Organized Crime Targets Solar

In Chile, organized crime gangs are now stealing solar panels and copper wiring from giant solar farms in coordinated nighttime raids. James explains how Saskatchewan could spend over $520 million a year on coal fuel alone — enough money to build massive amounts of solar and battery storage every single year instead. In Ohio, voters accidentally upheld a renewable energy ban because the ballot wording was nearly impossible to understand.

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Plus: China donates 5,000 solar systems to Cuba during ongoing blackouts, the EPA blames Asian pollution for smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City, Vestas tests red wind turbine blades to reduce bird collisions, Norway hits nearly 99% EV adoption, and Amsterdam bans fossil fuel advertising. Also in the Lightning Round: giant Alaskan tsunamis, Ozempic crushing junk food sales, Meta's Manhattan-sized AI data center, rooftop solar for dairy barns, and why heat pump dryers are secretly amazing.

The Lightning Round includes:

• Norway reaches 98.6% EV market share
• BYD adds LiDAR to a $10K EV
• Used EV searches double in Canada
• Meta plans 10 new gas plants for AI expansion
• Amsterdam bans meat and fossil fuel ads
• Heat pump dryers use up to 60% less electricity
• Ozempic may already be reshaping freight demand
• The IEA says the fossil fuel era may never recover after the current oil shock

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