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Sea lions are suffing giant waves

Steve — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:59:13 +0000

This is awesome! These sea lions are having a blast surfing the giant wave. Taken off the coast on Santa Barbara Island, California, this is crazy cool footage. This is part of the Pacific Offshore Expeditions. Watch as these sea lions take the waves, jump out, and dive back in. It’s a rare …

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The Energy Policy is Really Just Money Straight to the Coal CEOs

Steve — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:41:36 +0000

The Corporate Welfare – A Gift To Executives Through last year, fossil fuel subsidies in the US amounted to $20B. About $4B for coal and $16B for oil. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/10/6/16428458/us-energy-subsidies These are direct subsidies from the Federal and State governments. Direct. This does not include the virtual “give-a-way” of mining and drilling rights on Federal land …

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Alternative Energy Ideas

Steve — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:57:10 +0000

There is a lot of talk about alternatives to fossil fuels. We hear a lot about wind and solar energy and storing electricity in batteries for cars and even meeting the needs of larger building with batteries. Direct solar energy to electricity through photovoltaic solar cells is gaining traction, but there are obvious issues with …

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