Notes | Brutkey

Nigeria is imposing a new fossil fuel tax in order to help encourage the transition to cleaner technologies.
https://www.semafor.com/article/08/06/2025/nigeria-announces-new-fossil-fuel-tax

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

I don't think that it gets enough attention that Russian trolls fueled the anti-vaccination debate in the U.S. as part of their efforts to help out the Republican Party.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-vax-movement-russian-trolls-fueled-anti-vaccination-debate-in-us-by-spreading-misinformation-twitter-study/

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

This project enables the testing of the technology’s ability to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere under hot and arid conditions, showcasing its adaptability beyond its traditional cold-climate settings like Iceland.
https://climeworks.com/news/saudi-minister-of-energy-inaugurates-first-dac-unit-in-riyadh

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

There are major differences between the left and right as this story clearly highlights.

If anyone ever tells you both of our two major political parties are the same you can safely ignore all of their opinions.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/08/06/bomb-threat-texas-democrats-hundreds-evacuated

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

It is actually the fossil fools still working in the fossil fuel industry who should be subjected to a torrent of abuse and demonized.
https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/577405/worse-than-cancer-renewable-energy-workers/

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

1/3?
Interested in doing some real climate action this summer? I've got an impactful project that you could work on.

This will work for any size community, anywhere but some places will be much better than others and the smaller the town the better for now.

🧵on this climate lobbying @cclusa.org

So, basically this climate action lobbying that I think could be quite successful is to follow @carbonbrief.org example for your community: https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-solar-panels-and-batteries-can-now-run-close-to-24-365-in-some-cities/?utm_content=buffer3c5c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

I know many people are angry after the election results. I know I am.

I spent four years defending Joe Biden and Democrats while trying in vain to convince others that their constant criticism of Democrats was only going to help put the GOP back in power.

My anger is justified and since most of those people I tried to convince have blocked me this is one of my posts you might screenshot and toot if you want any of those people to possibly learn the lesson they should have long ago.

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

I know that I have a steep hill to climb in order to help Carbon Dioxide Removal #CDR recover from the damage the #FossilFools and just plain grifters have done to the reputation of Direct Air Capture #DAC.

I'm hoping that the tangible product #BioChar can help to convince people to reconsider DAC for CDR.

The demonstrated recalcitrance of terra preta and ability of any and every farmer/gardener to manufacture and sequester it makes it one of my favorite approaches.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh8499

Kevin Leecaster
@GreenFire@mstdn.social

I need to take a break from social media, wish me luck. Being all alone this is all I've got, but I've got to try to get some other stuff done I've been putting off so I can get back out into the real world.

I just wanted to say that I've now decided that I'll probably go ahead and put up a couple more marten houses. They sure add a certain richness to the RV park.