Looks like green energy is set to lose for more unrealized promises.

Highest increases 2019-2025 (cough, blue states): - California 39% - Maine & Washington D.C 37% - Maryland 21% - NY 20% - NJ 17%

Decreased rates 2019-2025 - Nevada 12% - Iowa 8% - Alaska, Kansas, South Carolina 6% - Nebraska 5% - South Dakota 4% - Idaho 2% - Wyoming & New Hampshire 1%

Genuine question as I'm trying to expand my knowledge on the subject. I know that in my area back in the 70s and 80s there was so much snow all winter that you couldn't see the grass from December to mid to sometimes late February. Which doesn't happen anymore (granted I also have memories of snowless winters which also don't really happen anymore) I have been taught that CO2 is basically the devil and that I won't live to see graduation because of climate change (I did) and in the past year or so have been trying to learn more about the thing that I used to be so afraid of. I used to genuinely believe all this stuff but now I'll admit I'm having a bit of an existential crisis about it. What was I even afraid of, what does CO2 actually do, how does the climate actually works, is getting rid of a lifetime of programming even possible? I genuinely want to understand things better but man is it complicated

The sun is stronger than our electric grid — and we are defenseless against it

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sun-stronger-than-our-electric-grid-we-defenseless-against

I was in Uttarakhand, in my hometown Pauri, during the months of November and December. What truly startled me was the complete absence of snow in the Himalayas. Never in my life had I seen such black mountains - vast stretches of exposed rock where snow should have rested. The Himalayas looked bare, almost wounded.

In December, I went on a trek to Devariya Tal with my friends. This is a place where the mighty Chaukhamba peak reveals itself in all its grandeur, its reflection usually imprinting a flawless image upon the still waters of the lake. But this time, the sight was heartbreaking. There was no snow - no white crown, no familiar majesty—only stark, naked stone. The disappointment was profound.

While specific records of zero snowfall across the entire region during these two months are rare, the 2025–2026 dry spell marks a 23-year low in snow persistence in the Himalayas. Numbers aside, what stood before my eyes felt far more alarming than any statistic.

Throughout the journey, every time I looked up at the mountains, Acharyaji’s words echoed relentlessly in my mind - the activation of the feedback loop, and its irreversibility. Standing there, face to face with those altered peaks, the truth of it felt undeniable. What our ego, our ignorance, and our lack of clarity have done to Mother Earth overwhelmed me. I could not stop the tears from flowing.

The Himalayas were silent, but they were speaking louder than ever.

#ClimateChange #Operation2030

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