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'Unprecedented heat': Iran begins two-day nationwide shutdown amid soaring temperatures (www.cnbc.com)

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The two-day shutdown comes at a time of record-breaking extreme heat across the globe, with July poised to be the hottest month in history.

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[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Big yikes. As long as the grid that you plug your EVs into is based off of fossil fuels, you're not solving anything.

[–] bluGill@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

My grid is based off of wind. Yours could be too. Demand it, importantly demand the laws that allow it be built . Many areas have outlawed them, or may as well because of all the red tape. They are standard these days and so permits should be shall issue in request for a standard design.