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Winter Storms Wreak Havoc — Blame Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables

Winter Storms Wreak Havoc — Blame Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables
8 min read

Weather is big news these days, and winter storms make for great clickbait. (Okay, I’ll admit that I’m a bit culpable here.) The US Eastern seaboard is in the midst of a rolling series of winter storms — wind, ice, sleet, and snow have caused upheavals in communities. Sure, the … [continued]

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IBM Advances Quantum Computing with Nighthawk for Clean Energy Transformations

IBM Advances Quantum Computing with Nighthawk for Clean Energy Transformations
6 min read

I visited IBM’s headquarters in Yorktown last December, arriving just after a snowstorm had rolled through the Hudson Valley. The timing was fitting. Quantum computing, like winter weather, is something people talk about constantly but many don’t experience directly. At IBM’s Quantum Technology labs, you can at least hear the … [continued]

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How an Influential Energy Book Became a Drag on Decarbonization

How an Influential Energy Book Became a Drag on Decarbonization
10 min read

I was scrolling through energy posts on LinkedIn recently and came across yet another argument for nuclear power that leaned heavily on David MacKay’s 2008 book Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air. It was presented as a decisive reference, as if the book still represented the state of the art … [continued]

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