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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Who said the goal is to make the GOP honest? I though we were talking winning elections.

For example, I usually walk to work, but on the coldest days I am much more likely to drive or take the bus.

This is a tough ask. My BEV loses about 45% of its efficiency in winter, and coldest weather means people need their cars more because walking and biking are more difficult especially when combined with snow and ice. So the natural tendency is much higher BEV energy use on coldest days/weeks.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

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Domestic manufacturers will be protected indefinitely within the countries that have them. I don't see the US giving up 4M manufacturing jobs and not sure I'd want it to.

Spotify's algorithm is easy to avoid by following artists, creating playlists, and pushing in tracks from apps like Shazam. Unlike social media, there are competitors with comparable catalogs, so easy to jump if Spotify ever became heavy handed. This is why Spotify mostly hasn't enshitified.

I don't recall the details of the NYT piece, but Aviv writes about Andrea Munro and her sisters' evolving understanding of the abuse and their relationship to each other. I thought it was insightful about truth and art and families.

“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was defined by broken records Soaring temperatures are translating into more powerful freak storms and wild fires, an ominous trend for humanity

"“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was marked by broken records" by Matthew Rozsa for the @salonnewsroom.bsky.social : www.salon.com/2024/12/19/a...

In the US the challenge is NIMBY and right wing politics. We're entering a political period where renewable incentives will probably be gutted. History (and South Korea) show us that nuke costs go down and speed goes up when construction is scaled. Put together, maybe nuke needs to be on the table.

In the face of reduced and declining PM 2.5, it's a value-laden decision what is an acceptable impact. Combustion is tied to traditions and comfort for many, and individuals and communities will need to figure this out. So I'm OK with this home being lifted up even though it has secondary wood heat.

Does that include an assumption for methane capture and flaring by the landfill?

Being fooled and doing bad journalism is different than 'fake news'.

Interestingly, none of the ghost job ads were ads to hire hiring managers.

You know who you are.

Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Residential Heating Technologies in USA - Western Cooling Efficiency Center Residential energy use is responsible for about 20% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the US. Growing housing stock and continued use of fossil fuels to heat homes is making it more challengi...

For a more accurate estimate you need to model weather, electric resistance
heat use, grid emissions, refrigerant losses etc. but you get to around the same place. And of course renewables make HP much more beneficial.
wcec.ucdavis.edu/analysis-of-...

NG-generated electric, air source heat pump: 3.0 heat pump COP, 0.6 efficiency for CC natural gas plant, 0.8 transmission and distribution losses, so 1.44 total for HP heat versus 0.95 for gas heat. So rough estimate about 30% GHG savings using conservative assumptions.

It's a good question, and it does, even versus natural gas electric generation which is more GHG efficient than coal or oil. Back of the envelope: NG heating best case is 0.95 efficient ignoring methane losses from residential distribution.

A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.

This has always been my worst fear about climate change: the worse it gets, the more geopolitical chaos it causes; the more geopolitical chaos there is, the harder it is to cooperate to fight climate change.

theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...

BTW, speaking as a Buffalo resident where our Main St pedestrian mall failed and is sadly being reverted to cars.

The Strange, Troubled History of Pedestrian Malls A few of them have worked out well. Most of them have been failures. But the idea of building new ones has never died, and there are signs of still another incarnation.

Yes they are loved, but love isn't enough. Need to make sure we learn from the many failed pedestrian malls of the past, focus on good planning, and tie these to a broader urban program. www.governing.com/assessments/...

This is an important question. Check out @timothysnyder.bsky.social short book On Tyranny for a practical guide. Here's rule number 1.

The goal isn't a cut in US emissions, it's a cut in overall emissions. Doesn't more US LNG exports increases overall emissions?

I could reuse my indirect DHW tank as a storage tank, and add an electric DHW tank and a small circulator. Carbon savings are large given our nuke and hydro electric mix. TLDR: electric resistance hot water could make sense vs NG where electric is clean and time of use rates are cheap.

Interesting. This might make a good stand alone action here in Buffalo, NY. We have relatively clean electric and I have a Time of Use meter bc of my EV, $0.078/kWh off peak. Switching from NG to electric resistance is only an extra ~12% energy cost and avoids cycling and wearing out my boiler.

Domestic hot water loads are higher in the winter here in Buffalo NY, while solar resource is ~30% winter versus summer. Our solar abundance issue will happen here, but probably only to serve loads that can be avoided during winter.

I'm not here for politics, I'm here for knowledge sharing in fields I follow, especially clean energy. And I hate being subjected to bad algorithms and bad repetitive ads.

Twenty little black and white cycling line drawings, as follows: It’ll be worth it / great view from the top (person cycling up a hill). Bike shed - caption 'Room for another one?' This machine fights climate change (bicycle). 'Slow and steady wins the race'. Picture of person on upright bike. Bike helmet with 'A safe route would be even better' written on it. People cycling helps drivers, showing how cycling removes one car from the queue in front of you. Cargo bike (yes you can). Picture of cargo bike carrying washing machine. Ding dong. Bike bell. (Cyclists: Pass pedestrians with care). Cycling helps the NHS, written inside a heart. There’s a bike for almost everyone, showing an adapted cycle. Give us space - thank you. Diagram showing safe passing distance. VIP transport (Very Important Pet). Pet in bike basket. Picture of person on bike with caption 'Pays the same taxes you do'. Folding bike picture, showing how they open up possibilities. Car boot, under your desk, on a train. Take care please. Picture showing family on bikes ('could be your family') with car behind. This week’s shopping, arrows pointing at shopping on bike. E-bikes aren’t cheating. Picture of bike going up hill. 'Largely fuelled by cake', written on a piece of cake with bicycle topper. Where there’s a road let's make a safe bike route too. Shows bike route next to road. 'Have fun out there'. Two cyclists and a sign saying 'adventure', pointing in the direction they are going.

A summary of my cycling cartoons: Twenty Little Cycling Drawings.
[Larger versions found here: davewalker.com/twenty/ ]

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