Renewed Hope

“At a time when oil and gas supply is faltering, the cost of wind and solar energy keeps declining. And, when paired with battery systems for storage, renewables can often provide steady electricity more cheaply than fossil fuels, even when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow.” NYT (Gift Article): The Global Oil Crisis Seems to Be Helping One Industry: Renewable Energy.

+ Trump says a deal is near and Trump also threatens more bombing. “The mixed messages came a day after Mr. Trump abruptly paused a U.S. military operation to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he said was ‘great progress’ in talks. In public, there has been little sign that the weeks of diplomacy aimed at reaching a deal to reopen the vital waterway and end the war were bearing fruit.” Meanwhile, Israel has struck Beirut again and Netanyahu is talking about getting the nuclear material out of Iran. At this point, it sure seems like Trump wants this fight to end and Bibi wants it to continue. Here’s the latest from NYT and The Guardian.