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@tkovach.bsky.social

Climate dad to E, J, and C. Working on decarbonization and environmental justice in Cleveland. Founded the Cleveland Refugee Bike Project. Supports Juventus & Eintracht. Opinions my own and probably wrong.

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This is precisely what the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator program in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund was supposed to foster nationwide. But they killed it.

02.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stop giving me your toughest battles meme

Left side shows a bedraggled grayish man with black hollow eyes. Black text on white background reads Stop sending me Giving Tuesday emails

Right side shows a cartoon Jesus with brown hair and beard above black text on a white background reading Only today your donation will be matched 2x Can we count on you

Stop giving me your toughest battles meme Left side shows a bedraggled grayish man with black hollow eyes. Black text on white background reads Stop sending me Giving Tuesday emails Right side shows a cartoon Jesus with brown hair and beard above black text on a white background reading Only today your donation will be matched 2x Can we count on you

03.12.2024 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

β€œI personally know many scientists in my field leaving the United States altogether."

02.12.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*extremely Zoomer affect*
It's giving Tuesday

02.12.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@robdelaney.bsky.social's "Catastrophe" has characters walking, taking buses and the tube, and even using bikeshare

02.12.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after more than 1,000 are killed Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 502 people in Indonesia, 334 in Sri Lanka and 170 in Thailand, authorities said.

Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after more than 1,000 are killed

02.12.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HOT YOGA FRAUD: A Knives Out Film

02.12.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SEASON LIBERALLY

02.12.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Extremely cool old poster for Canadian hydropower that shows an enormous hand poking through a waterfall with a transmission tower next to it.

Text reads THIS IS OUR STRENGTH 

ELECTRIC POWER

Extremely cool old poster for Canadian hydropower that shows an enormous hand poking through a waterfall with a transmission tower next to it. Text reads THIS IS OUR STRENGTH ELECTRIC POWER

02.12.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@patrickwyman.bsky.social

01.12.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's no specific reason for Jerry's name. But in the original cartoon Tom was Jasper and Jerry had no name

01.12.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so embarrassing

01.12.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jesus, if you're listening

01.12.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@madisoncondon.bsky.social argues that thinking of climate change as an externality is a category error that limits the solution set in harmful ways, and I find this very persuasive
lpeproject.org/blog/is-clim...

01.12.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Outside of adopting SolarApp+ what are the immediate things state and local governments can do to speed up the regulatory process

01.12.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unitary Executive Theory has a little known corollary that says The Mad King can be controlled by his viziers, as a treat

01.12.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*extremely Lil Jon voice*

01.12.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We find that while exposure to extreme weather-related events is related to greater belief in climate change and increased personal risk, there is a stronger relation to the beliefs of the political parties that have administrative and legislative ruling power in the region."

01.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plan your next electric upgrade today It's easier to go electric with Rewiring America's personalized electrification planner tool.

It's not local but check out Rewiring America's planning tools
homes.rewiringamerica.org/personal-ele...

01.12.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Khyber Monday is when you celebrate the culture and history of Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkwha province

01.12.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many poorly timed investments in copper ingots of inferior quality

01.12.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biden displays AIDS Memorial Quilt at White House to observe World AIDS Day President Joe Biden on Sunday displayed the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn to observe World AIDS Day.

I prefer to remember how the White House approached World AIDS Day last year.
apnews.com/article/bide...

01.12.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The information did it

01.12.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is he adopting the updated GPC electricity protocols yet

01.12.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who Bears the Burden of Climate Inaction? Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

"We find an aggregate annual cost averaging between $400 and $900 per household; in 10 percent of counties, costs exceed $1,300 per household...Climate costs also typically disproportionately burden lower-income households."

01.12.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd trip over a lineman's foot and throw up

01.12.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SPIDA CLIMBS THE LADDER πŸ’₯

Emphatic slam from Donovan Mitchell as BOS-CLE battle on NBA League Pass: nba.com/how-to-watch-g…


#LetEmKnow

30.11.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills

β€œThis is a defining moment for politicians of all stripes β€” what’s your answer to lowering utility bills? Because I think consumers and voters are looking for leadership on this.”

30.11.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh no

30.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strong Floor, No Ceiling sounds like the tag line for a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor work

30.11.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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