Sunny Side Up
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. Sunshine on my solar panels makes me ecstatic. It turns out we’re capturing more energy from the wind and sun these days. A lot more. “Renewables in the form of solar and wind now account for more [new] installed capacity than any other form of electricity, including coal.” Last year around the world, a half a million solar panels were installed … each day. We started with a John Denver lyric. Let’s finish with some Springsteen. Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun …
Oh, but Mama, that’s where the fun is.
+ In other environmental news, someone is building a machine to turn your corpse into compost.