203 - Is it time to activate Nord Stream 2?

In a US first, California will pilot solar-panel canopies over canals

https://electrek.co/2022/08/26/in-a-us-first-california-will-pilot-solar-panel-canopies-over-canals/

- is this idea well thought through? WHat would the impact to the water be? chemical runoff? Algae growing? Earthquakes!!?

- If all 4,000 miles of California’s canals were covered with solar panels, that could produce 13 gigawatts of renewable power. A gigawatt is enough to power 750,000 homes, so that would be enough power for 9.75 million households.

- This is in theory, not practice. Won't actually produce that much power.

California Faces Long Road to End ICE Car Sales

https://www.energyintel.com/00000182-db20-d868-a99b-dfb2ff8d0000

- The plan was approved by the California Air Resources Board on Thursday and follows an executive order issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020.

- who in the state even KNOWS who is on the California Air Resources Board?

- Will this come up for referendum in California?

- Big jump in EV purchases happened between 2020 and 2021

- How will they power all of these? generators?

Activate Nord Stream 2 ASAP, says German parliament vice president

https://www.politico.eu/article/vice-president-of-the-german-parliament-calls-for-activation-of-nord-stream-2/

- Activate Nord Stream 2 ASAP, says German parliament vice president

- response from Ukraine: "addiction to Russian gas kills"

- no sound reason not to open Nord Stream 2," because Germany is already getting gas through the older Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream pipeline. Getting "gas from Nord Stream 2 is no more immoral than from Nord Stream 1. It's just a different pipe," he said.

Europe’s carbon price hits new record as natural gas becomes scarce

https://www.worldoil.com/news/2022/8/19/europe-s-carbon-price-hits-new-record-as-natural-gas-becomes-scarce/

- Why doesn't Europe suspend the rule that forces power providers to buy carbon offsets?

Canada says hydrogen better than LNG for German needs

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/canada-says-hydrogen-better-than-lng-german-needs-2022-08-19/

- is hydrogen a viable fuel here?

- Canada wants to build LNG terminals to send natural gas from Alberta to Germany but the natural resources minister of Canada says hydrogen would be a better bet in the long run.

Elon Musk Says World Needs More Oil and Gas

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-says-world-needs-more-oil-and-gas-11661772916

- "we should really keep going with nuclear plants."

- Tesla needs base load capacity

- Tesla as a business makes a lot of money selling carbon offsets.

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