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Don Burke

@theflyer.bsky.social

Electric vehicles, renewable energy, electrification of everything, photography

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Subscribe to Volts A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week. Click to read Volts, a Substack publication with tens of thou...

It seems like a good time to remind folks that Volts is 100% listener supported. My only obligation is to you. Subscribe & help me keep doing it!

13.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved this pod. So invigorating to think about what might be possible.

19.01.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree. It would be so cool if he can pull this off.

19.01.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cc @bgepstein6591.bsky.social

26.08.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service Area Again, Reclaims Top Spot From Waymo Tesla has expanded its Robotaxi geofence service area again, now compassing 171 square miles.… Read More

Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service Area Again, Reclaims Top Spot From Waymo

26.08.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Safety-critical FSD Fails over 8,100-mile Road Trip
YouTube video by NNDriven Safety-critical FSD Fails over 8,100-mile Road Trip

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQkH...

24.08.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Highlight Reel of 8,100 Miles on FSD 13.2.9
YouTube video by NNDriven Highlight Reel of 8,100 Miles on FSD 13.2.9

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-YN...

24.08.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FSD 13.2.9 Fails and Wow Moments Over 8,100 Miles Chronicling the progression of Tesla’s Full-Self Driving software

donb.medium.com/fsd-13-2-9-f...

24.08.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Zachary Labe
YouTube video by Richmond Shreve Zachary Labe

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Kk...

31.05.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astonishing French Report on Blatten Avalanche This event might just be getting started.

Astonishing French report from Blatten Avalanche. This event might just be getting started.
thinc.blog/2025/05/30/a...

30.05.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Anti-solar bills die in Texas House Legislation that would "kill renewable energy in Texas" failed to progress in the state's House of Representatives.

Some good news! 3 absurd anti-solar and pro-gas bills die in Texas pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/05/28/a...

29.05.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be there.

09.05.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations

This is a seismic gut punch to the weather enterprise.

It is impossible to overstate how important @unidata.bsky.social is in implementing many datasets/libraries (LDM, netCDF, THREDDS, metPy) we currently use in meteorological research & operations.

www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...

09.05.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 12

Hey Katharine! I've since shifted to Gallagher Re. Myself and team release quarterly and annual natural catastrophe / climate reports with ample data to quantify and qualify how these risks are evolving globally.

Q1 2025
www.ajg.com/gallagherre/...

2024 Annual
www.ajg.com/gallagherre/...

08.05.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump is losing his war on democracy Trump’s power grabs are dangerous. But he’s going about them all wrong β€” and facing effective resistance as a result.

Genuine reasons for hope - the constitutional order is under assault, but Trump's incompetence continues to improve the prospects for effective resistance www.vox.com/politics/410...

30.04.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Hosting an event in Alexandria? Promote it easily on the ALXnow calendar | ALXnow Looking to attract more people to your upcoming local gathering? Submit it to ALXnow’s event calendar and connect with locals searching for things to do in our community. Thousands of Alexandria residents...

Hosting an event in Alexandria? Promote it easily on the ALXnow calendar

www.alxnow.com/2025/04/29/h...

29.04.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

We & @sabincenter.bsky.social are tracking government attacks on science --> climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

@publicenvirodata.bsky.social is archiving critical data --> screening-tools.com

And there are even more trackers in this list! --> ucsd.libguides.com/usgov/trumpt...

29.04.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's maddening. Largely due to one man's narcissism.

29.04.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eco-City Festival to showcase Alexandria’s environmentally friendly initiatives | ALXnow Alexandria's Eco-City Festival will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ben Brenman Park. This free event is perfect for families and aims to boost sustainability awareness in a fun,...

Eco-City Festival to showcase Alexandria's environmentally friendly initiatives

www.alxnow.com/2025/04/28/e...

28.04.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who is tracking all of the deletions and memory-holing?

29.04.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi everyone. I'm gonna start posting again. I needed to be away from social media for my sanity.

29.04.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but they use a proprietary data source that adds a lot of opaqueness to the process. They also do not include any property-specific context out mitigations, leaving that to the seller or buyer to figure out. Use it as a tool but do your own research.

07.04.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My eight-year-old asked me today if people with gasoline cars keep gas tanks at home. A whole generation is learning that vehicles gain range while at rest, at home. Having to stop to do that while you’re on the way somewhere is just weird.

01.03.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry

28.02.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oil Giants Tell Trump: Go Frack Yourself As I’ve been reporting, more evidence that there is some magical spigot of oil that can be opened to lower the price of gasoline is a fantasy.Oil Giants have told the administration there is …

My Most popular post this week: Oil Majors tell Trump to go Frack Himself
thinc.blog/2025/02/03/o...

09.02.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Graphic showing a line graph time series of daily Arctic sea ice extent in the Pacific sector of the Arctic (Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk) for each year from 1979 to 2024. This year is shown in red. Purple to white color shading is used for each other year's line. There is a long-term decreasing trend for every day of the year.

Graphic showing a line graph time series of daily Arctic sea ice extent in the Pacific sector of the Arctic (Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk) for each year from 1979 to 2024. This year is shown in red. Purple to white color shading is used for each other year's line. There is a long-term decreasing trend for every day of the year.

Graphic showing a line graph time series of daily Arctic sea ice extent in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic (Greenland + Barents + Kara Seas) for each year from 1979 to 2024. This year is shown in red. Purple to white color shading is used for each other year's line. There is a long-term decreasing trend for every day of the year.

Graphic showing a line graph time series of daily Arctic sea ice extent in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic (Greenland + Barents + Kara Seas) for each year from 1979 to 2024. This year is shown in red. Purple to white color shading is used for each other year's line. There is a long-term decreasing trend for every day of the year.

Sometimes it is only one side of the #Arctic that experiences anomalously low conditions during winter, but this year we are seeing the sea ice edge on *both* the Atlantic & Pacific sectors at very low levels for this time of year. This is contributing to the historic record low for early February.

07.02.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The weak link in Trump’s anti-EJ push: State permits State environmental justice standards remain out of the president's reach, complicating his rush to expand fossil fuels.

State-level permitting remains a critical safeguard against Trump's anti-climate agenda.

States are strengthening environmental justice standards, ensuring impacts on marginalized communities are considered.

Climate action is resilientβ€”and states will continue to uphold key protections.

06.02.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Blue Report The top links on Bluesky over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly.

This is also a valuable resource for sky users

theblue.report

06.02.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30150    πŸ” 7406    πŸ’¬ 1206    πŸ“Œ 306
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State lawmakers nationwide are refusing to back down on our climate future. They're ready to take the lead β€” to use state power to build the clean energy economy and defy Trump’s attacks.

Join us tomorrow for a press conference with leaders from red, purple and blue states: bit.ly/state-leadership

04.02.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Here's how much ice NWS predicts Wednesday night into Thurs AM around the DC area. We think this is a reasonable forecast. Icy glaze most probable/significant west of I-95. Will want to use care on bridges, ramps, overpasses, untreated surfaces!
Details: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

04.02.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

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