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Lacey: Make Sunsets Launched Geoengineering Balloons Near Reno Following Mexico Ban
“Their first experimental launch in the Mexican state of Baja resulted in a swift regulatory response from the Mexican government, but undeterred, they were ready to run another test, and a few weeks ago, they launched some more balloons just outside of Reno, N…”
Lacey: Renewable natural gas can only meet 20% of gas demand
“Pretty much every state study and government study shows that it can only be, you know, that, that you were looking at between five and 20% Of the total gas supply. That's the amount of renewable gas that we could supply.”
Lacey: Tech executives signed a White House ratepayer protection power pledge
“Just yesterday, the tech executives were at the White House signing a ratepayer protection pledge promising to fund their own power, pay for grid upgrades”
Lacey: US heat pump sales topped gas furnaces by 21% in 2023
“For the second year in a row, heat pumps outsold gas furnaces in the U.S. By, in 23, by a significant margin of 21%.”
Lacey: Lithium prices rose fivefold in a year and Russia supplies 10% of nickel
“Lithium prices have risen fivefold since April of last year. Nickel is also a particular concern because Russia supplies 10% of the world's nickel, and that's another key component in lithium ion batteries.”
Lacey: The US sells 4M heat pumps and 6M AC units annually
“We sell four million heat pumps a year in this country, and we sell six million residential air conditioning units.”
Lacey: Biden administration invoked Defense Production Act for heat pump manufacturing
“Actually, the Biden administration just announced that they're going to use the Defense Production Act to encourage production of heat pumps for residential and commercial applications, and there was a bill introduced in the Senate that would encourage manufac…”