.

The science is pretty interesting, but there are also groups who are not waiting on a giant pachyderm. They are reintroducing reindeer,  Yakutian horses, musk ox, and European Buffalo among many others. One of the best known is Pleistocene Park, pretty much the project of one amazing man  – more info and a full movie at HERE

From the archives: With Arctic permafrost thawing too quickly, scientists in Siberia are considering drastic measures. See this week’s full 60 Minutes interview with George Church, here: https://cbsn.ws/34ZhuTs

 

Deep in the frozen north of Russia’s Sakha Republic lies a place where time is being reversed and a once extinct environment is being brought back to life. How is something like this possible and what impact could it have on our world?  All their resources for the video are listed at this link.

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Climate Solutions: More On Regenerative Farming

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I have so much information tucked away – including some dramatic changes in cooling – which as the planet heats, becomes a bigger problem and emissions contributor. There is also a lot of news out on batteries, new EVs and everyone’s favorite – fixing the grid (if you’re not following David Roberts Volts podcasts, I highly recommend, he covers most of those innovations) I really have not had time to aggregate any of it properly for posts.

But, there are two documentaries out that address regenerative farming. There is more and more data that if we heal the soil, carbon capture solutions reveal themselves.

This one is free to watch on YouTube:

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The Roots So Deep Documentary is now available to rent. It’s on my list, though I wanted to wait until I knew I could watch it uninterrupted.

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Afternoon Beat Down Open Thread: Buttigieg On Fire

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I can’t wait to post this in a climate post, I needed you to see it now

Here’s the full testimony (ongoing, I believe)

Kick them harder, Pete, kick them harder.

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ETA: Since this is technically about climate – and I follow David Roberts pretty closely, he just posted this about their new pup. As the mom of Great Danes, I can sympathize, but will say, at least he didn’t EAT the couch (I’ve had two couches eaten by Danes, and a half wall and a porch railing).

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