Antinuclear

Opinion:

¶ “Buffett Thinks That If You Are Tied to Coal, You Are Screwed” In a nutshell, that’s how the oracle of Omaha perceives the direction that coal is taking. Buffett’s approach is the opposite of that of the Trump administration, which favors reviving US coal industry. He sees a possibility of no coal being burned at all in 20 years. [Wall Street Pit]

Coal smoke

¶ “Australia’s Renewable Energy Target Is Within Grasping Distance” • According to the Clean Energy Regulator, Australia’s 2020 Renewable Energy Target, sourcing 33,000 GWh of large-scale renewable energy by 2020, is potentially within grasping distance if the current pace of investment continues through the rest of 2017. [CleanTechnica]

Science and Technology:

¶ The pace of global warming is likely to quicken as natural processes in the Pacific switch from serving as a brake to an accelerator, placing the planet on…