Ilmi
@ilmi.bsky.social
Climate fixer, finance wrangler, many-hat wearer, & Overton defenestrator. Hats: Sabin Center, Grantham Research Institute, Climate Technology Group, Adventure Capital, Carbon Tracker, CFRAC
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this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
January 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
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"Hard-to-abate" is sometimes code for "we haven't looked closely yet." This great new report shows opportunities for clean heat (low/medium-temp industrial process heat) through electrification, which also has public health benefits.
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Hard-to-abate" is sometimes code for "we haven't looked closely yet." This great new report shows opportunities for clean heat (low/medium-temp industrial process heat) through electrification, which also has public health benefits.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Does Trump really have it in for the Danes? One of the worst hits companies is Ørsted, a major source of Danish government revenue. I have to wonder if any of this is connected to the pursuit of Greenland. If not, then he's punishing the Danish economy/natsec coincidentally (entirely possible).
It brings me no pleasure to report that my beat — offshore wind power — skyrocketed to the top of new sites today.
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
I just published a scoop about Trump's halt on 5 in-progress wind farms capable of powering 2.7 million homes.
Here's a mega🧵
🔗 2nd post is a link to my scoop
🎁 last post is a gift
December 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Does Trump really have it in for the Danes? One of the worst hits companies is Ørsted, a major source of Danish government revenue. I have to wonder if any of this is connected to the pursuit of Greenland. If not, then he's punishing the Danish economy/natsec coincidentally (entirely possible).
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Watch @jamellebouie.net's video, which is very informative, but also note that there are many good reasons for Supreme Court expansion apart from trying to achieve progressive political outcomes. It would be a better, more defensible institution if it were bigger. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Watch @jamellebouie.net's video, which is very informative, but also note that there are many good reasons for Supreme Court expansion apart from trying to achieve progressive political outcomes. It would be a better, more defensible institution if it were bigger. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The maga divide summarized: does the gutter racism that is the mortar of our coalition apply to Jews or not? And if it doesn’t do we mean that or are we just pretending for the moment?
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The maga divide summarized: does the gutter racism that is the mortar of our coalition apply to Jews or not? And if it doesn’t do we mean that or are we just pretending for the moment?
A bust seems quite appropriate for Bari Weiss's university, doesn't it?
Can a bust be a take? Because this bust of herself that she installed at her “university” is pretty great
December 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A bust seems quite appropriate for Bari Weiss's university, doesn't it?
This is literally the most important point in geopolitics.
I‘m getting tired of repeating the point that Trump wants to divide and rule. He poses a collective action problem for Europeans and as long as we leave targeted nations to fend for themselves, he will succeed in dominating us.
Denmark to summon US ambassador over Trump Greenland envoy appointment
Danish foreign minister ‘deeply angered’ by move to send special envoy to territory Trump has threatened to annex
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is literally the most important point in geopolitics.
200kWh homes 4 all.
"We’ve got roughly 120 kWh sitting in our garage, thanks to our Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq. And we’ve got almost 40 kW of solar on the roof. So we’re already at the delicious point where we don’t get power bills - the energy company pays us."
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/colour-...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/colour-...
EVs At The Tipping Point: Why You Don’t Want To Be A Late Adopter
These graphs tell an important story. On the left is how horses disappeared from cities once cars took off. On the right is the same kind of substitution curve - petrol and diesel powered cars giving ...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
200kWh homes 4 all.
Data boys: All that matters in politics is doing what it takes to get elected.
Senator: I won my election.
Data boys: No not like that.
Senator: I won my election.
Data boys: No not like that.
personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Data boys: All that matters in politics is doing what it takes to get elected.
Senator: I won my election.
Data boys: No not like that.
Senator: I won my election.
Data boys: No not like that.
Having lived in London a decade ago and visited regularly since then, I am amazed at how nice London is.
The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...
Don’t believe the fake gloom about London
[FREE TO READ] The UK capital is subject to more than its fair share of misinformation
as.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Having lived in London a decade ago and visited regularly since then, I am amazed at how nice London is.
This is a good post about cars in cities.
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is a good post about cars in cities.
This view is why I disagree with the various ideological centrists' critiques of the left. The "problem" with the left isn't that it should accomodate views with which it fervently disagrees, but that it should do better to engage with the steel rather than straw man version of them.
If I were to level one constructive criticism to my leftward allies, it would be to learn that the best advocacy requires deeply understanding the merits of your opponents arguments, and that understanding the merits of an opponent's arguments is not accommodating or agreeing with them.
