"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally."
Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).
Notes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026
@economicsinten.bsky.social Laughing out loud as you are discussing Oingo Boingo and I knew exactly where you were going with it. Btw, the lead singer of Devo is about the same as the lead singer of Oingo Boingo. Mark Motherspaugh has done music for tons of tv stuff like What We Do In the Shadows.
Here they are from the classic Rodney Dangerfield movie, Back to School.
youtu.be/38JhwbDdPaE?...
Thanks for listening and thanks for the additional musical knowledge. It's always fascinating what you find out when you dig around a bit. We're now keeping eyes peeled for Oingo Bongo vinyl!!
One assumes that much of that revenue will come through government contracts, which suggests a lot of the share value will be dependent on large government handouts at a time when they want to make cuts to health & education spending. Funny world really...
"It is not the duty of government to abandon online territory, to cede it as ungovernable. It is the duty of the government to provide safe public spaces, both online and offline. Children need those on the internet just as much as they need them in their neighbourhood."
