Solar wins and weather warnings
Solar energy produced more electricity in the US than coal for the first time this May, reaching a share of 12.8 percent.
Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time
Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy
Guardian staff reporter
Storms are causing power outages and flight delays in the Midwest, while high heat is expected in the East.
Storms knock out power in the Midwest and disrupt Chicago flights, high heat expected in East
Damaging storms are sweeping through the Midwest, disrupting flights at Chicago airports and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers
Hallie Golden
A strong El Niño has formed in the Pacific, likely bringing more extreme weather to a world already feeling the heat.
El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
Meteorologists forecast it will rival – or exceed – record El Niño from 1997 and further heat globe
Guardian staff reporter
Recent research finds that overlooked pollutants are behind about 15% of our current global warming.
Overlooked pollutants are responsible for about 15% of current global warming, study shows
In a new paper published in Science, leading scientists and climate policy experts show that 15% of current global warming (0.3°C) from human emissions stems from pollutants that fall outside most existing climate policy frameworks. Most of these overlooked pollutants are called “indirect greenhouse gases” and include carbon monoxide, non-methane volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and molecular hydrogen.
Spark Climate Solutions
California's move toward easier plug-in solar just got another unanimous vote in the state assembly.
California plug-in solar bill advances after another unanimous vote - pv magazine USA
Senate Bill 868 is on the move after an 18-0 vote in the Assembly committee on utilities and energy. The bill would create rules allowing Californians to use so-called “balcony solar” devices with up to 1,200 watts output that plug directly into a standard outlet.
Ben Zientara
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