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When we get to the point where they are comparing him to Trump, we have certainly reached a new low.

I tested four of my AC inverters. They all shut down at about 15.2 volts. Car at rest (but "on") in my garage is 15.57 volts.

This will be a problem with AC voltage inverters. Most of the "12v" ones will shut down above 15v. You'll need a 10 or 20 amp DC-DC buck inverter.

Just wait for Tesla to Dx. Could be just 12v battery. Could be something more expensive.

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3539703-no-miracle-tech-needed-how-to-switch-to-renewables-now-and-lower-costs-doing-it/ The world is experiencing unprecedented fuel price increases, energy blackmail between countries, up to 7 million air pollution deaths per year worldwide and...

Good article on base load CleanTechnica: We Don’t Need Base Load Power. We Don’t Need Base Load Power

Utility Dive: Puerto Ricans have built the largest renewable peaker plant in the world. Let's use it.. Puerto Ricans have built the largest renewable peaker plant in the world. Let's use it. Puerto Ricans have taken their energy resiliency into their own hands. Over 55,000 rooftop-solar...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo Surface albedo is defined as the ratio of radiosity Je to the irradiance Ee (flux per unit area) received by a surface.[1] The proportion reflected is not only determined by properties of the surface itself, but also by the spectral and angular...

Understanding albedo may help sort this out https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/solar-at-home/the-albedo-effect/ https://www.weamerisolar.eu/albedo-in-solar-panels/#:~:text=Albedo%20in%20Solar%20panels%20usually,incident%20from%20any%20astronomical%20body.

What I am saying is that drug companies do a good job of sending around reps to convince doctors that their new expensive meds are much better than the cheaper old meds even though this is not usually the case. Doctors are susceptible to misleading advertising just like everyone else. Pharma...

Sounds like something that the service center should fix.

Same for California. Until recently anyone could drill a well anywhere and draw as much water as they wanted. Farmers loved this since they could afford to drill big deep wells. Since this led, predictably, to a drastically lowered water table (primarily in the central valley), they are now...

My Jan 2022 LR S has lights inside the cubbies in the trunk. (BTW, my Feb 2015 S did not have lights in the trunk but I added them.)

Population "collapse" is probably hyperbole. Population will probably peak and start to decrease gradually but not collapse.

Good resource. Oregon Rainwater harvesting is legal, but rainwater can only be collected from systems on rooftop surfaces. This begs the question... What about farm ponds? They collect rainwater from the surrounding surface, not rooftops.

I have seen numerous studies which show that solar panels reduce water evaporation from underlying land and generally improve growing conditions for crops. This seems to be because of shading, absorption of photons to generate electricity and radiation of excess heat back to the sky...

I believe that Colorado has made it illegal to collect your own rainwater. (Good start)

Pharma is a big cost driver. Here's just one example that just popped up in my news feed: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/976005?src=WNL_mdpls_220624_mscpedit_wir&uac=327260AR&spon=17&impID=4364103 In this case, generic epilepsy meds are cheap but the drug companies convince doctors to...

National Health Insurance (Medicare for all) would fix a lot of things. Free university education would jump start innovation and avoid burdening students with onerous debt.

Our medical innovation is largely confined to things that can be monetized to increase profits. And these innovations are often of dubious value to patients. As far as innovation in other areas, I think the rest of the world is doing better.

The US has lots of public higher education but most of it is not free like other developed countries where you can get free higher education. In the US, even going to a public university will require taking on substantial debt which will take decades to pay off. There are lots of anecdotes in...

There’s a simple way to unite everyone behind climate justice – and it’s within our power | George Monbiot Developed by campaigners in some of the world’s most exploited countries, it’s a brilliant idea: simple but systemic. Rich nations owe a massive climate debt to poorer nations: for the...

The US is unique among developed countries in that we have predominantly private health and education services. These keep costs high due to private profits. The US spends 2to 3 times what other developed countries spend on health care but still leave many people without care. We have the worst...

