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It is cheaper than ever to power the world without burning fossil fuels #TEDTalks

We’re living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has plunged, making it cheaper than ever to power the world without burning fossil fuels. He breaks down how energy from the sun became…

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We’re living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has plunged, making it cheaper than ever to power the world without burning fossil fuels. He breaks down how energy from the sun became the best option on Earth — and why this narrow window of time may be our last real shot at a different future. “Energy from heaven, not from hell,” he says.

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  1. @tlwest1

    August 30, 2026 at 3:10 pm

    Please check your science we people are 1 percent of what is causing climate change ie such as 🌋

    • @tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef

      August 30, 2026 at 7:04 pm

      Yes, the near totality of scientists just really need to check their science.
      Not you.

  2. @cjones3710

    August 30, 2026 at 3:28 pm

    Wow more global worming nonsense. When is Florida going to be underwater 1999. 2002.

    • @tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef

      August 30, 2026 at 7:06 pm

      Flooding more and more. Have you been living under a rock? Jesus some people 🤦‍♂️

    • @scubaseppy

      August 30, 2026 at 8:55 pm

      @cjones3710 pretty simple look at the CO2 ppm….

  3. @simonemorgain5928

    August 30, 2026 at 4:23 pm

    While Trump terminates wind projects

    • @Wayne5455

      August 30, 2026 at 5:47 pm

      Thankfully! Have you even considered the environmental cost of wind power? Look at the facts and NOT THE PROPAGANDA. it will give you a totally new perspective!

    • @dmondot

      August 30, 2026 at 6:32 pm

      @Wayne5455 Please enlighten us.

    • @Wayne5455

      August 30, 2026 at 7:47 pm

      @dmondotif you are too lazy to do it yourself, then you have the problem. I do not need to illuciadate what you have left in your darkness of mind.

    • @adonaydiaz674

      August 30, 2026 at 9:02 pm

      @Wayne5455 So then you are in full support of solar power?

  4. @tc-aGsZXNjZW5laG9ybnN0cmF3d2ef

    August 30, 2026 at 4:36 pm

    Cheap and environmentally better.
    But ignoramus and idiot puppets still push back against it 🙄

  5. @L.LGodwill

    August 30, 2026 at 4:48 pm

    Investing in geothermal energy is also important

  6. @osterbybruk

    August 30, 2026 at 7:29 pm

    Sorry mate, we don’t have the energy storage to go all solar.

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How Doodling Unlocks Your Imagination | Joe Whale | TED

Artist Joe Whale used to get in trouble for doodling in class, until a local restaurant let him cover an entire wall with his artwork … and the internet took notice. He traces his unlikely beginning to a bigger story: your imagination is a muscle, and it weakens when you hand it off to AI.…

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Artist Joe Whale used to get in trouble for doodling in class, until a local restaurant let him cover an entire wall with his artwork … and the internet took notice. He traces his unlikely beginning to a bigger story: your imagination is a muscle, and it weakens when you hand it off to AI. Through a live doodling demo, he shows in real time what it looks like to let a thought become a drawing, one line at a time. (Recorded at Play@TED on May 14, 2026)

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“There are no magic words that can help you figure out how to be an activist” #TEDTalks

Malala Yousafzai has spent her life advocating for girls’ education — surviving an assassination attempt at 15, meeting with world leaders and then watching hard-won progress collapse when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021. That moment of despair forced her to completely rethink what it means to create change, and what she discovered replaced…

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Malala Yousafzai has spent her life advocating for girls’ education — surviving an assassination attempt at 15, meeting with world leaders and then watching hard-won progress collapse when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021. That moment of despair forced her to completely rethink what it means to create change, and what she discovered replaced…

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