A Colorado roadmap highlights how microgrids can enhance grid reliability and lower costs by avoiding expensive infrastructure upgrades and providing grid services, particularly benefiting rural communities vulnerable to outages. However, wider adoption faces challenges including limited awareness of microgrid benefits and unresolved issues around ownership and interconnection standards.
The L.A. Fires Show the Need for Climate Realism
The ongoing wildfires in Southern California, particularly affecting areas like the Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, highlight the devastation climate change brings to local communities. The author reflects on their personal ties to the region and the increasing intensity of wildfires, linking them to global warming trends. Recognizing the inevitability of climate change exceeding 3°C, they advocate for a pragmatic approach termed “climate realism.”
Peter Carter: Climate Catastrophe Indicators (formerly Climate Change Indicators) from his YouTube Channel
Oct 17, 2024 Climate change indicators now climate catastrophe indicators. All still getting worse faster. Now carbon sinks decline. All being ignored. No action and no demand for action, so […]
All fired up for Action
The Americas | Lessons learned after Canada’s Frankenfires Canadians are taking dramatic steps to avoid more ruinous firestorms The focus is as much on mitigation and preparation as on suppression […]
How forest fires affect your health
How wildfires and climate change can affect your health By Courtney Howard | Opinion | August 4th 2015 #1 of 119 articles from the Special Report: Wildfires As an ER […]