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ENG: scroll down to The New Yorker article on renewable energies reshaping the world, whether autocrats like it or not.

ESP: "El año pasado, el noventa y seis por ciento de la demanda mundial de nueva electricidad se cubrió con energías renovables, y en Estados Unidos el noventa y tres por ciento de la nueva capacidad de generación procedió de la energía solar, eólica y de una variedad cada vez mayor de baterías para almacenar esa energía.

En marzo, por primera vez, los combustibles fósiles generaron menos de la mitad de la electricidad en Estados Unidos. En California, en un momento dado, el 25 de mayo, las energías renovables produjeron la cifra récord del ciento cincuenta y ocho por ciento de la demanda eléctrica del estado. A lo largo de todo el día, produjeron el ochenta y dos por ciento de la electricidad de California, que esta primavera superó a Japón y se convirtió en la cuarta economía del mundo. (... muchos más ejemplos en el artículo )

Esto sugiere que existe la posibilidad de una profunda reordenación de los sistemas de poder de la tierra, en todos los sentidos de la palabra "poder", ofreciendo un freno plausible no sólo a la crisis climática sino también a la autocracia. En lugar de depender de depósitos dispersos de combustibles fósiles -cuyo control ha definido en gran medida la geopolítica durante más de un siglo-, estamos avanzando rápidamente hacia una dependencia de fuentes de suministro difusas pero ubicuas."

Interesante, no solo lo dicho, sino que sea El New Yorker quien lo diga...

newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a

Aqui sin paywall : (NO PAYWALL LINK) archive.ph/lv3eU

#renewables #renewableenergy
#trump2 #TrumpDictator #foreverwars
#corporategreed #solarpunk #regenerative #sustainability #Corruption #greed #solarpower
#windpower #renovables #Energy

The New Yorker · 4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a MomentBy Bill McKibben

Ocean City lawsuit to block offshore wind farm clears hurdle #DE #MD: Ocean City’s lawsuit seeking to block an offshore wind farm cleared a procedural hurdle last week, as a federal judge declined to dismiss most of the plaintiffs’ claims. Ocean City and nearly three dozen co-defendants sued the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in October after BOEM gave final approval for US Wind to build more than 100… wind-watch.org/news/2025/07/08 #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2011) Explicit cautionary notice to those responsible for wind turbine siting decisions #AUS: Including Specifically Directors of Wind Developers, Publicly Elected Officials from Federal, State and Local Government, and Bureaucrats in Relevant Departments BE ADVISED that, as a result of information gathered from the Waubra Foundation’s own field research, and from the clinical and acoustic research available internationally, the following… wind-watch.org/documents/expli #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2010) Huron, NY, resolution against Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project #NY: Town of Huron, Wayne County Town Board Resolution Opposing the Proposed Offshore Wind Power Initiative for the Great Lakes of the New York State Power Authority WHEREAS, the New York Power Authority (“NYPA”) issued both a Request for Expression of Interest (“RFEI”) and a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the potential development of wind power projects int eh New… wind-watch.org/documents/huron #windpower #windenergy

Union Township unsure of what to do with broken wind turbine #MI: Unsure of what to do with its broken turbine, Union Township officials have tabled making a decision until the township consults with Central Michigan University. The north Skystream, a $16,634 grant-funded wind turbine installed for research purposes, no longer works, and the city is not sure why. Though the township discussed a few options at its Wednesday night meeting, a decision… wind-watch.org/news/2013/07/26 #windpower #windenergy

Wind farm proposal divides Richfield Springs #NY: RICHFIELD SPRINGS – A review of a controversial wind-farm project that would bracket U.S. Route 20 is expected to be completed by Otsego County planners by Aug. 9, and the Richfield Planning Board could act on an application for a special permit, according to some officials, as early as Aug. 12. The wind project has divided town officials as well as town residents, with opponents saying the towering… wind-watch.org/news/2013/07/26 #windpower #windenergy

Proposed wind farm in Lincoln raises local concerns #AR: The proposal for a wind farm 5 miles north of Lincoln is in the very early stages of study and is years away if it happens at all, the development manager for the proposal said Thursday. “We can’t do this without local support, and wouldn’t do it without that,” said Madalyn Farquhar, development manager for RES, a global energy company with U.S. operations based in Denver. The company is… wind-watch.org/news/2025/07/04 #windpower #windenergy

(archive: 2012) Low-frequency noise: a biophysical phenomenon: Abstract: Complaints on low-frequency noise were till recently fairly unexplained, but audiological research shed light on the mechanisms that enable perception of frequencies below the threshold of average normal hearing. It was shown that exposure to low-frequency sound may alter the inner ear. This results in an increase of sensitivity to low-frequency sounds, and as a result,… wind-watch.org/documents/low-f #windpower #windenergy

🤔 Ah yes, the pinnacle of modern technology: a wind-powered scarf-making contraption that turns Mother Nature into your personal hipster grandmother. 🌬️ Because who needs reliable manufacturing when you can rely on the whims of the weather to knit you a lopsided scarf? 🧣
merelkarhof.nl/work/wind-knitt #windpower #hipstertech #scarfmaking #moderninnovation #quirkyinventions #sustainablefashion #HackerNews #ngated

Merel KarhofWind Knitting Factory‘Wind Knitting Factory’, is a wind-powered knitting machine. With this eco-friendly fashion machine, sustainable scarves are knitted.

(archive: 2013) Macarthur Wind Energy Facility Preliminary Survey #AUS: The Macarthur Wind Energy Facility (WEF) is operated by AGL. It is the largest WEF in the Southern Hemisphere. It comprises 140 Vestas V112 3MW turbines. Operation commenced in late January 2013. Although the WEF has been operating for only a short time (7 months) local residents have been complaining of negative impacts. Key Findings 66% of the responding households were… wind-watch.org/documents/macar #windpower #windenergy