This shows how Chesterton’s Fence is a good principle to keep in mind.
Good reform requires understanding the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs. If you are arguing against something, you should know the other side's arguments (better than they do). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C...
Good reform requires understanding the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs. If you are arguing against something, you should know the other side's arguments (better than they do). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C...
December 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This view is why I disagree with the various ideological centrists' critiques of the left. The "problem" with the left isn't that it should accomodate views with which it fervently disagrees, but that it should do better to engage with the steel rather than straw man version of them.
If I were to level one constructive criticism to my leftward allies, it would be to learn that the best advocacy requires deeply understanding the merits of your opponents arguments, and that understanding the merits of an opponent's arguments is not accommodating or agreeing with them.
This shows how Chesterton’s Fence is a good principle to keep in mind.
Good reform requires understanding the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs. If you are arguing against something, you should know the other side's arguments (better than they do). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C...
Good reform requires understanding the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs. If you are arguing against something, you should know the other side's arguments (better than they do). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C...
G. K. Chesterton - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If I were to level one constructive criticism to my leftward allies, it would be to learn that the best advocacy requires deeply understanding the merits of your opponents arguments, and that understanding the merits of an opponent's arguments is not accommodating or agreeing with them.
Now this is stuff.
IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right:
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Now this is stuff.
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"The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed yesterday to vacate and rehear a September panel ruling allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to freeze $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants." www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/appeals... via Robyn Griggs Lawrence
Appeals court to reexamine EPA’s power to block climate grants
The D.C. Circuit agreed to rehear a ruling that let the Environmental Protection Agency freeze $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed yesterday to vacate and rehear a September panel ruling allowing the Environmental Protection Agency to freeze $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants." www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/appeals... via Robyn Griggs Lawrence
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ah but do i deserve my job despite pumping out banger after banger? who can say?
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
ah but do i deserve my job despite pumping out banger after banger? who can say?
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Goals for America:
The survey also showed enormous gaps between the parties on which democratic values they endorse as goals for America, with far greater endorsement among Democrats. 6/
The survey also showed enormous gaps between the parties on which democratic values they endorse as goals for America, with far greater endorsement among Democrats. 6/
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Goals for America:
The survey also showed enormous gaps between the parties on which democratic values they endorse as goals for America, with far greater endorsement among Democrats. 6/
The survey also showed enormous gaps between the parties on which democratic values they endorse as goals for America, with far greater endorsement among Democrats. 6/
That is extremely cool.
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
That is extremely cool.
As bad as you thought the Trump Administration's murders in Latin America were, it's far worse. The scope has expanded well beyond Venezuela to all across Central America and the Caribbean.
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As bad as you thought the Trump Administration's murders in Latin America were, it's far worse. The scope has expanded well beyond Venezuela to all across Central America and the Caribbean.
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
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Because Trump is nothing, he is useful as a mirror. His success mirrors the dysfunctions of our politics & media. His support mirrors the resentments & fears of his supporters. His fearsome reputation mirrors the insecurities of the left.
He is showing us what *we* are.
He is showing us what *we* are.
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Because Trump is nothing, he is useful as a mirror. His success mirrors the dysfunctions of our politics & media. His support mirrors the resentments & fears of his supporters. His fearsome reputation mirrors the insecurities of the left.
He is showing us what *we* are.
He is showing us what *we* are.
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Anyone who looks at Trump & sees *more than nothing* -- whether good or bad -- is not telling you anything about Trump, they are telling you about themselves, their own worldview, what they want. They are ascribing content, plans, intentionality, self-awareness, where there is none.
December 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Anyone who looks at Trump & sees *more than nothing* -- whether good or bad -- is not telling you anything about Trump, they are telling you about themselves, their own worldview, what they want. They are ascribing content, plans, intentionality, self-awareness, where there is none.
I remember learning about G.K. Chesterton in high school and man, if there's such a thing as a Chestertonian, I most certainly am one.
This shows how Chesterton’s Fence is a good principle to keep in mind.
Good reform requires understanding the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs. If you are arguing against something, you should know the other side's arguments (better than they do). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C...
Good reform requires understanding the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs. If you are arguing against something, you should know the other side's arguments (better than they do). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C...
G. K. Chesterton - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I remember learning about G.K. Chesterton in high school and man, if there's such a thing as a Chestertonian, I most certainly am one.