Here it is: the first-ever electric Type D school bus from Thomas Built The school bus experts at Thomas Built have just released Wattson: the first electric, square-bodied Type D bus in the company's history.

‘combines a flat front, high seating capacity, and superior driver visibility…Saf-T-Liner eHDX2 Wattson…150 miles of estimated range…246 kWh li-ion battery pack…295 hp 14Xe eAxle, 750 lb-ft of peak torque…capable of 120 kW DC fast charging, and is V2G capable’

In this case, let the door hit ya where the lord split ya.

I paid ~$1600 for an E0800 Aprilaire dehumidifier & ~$1600 for a Gree Sapphire 9,000 BTU heat pump. I monitor electricity consumption, & the respective H2O outputs visually.

My estimates show the heat pump captures around FOUR TIMES MORE WATER per kWh than the dehumidifier!!

WOW!

Never thought that my visualization of solar growth vs IEA projections would be used by someone as famous and influential as Al Gore!
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For me the original revelation came during my 2008 sabbatical when I read about learning curves at the same time as I was reading the IEA's world energy outlook.

Here's a short description of how and why I originally constructed the chart, for those interested.
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Ozzy Osbourne meets Paul McCartney for the first time, 2001.

They SHUT DOWN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

Hi. I'm pretty sure I'm not a sock puppet. I'm a trombone player, engineer, human rights advocate, and devoted believer in science, philosophy, & evidence.

"My friend" was sincerely meant, I apologize if it came off as insincere or condescending. Happy to exchange arguments & evidence. Good faith.

Birthright citizenship has always been a Black issue. Immigrants & descendants of American slavery. We haven't had full citizenship long. Our citizenship never stopped being conditional & can be snatched. Our ancestors were not deceived they had protection as "real" Americans & we shouldn't be.

No they aren’t. This is garbage right wing monkey talking points.

Family farms love stable solar income.

Love that this person shared this organization - this group is a fossil funded cover group that acts like they’re there for ‘responsible’ solar but in reality they’re there to hinder development.

And this group’s talking points align exact with this poster’s talking point.

Flirting with fossils: the faux crusade for ‘responsible solar’ An ostensibly fossil-friendly group has been quietly orchestrating faux concern campaigns to disrupt the renewable energy landscape. We outline the history and apparent motives of Citizens for Respons...

You can find the origins of these right wing talking points here:

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Spoiler alert: this is coming from a fossil-funded disinformation campaign, and involves bad-faith actors Susan Ralston and convicted felon Jack Abramoff.

Solar+food in ethanol fields could fully power the United States Converting the nation’s 40 million acres of ethanol corn farms into solar-plus-food facilities would generate 1.5 times our nation’s electricity needs, while also powering a 100% electrified passenger...

My friend, please read a little more on this subject. You are flirting with right-wing talking points (in sheep's clothing). I trust that your social and environmental perspectives align with the scientific community and that you will give this a second look.

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Chris Judge’s “A Daily Cloud” project began in 2020, born from quiet days in the garden during lockdown. With simple lines and a touch of imagination, he turned everyday skies into playful scenes - one cloud at a time. [1/3]

Credits: adailycloud [FB]
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Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

This is absolutely terrible news.

With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.

h/t @merz.bsky.social

It's hot already!? Thank wind and solar for keeping your AC on. Renewable energy is getting us through his heat wave. So why is the Legislature trying to sideline these sources. We need an all-of-the-above approach.

The Houston Chronicle comes out in support of wind & solar on the Texas grid, and kindly requests that the Texas legislature not shoot the state in the dick.

500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens.

Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.

I love Blueridge/Gree especially the "Sapphire" 9k and 12k units. They are one of the lowest power consuming mini splits money can buy, they are quiet, and they work better when it's really cold. Wifi!

Don't buy Samsung. I have two: One freezes up, & the other one rattles and hums loudly since new.

TANK vs TESLA

"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"

- ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

From the thescoop community on Reddit: Chinese business man shares his view on the US-Chinese trade war. „You don‘t need a trade war. You need a revolution“ Explore this post and more from the thescoop community

Important.

Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

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Lock them up.

They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.

Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.

"The optimists died in the gas chambers, the pessimists have pools in Beverly Hills." - Billy Wilder

Bravo to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social for his bravery and journalistic integrity.

This is like watching all the animals fleeing inland right before a tsunami. They know what's coming. So did Einstein in 1932 when he left.

Doctors Stanley and Snyder are two of the top experts on authoritarianism, and have called it quits.

I'll be joining them in Canada this summer.

He Is Not Just a “Nazi”: Why It Matters It’s not name-calling. It’s not theoretical.

There is a systematic effort to make the word “Nazi” seem like just another insult wielded by oversensitive libs.

But Elon Musk is not just a Nazi. He’s Dylann Roof in the West Wing hacking America to be more white, patriarchal & violent.

Why it matters.
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