The US has expensive child care, health care and education. Fix that and it will be easier to have children.

Thank you. Great explanation.

I don't understand how this could be well intentioned.

Interesting article about an obscure treaty which compensates the fossil fuel industry. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/21/young-people-go-to-european-court-to-stop-treaty-that-aids-fossil-fuel-investors Five people, aged between 17 and 31, who have experienced devastating...

No such thing as cheap fossil fuel energy.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/06/high-fossil-fuel-prices-are-good-for-the-planet-heres-how-to-keep-it-that-way/?comments=1 First, consumers will not accept high prices if it means high profits for fossil fuel companies. Maintaining high prices for consumers must be...

I think this is a good thing. Most important, don't drill. Also, high prices will drive demand destruction.

Great! That seems to have fixed it. Thanks!

Any idea how to reset/refresh the rear screen (or reboot the whole entertainment system)? The rear screen now has a distorted display ratio and the touch screen doesn't correspond to the menu items so can't select some options. Tried to login to YouTube and Netflix and screen is non responsive...

They all accept "contributions". No choice.

Not just PR, in California, utilities give politicians money. Politicians give them the rules they want.

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/06/18/elon-musk-has-gone-off-the-rails-will-he-take-tesla-and-spacex-with-him/ Here’s the truth. Elon Musk is now a danger to himself, his companies, and the hundreds of thousands of supporters who have made him the wealthiest person in human history. In the past...

Yes, large commercial projects need to have an interconnection agreement. For many reasons, this has been a bottleneck. Hopefully these new FERC rules will improve things.

Nuclear dying in France French Nuclear Power Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy French Nuclear Power Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy But the industry has tumbled into an unprecedented power crisis as EDF confronts troubles ranging from the mysterious...

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/06/17/ferc-reveals-interconnection-reforms-that-could-unleash-solar-energy-potential/

If you don't count the most productive auto factory in the US or the most valuable auto company or the most valuable Space transport company, among other things. It's useful to exploit Texas for cheap labor and lax regulation if you can deal with dodgy power and environmental fallout.

For hydrogen power to be a climate solution, leaks must be curbed The first problem for engineers is that burning hydrogen does not produce water only. It could lead to a continuation of the current nitrogen dioxide pollution from burning fossil fuels such as diesel and fossil gas. The...

Nuclear dying in France French Nuclear Power Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy French Nuclear Power Crisis Frustrates Europe’s Push to Quit Russian Energy But the industry has tumbled into an unprecedented power crisis as EDF confronts troubles ranging from the mysterious...

Good analysis of the financial benefits of residential solar. https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/06/17/residential-solar-offers-price-certainty-in-chaotic-electricity-markets/ It’s safe to say that electricity rates will continue to follow historical trends and rise in the future, so securing a...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/17/fossil-fuel-firms-un-head-antonio-guterres-blistering-attack

I guess we can discuss whether this constitutes "disparagement"... "SpaceX must swiftly and explicitly separate itself from Elon's personal brand," "hold all leadership equally accountable to making SpaceX a great place to work for everyone" and "define and uniformly respond to all forms of...

I do recall that he did further qualify his statement to mean "absolute free speech within the limits of the law". However, I believe he was referring to actual national and state laws, not an employee handbook. So now, Elon gets to make the law for everyone else to follow? Can't wait to see...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/6/15/2104309/-Texas-is-having-a-record-heatwave-but-not-a-record-blackout-thanks-to-wind-and-solar-energy?detail=emaildkre&pm_source=DKRE&pm_medium=email

I thought Elon believed in absolute free speech? For him only, I guess..

UN climate talks end in stalemate and ‘hypocrisy’ allegation European governments have been accused of seeking to exploit the fossil fuel reserves of the developing world, while failing to help them tackle the climate crisis. Campaigners made the charge as the latest round of UN climate...

So, no free speech at SpaceX... Except Elon can say what he wants.

Maybe he will integrate PayPal with Twitter!