Chris Frank 🌱🚴‍♂️🥑🇺🇸🇺🇦

The Senator survived and even if he didn’t, a Senator shouldn’t affect the balance in the House.

At this depth, is geothermal viable in any geography?

What is wrong with his knuckles?!?

Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’

From me - Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

214g (one way emissions to Chicago per Google Flights, taking Amtrak back) x 4 travelers x 1.9 (to account for contrails) x $100/ton = $163 donation to local climate non-profit @planetacterra.bsky.social

Flying there tomorrow. Looks like you got the good weather and left the gloom for me.

Taking Amtrak home w/ my fam. 50+ hours. Chi > Omaha > Denver > SLC > Emeryville. Our friends said they had the best time on the train.

I want to buy this sweatshirt

You Don't Need an Electrician to Install This Smart Home Battery The former Tesla engineers who founded Pila Energy say their battery can make it easier and more affordable for consumers to weather power outages.

Interesting: small home batteries that you can plug into any wall outlet & tuck away just about anywhere. If you plug in multiples, they automatically form a mesh network.

This is the battery equivalent of "balcony solar."

North America’s Draghi

A historic oceanfront park on San Francisco’s western edge will officially open on 4/12. The new park, the largest pedestrianization project in California history, will give residents & visitors a place to walk, bike, relax, & connect with the coast like never before.

A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.

Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

Trump's energy paradox - Open Circuit <p>The Trump administration wants energy abundance. But it just declared war on the fastest and cheapest ways to achieve it.</p><p>That's the central paradox em

Jigar said nice things about him on the reincarnated Energy Gang pod.

pod.wave.co/podcast/open...

When it seems like everyone else is groveling…

651g (round trip emissions to NYC per Google Flights) x 1.9 (to account for contrails) x $100/ton = $124 donation to local climate non-profit @planetacterra.bsky.social

At long last, the US Treasury Dept has finalized rules for the clean hydrogen tax credit (45V). home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
In general, the rules are based on a strong set of environmental safeguards to ensure "clean" hydrogen is truly clean & provide the certainty industry needs to build.
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Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals First-ever observation of continuous subsidence shows as much as 70 percent of high-rises affected in some areas of Miami

yikes www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e... “Dozens of luxury beachfront condos & hotels in Surfside, Bal Harbour, Miami Beach & Sunny Isles are sinking into the ground at ‘unexpected’ rates, with ~70% of buildings in northern & central Sunny Isles affected, research by the University of Miami found.”

Carol of the Bells — the classic, and Ukrainian, Christmas song Editor's note: For the holiday season, the Kyiv Independent has created a unique collection dedicated to Carol of the Bells. Shop now on our e-store. Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thur...

One of the most famous Christmas songs in modern times — “Carol of the Bells” — was first performed during a Christmas concert by the student choir of the University of Kyiv on Dec. 29, 1916. There are now over 150 arrangements of the English language version.

Lower-cost sodium-ion batteries are finally having their moment World’s largest battery maker touts second-generation sodium-ion battery.

Wider use of these batteries could lead to lower costs, less fire risk, and less need for lithium, cobalt, and nickel.

this has gotta be it www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...

Evari turns to rocket science to solve problems with heat pumps | TechCrunch The startup emerged from stealth with a goal of extending the range of EVs while also eliminating fossil fuels from home heating.

A NH company is trying to scale a space age heat pump tech - the turbocompressor- affordably for the earthbound market. Big potential prize - 50% efficiency gains, 95% copper and RE reduction, no oil lubricant needed, low GWP refrigerant, quiet and low vibration
techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/e...

A screen shot of an article reads: "The Nuclear Regulation Commission announced Wednesday that it had approved permits for Kairos to build two 35-megawatt thermal test reactors at its Hermes 2 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The facility, which is expected to contain the two reactors and a shared power generation system, is meant only for gathering data in support of the development of a larger, commercial site. Before commercial energy production could begin, Kairos would have to apply and receive approval for an operating license, according to the NRC."

Kairos Power, the nuclear startup that just inked an offtake deal with Google, had received a green light from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build two molten-flouride salt-cooled test reactors at its Hermes 2 facility at Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee. www.inc.com/chloe-aiello... 🔌💡

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Climate action with MAGA characteristics.

Whatever works.

Don’t compare it to the Almighty, compare it to the alternative!

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 is a three-row electric SUV with room to grow No pricing yet.

It's finally revealed. Hyundai has showed off the three-row Ioniq 9... looking pretty interesting.

It looks like it's going to get around 330 miles... and have NACS native to the EV.

What do folks think? It's going to ship starting next spring...

www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/2...

Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov dies after falling from building | CNN Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday.

Vladimir Shklyarov, a world-renowned Russian ballet star who had been critical of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, has died after falling from the fifth floor of a building. www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/s...

The importance of pairing working class vibes with working class policy.

From now on, in primaries I’m going to give a lot more consideration to candidates that do well in working class counties in states that go before CA.

Killing The IRA's Tax Credit Is a Big Win For China The IRA's $7,500 is designed to incentivize U.S. EV supply chain investment. Without it, it's not clear if our EV supply chain will get off the ground.

The Inflation Reduction Act's $7,500 EV tax credit is incentivizing U.S. EV supply chain investment, and that's by design. Killing it, as Trump is contemplating, would be a big gift for China.
insideevs.com/news/741162/... 🔌💡 🔌🚗

Why the Senate Will Absolutely Confirm Matt Gaetz If you think these Republicans are going to stand up to Donald Trump, you have not been paying attention.

after reading this, a friend wrote to remind me that judges only get protection through the marshals office, run out of DOJ, so AG Matt Gaetz will decide whether federal judges get protection from the tsunami of threats they face when they say something unpopular...
slate.com/news-and-pol...

Caltrain's electrification project is paying off big-time Since Caltrain launched its electrification project it has seen major increases in Bay Area ridership.

“Although the electric trains still reach the same top speed as diesel ones — 79 mph — they start and stop much faster, saving riders time.” www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...