Author Archives: Eclipse Now

How Trump Junior’s emails change everything

Posted on 14 July, 2017
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SUPER-BATTERY

Posted on 8 July, 2017

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SUPER-BATTERY, or why I disagree with Elon Musk on batteries for renewables. (I disagree with great sadness, as you might have noted I love everything else Elon does. 😉 ) I don’t get it. Say we take Elon … Continue reading →

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Mark Jacobson’s famous 100% renewables study a LIE!

Posted on 24 June, 2017

As Environment Progress explains: Earlier this week an all-star group of energy and climate scholars published a scientific article in a prestigious journal pointing out that a Stanford professor’s proposal for powering the United States entirely on renewable energy sources … Continue reading →

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UNESCO: reefs are stuffed

Posted on 24 June, 2017

UNESCO: stop at 1.5 degrees or coral reefs will die. When planning your holidays over the next decade, please see the reefs before they’re gone. It’s inevitable now — this 3 minute video explains the maths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtGg-Lvxso

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2018 mayhem for the North West of Sydney

Posted on 22 June, 2017

The Daily Telegraph describes the mayhem we are in for next year. SEVENTY-FOUR extra buses between 8 and 9am on already congested roads. MORE than 5000 people boarding buses at Macquarie University Station in the evening peak hour. FIFTY-EIGHT extra … Continue reading →

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Fantastic summary video of robot-cars

Posted on 27 May, 2017

Everything I’ve been saying about robot cars for years now, all in one brilliant 10 minute report!

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Vox news 8 minute summary of new nukes!

Posted on 18 May, 2017

I love this piece: reactors that *eat* nuclear waste, and where the law of gravity kicks in to shut down a reactor in a power failure.

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