It can be done!

Science Daily reports here that wind and solar power paired with storage could power the grid 99.9 % of the time! 

Rolling Stone: "Forecasting Denial"

Interesting piece in Rolling Stone right now - and yes, it's a little scary.

Turns out that a lot of weather people on the tee vee news are climate change deniers!
This guy isn't.  Check out wltx in Columbia, SC's Climate Matters page.

Mother Jones' Blue Marble Report

Here's a headline that should make your (already on fire) hair stand on end:  

Less Arctic Ice-->Less Sunlight Reflected Back-->Even Less Arctic Ice

You a little freaked out by that too?  Check out the piece here.  It's short but scary - with more in-depth reportage to come.  Key quotes:

 

"While there is no base-line left to study in the Arctic..."  WTF?  No base-line left?  That in itself speaks volumes about the damage we have already inflicted. 

 

And, "In some ways I feel that the scientific community simply can't respond quickly enough to sort all these issues out."  Farewell, charismatic megafauna.

We humans are fairly charismatic, too - at least, to ourselves.  How well do you think we'll fare when all the sea ice has melted?  Just wondering...