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Brutus Buckeye · « **Reply #3626 on:** October 02, 2020, 10:29:45 AM »

Quote from: FearlessF on October 02, 2020, 10:24:28 AM

Or Weird Al's patented Twinkie Wiener Sandwich?

utee94 · « **Reply #3627 on:** October 02, 2020, 10:30:39 AM »

Quote from: 847badgerfan on October 02, 2020, 06:15:11 AM

74 degrees right now. I really like it here.

66 here. A little too cold, but it'll warm up to 82 or so, which is about perfect.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #3628 on:** October 02, 2020, 12:41:50 PM »

We're just back from a 3+ mile walk, the weather is perfect hear. I wore a light jacket, but it's warm enough now not to need one. I love this time of year.

If only we had football.

Oh, wait.

If only we had a quarterback.

FearlessF · « **Reply #3629 on:** October 02, 2020, 12:58:58 PM »

I have to admit, since I like this Bo Nix guy

I went auburn +6.5

Cincydawg · « **Reply #3630 on:** October 02, 2020, 01:11:06 PM »

I would lean to taking Auburn and the points myself, but I'm a pessimist. Shirley they can't play as badly as they did in the 1st half last week.

FearlessF · « **Reply #3631 on:** October 02, 2020, 02:20:12 PM »

FearlessF · « **Reply #3632 on:** October 05, 2020, 10:55:56 AM »

After analyzing the most recent data from two of America’s largest electricity markets — ERCOT in Texas and PJM in the Northeast — the Rocky Mountain Institute has come to a startling conclusion. Renewables are muscling in on natural gas as the preferred choice for new electricity generation. In fact, according to RMI, what happened to coal is now happening to gas. What is needed, the organization argues, is a move away from the monopoly markets that have been the norm in the utility industry for more than 100 years and toward more open competition. Because when renewables compete head to head with thermal generation, they win hands down 95% of the time.

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/03/rocky-mountain-institute-study-shows-renewables-are-kicking-natural-gas-to-the-curb/

RMI finds that since 2018, the queue for clean energy projects has more than doubled while the queue for gas projects has been cut in half. In all, more than $30 billion worth of gas projects have been canceled or abandoned. Currently, the capacity of wind, solar, and storage projects slated for construction in ERCOT and PJM is ten times greater than for new gas projects.

betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #3633 on:** October 05, 2020, 11:02:28 AM »

Quote from: FearlessF on October 05, 2020, 10:55:56 AM

After analyzing the most recent data from two of America’s largest electricity markets — ERCOT in Texas and PJM in the Northeast — the Rocky Mountain Institute has come to a startling conclusion. Renewables are muscling in on natural gas as the preferred choice for new electricity generation. In fact, according to RMI, what happened to coal is now happening to gas. What is needed, the organization argues, is a move away from the monopoly markets that have been the norm in the utility industry for more than 100 years and toward more open competition. Because when renewables compete head to head with thermal generation, they win hands down 95% of the time.

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/03/rocky-mountain-institute-study-shows-renewables-are-kicking-natural-gas-to-the-curb/

RMI finds that since 2018, the queue for clean energy projects has more than doubled while the queue for gas projects has been cut in half. In all, more than $30 billion worth of gas projects have been canceled or abandoned. Currently, the capacity of wind, solar, and storage projects slated for construction in ERCOT and PJM is ten times greater than for new gas projects.

Good news. If they're winning the economic competition, we might have more of a chance.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #3634 on:** October 05, 2020, 12:56:23 PM »

The issue is renewables is coming from a low percentage, under 10% not counting hydro. Natural gas is at a high percentage. New NG plants may be not happening very fast, but that doesn't mean renewables is putting a real dent in NG usage.

FearlessF · « **Reply #3635 on:** October 05, 2020, 12:57:53 PM »

perhaps not, but this implies that the dent will be growing larger in the future

Cincydawg · « **Reply #3636 on:** October 05, 2020, 12:59:36 PM »

Yeah, over time, we should see more renewables, no doubt, but will the shift be fast enough and complete enough to matter?

We'll also have growing demand with more EVs coming into the auto field.

If someone had a goal to be "mostly" non-carbon by 2050, I would think they have a chance.

FearlessF · « **Reply #3637 on:** October 05, 2020, 01:14:17 PM »

I don't know about fast enough or complete enough

I'm not sure anyone has the perfect answer to those questions. Heck if the entire world went to zero carbon emissions tomorrow, would it be enough?

I just see it as good news

Cincydawg · « **Reply #3638 on:** October 05, 2020, 01:21:34 PM »

If you have cancer and they say you have a year to live, and then tell you you have 375 days to live, it may be good news, but it really isn't much.

The climate MODELS try and predict what will happen if so many gigatons of CO2 are emitted over time, and the picture painted is pretty dire. And if we magically hit zero carbon TODAY, it would be pretty bad. At best the planet may limit carbon emissions to about where it is today, maybe. That simply is not nearly enough, IF the models are correct, or close.

FearlessF · « **Reply #3639 on:** October 05, 2020, 02:34:24 PM »

We could simply move to another planet............

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Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe. Researchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more suitable for life than our own. Some of these orbit stars that may be better than even our sun.

A study led by Washington State University scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch recently published in the journal Astrobiology details characteristics of potential “superhabitable” planets, that include those that are older, a little larger, slightly warmer and possibly wetter than Earth. Life could also more easily thrive on planets that circle more slowly changing stars with longer lifespans than our sun.

https://scitechdaily.com/some-planets-may-be-better-for-life-than-earth-researchers-identify-24-superhabitable-exoplanets/

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