by JD Rucker, Discern Report: (Substack)—Let me state up front before anyone says I’m crazy. I believe there’s a very good chance, perhaps over 95%, that Ryan Routh is a crazy guy either acting on his own or on orders from someone — probably the Deep State — to try to assassinate Donald Trump. However, […]

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Electrification is a long game. It’s been a century since gas street lamps switched to light bulbs and steam-powered trains swapped their smokestacks for overhead wires. At the time, few of these changes were made with sustainability in mind. But every pivot away from coal-fired or gas-powered toward electrically charged has protected our future. Today, we know exactly how impactful electrification is. Electric products are almost always more energy-efficient than those powered by fossil fuels. And because the US grid is decarbonizing at such a rapid clip — today, some 40 percent of all electricity generated in America is emissions-free — more than ever, plugging in is the fastest route to zeroing out your carbon footprint. This is why the National Resources Defense Council calls electrification “one of the best ways to help keep global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.”  It’s also why induction stoves, electric vehicles and heat pumps are among the hottest new consumer goods. Hell, half the time you need to join a waitlist just to get one. It’s an exhilarating moment. We’re on the cusp of a wholesale energy transition that will transform our homes, protect our climate and come to reshape virtually every corner of our world. Reasons to be Cheerful’s newest series puts that transformation front and center. Over the next 12 months, Our Electrifying World will explore how going electric is propelling us toward a decarbonized future. From the glee-filled seats of rechargeable school buses to the bustling kitchens of restaurants relinquishing gas, we’ll take you inside the energy transition that touches all of our lives.  This series is sponsored by Rewiring America. To learn more about our funder-supported content, read our Editorial Independence Policy. The post Introducing ‘Our Electrifying World’ appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

Across the country, fall is synonymous with the new school year: sharpened pencils, new bento-style lunch boxes and, for many, the return of the iconic yellow school bus. Only this year, millions of students will be transported by yellow school buses that are electric.  This change was several years in the making, and it’s a welcome one: Diesel buses — which comprise the majority of school buses in use today — spew exhaust that has been linked to serious physical and cognitive issues in children.  “Diesel school buses are incredibly polluting, not just for the environment — for air quality — but for children’s health. They are very harmful to children’s respiratory health, lung health, you name it,” says Carolina Chacon, the coalition manager for the Alliance for  Electric School Buses. Studies have shown that diesel fumes, one of the most toxic forms of air pollution, are associated with heart and lung conditions such as asthma as well as cognitive performance issues. Even students who ride buses that have been retrofitted with cheap engine modifications like “diesel particulate filters” perform better on tests, according to researchers at Georgia State University. “The science behind it is really clear that diesel is harmful, period. But for kids, whose lungs and brains are still developing, it is especially bad,” Chacon says.  The transition from diesel school buses to electric ones has been several years in the making. Credit: California Energy Commission When the Alliance for Electric School Buses formed in 2018, members were focused on demanding governors use the Volkswagen settlement funds [from the Volkswagen emissions scandal, aka Dieselgate] to purchase electric school buses. But in most states, the governors or their environmental departments chose to use the funds to swap out older diesel buses for “clean diesel” buses. This was a move in the right direction, but a lower bar than what the Alliance for Electric School Buses was fighting for.  Then, in 2019, the Alliance switched its focus to policy. It began working with the office of then-Senator Kamala Harris to introduce the first electric school bus bill to Congress. “Her office actually drafted the Clean School Bus Act of 2019,” Chacon says. The bill didn’t advance far, though, and Harris ended up running for president in 2020. “But the need for electric school buses did become a talking point during the primary,” Chacon says. “It was something Harris brought to the table, and that [Washington] Governor Jay Inslee brought to the table.” 

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