Larry Linenschmidt

@HillCountryInstitute Live, Zack Cooper, AEI, Author of Tides of Fortune: Militaries Rise & Decline. U.S.-China balance of power, what it means for America’s future. Saturday at 1&7 PM, 1120 AM Radio (Central Texas) 🌐 Stream live online at thebridgeaustin.com, Podcast soon

@HillCountryInstitute Live-3 podcasts on Prop 4-Texas water & flooding- hillcountryinstitute.org/podcast and on podcast apps. Senator Charles Perry, Sarah Schlessinger, Texas Water Foun, Jeremy Mazur, Texas 2036, growing water&flood needs of Texas. The Bridge 1120 AM Radio-7 PM Sat,

On The Climate Brink, I cross posted a post from Andy Revkin's Sustain What substack, written by one of the giants of Atmospheric Sciences, Mike Wallace. In it, he describes his evolution about climate change from initial doubt to grave concern.

@Hillcountryinstitute Live, Sarah Rountree Schlessinger-TX Water Foundation & Jeremy Mazur-Texas 2036, water for TX,flood control, Prop 4. The Bridge 1120 AM,1&8PM Sat,1:30&6:30 Sun. Streaming same times-thebridgeaustin.com. Soon on your podcast app & hillcountryinstitute.org

Solar electricity generation has been doubling every three years. And its growth isn’t slowing down. 2024 saw the fastest growth rate in 6 years.

@OldmanTran @Liz_Cheney Freedom is a value we share with Europe. Putin is a dictator who literally kills his opponents. Let's have the courage to stand against Putin with our allies.

@Liz_Cheney NATO is a relic. We need forge new alliances who align with our values, or yearn to do so. Europe is going in the opposite direction. That is the reality, Liz.

Here is some truth: Putin invaded Ukraine. NATO is the most successful military alliance in history. Since 1945, American leadership has ensured freedom and security for ourselves and millions of others around the world. Together with our allies, we defeated the Soviet Union—an empire so evil it had to build gulags and walls to keep its own people in. Destroying America’s alliances and abandoning the cause of freedom is morally and strategically indefensible. Putin will pocket Trump’s naive concessions and demand much more. Appeasement makes a wider war more likely, not less. @realDonaldTrump, @JDVance, and @elonmusk have made clear who they are. Only fools—or Kremlin tools—would abandon NATO, side with Russia, and demand Ukraine surrender in the face of Putin’s brutal aggression.

Trump, Vance & others either have forgotten or never knew that Zelensky signed a ceasefire agreement with Putin in 2019. Three years later, Putin launched his full-scale invasion. So, signing another ceasefire with no security guarantees feels like suicide for Ukrainians.

Program for Humanitarian Aid (PHA),ministering in Ukraine after Russia's cruel attack with the Love of Christ. @hillcountryinst Live. On podcast and 1120AM on Sat,1&7PM. Chris and Christy Hill, who live near Tyler, Texas, are Co-Executive Directors, work with a team of Ukrainians

Just for some context: ERCOT peak demand grew 35.2 GW from 1997 to 2024 (1.25 GW/yr). The February 2025 CDR shows 55.3 GW of growth from 2024 to 2029 (9.21 GW/yr), a 740% increase in the historical rate of growth.

My annual decarbonization presentation is here. 200 slides, covering everything from water levels in Lake Gatún to sulfur dioxide emissions to ESG fund flows to Chinese auto exports to artificial intelligence. Link in reply

Two sinners, hiding in Eden. God walks up and asks, “Where are you?” Two sinners, heading toward Emmaus. God walks up and asks, “What are you discussing?” Our God seeks us out when we’re in the wrong place. And his questions summon us home.

How do we overcome racial stereotypes-Michelle Reyes @hillcountryinst Live. 1&7 PM Sat, live streaming thebridgeaustin.com , radio-1120 AM same time-Central TX Also-podcast-Hill Country Institute Live- …llcountryinstitutelive.buzzsprout.com/20267/9800556-… and our website, hillcountryinstitute.org

@hillcountryinst Live-Veronica Godoy, PhD, Central TX Conservation Proj Dir, A Rocha USA, live stream thebridgeaustin.com Sat,12/7, 1&7PM also The Bridge 1120 AM, podcast at Hill Country Institute Live and at our website, hillcountryinstitute.org, Creation Care in TX

A big thank you to Austin area CCL volunteer Larry Linenschmidt for providing testimony at the Dec 3, 2024, hearing of the Grid Reliability Legislative Oversight Joint Committee. youtu.be/rS9mkCZwQhc

John Davis, Wildlife Biologist, Kyle Conservation Manager-caring for God's creation-@hillcountryinst Podcast Hill Country Institute Live, live streamed at thebridgeaustin.com, also The Bridge 1120 AM,on Sat, 11/23, 1PM hillcountryinstitute.org for podcasts,videos-faith&culture

Texas broke the solar record yesterday, reaching 20,459 megawatts; solar power provided 26% of peak demand. Record last July was 13,420MW. That's a 52% increase in one year. Likely to have another 50% increase before next July. Wholesale prices were low. #txlege #energytwitter

Enjoyed spending some time with ⁦@NathanForTexas⁩ ⁦@EnvironmentTex⁩ ⁦@joshdr83⁩ & ⁦@HARCresearch⁩ talking Texas solar. #txenergy #txsolar environmentamerica.org/texas/articles…

And with over 2,000 MW of solar presently synching with the ERCOT grid and 27,000 MW with SS/FIS/IA in hand, this record will be broken numerous times during this long, hot summer. #txenergy #txsolar ☀️⚡️

“But coal is reliable…” we were told.