Mark Interrante
@interrante.bsky.social
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Previously Salesforce, Dell, HP, Deloitte
Previously Salesforce, Dell, HP, Deloitte
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Congratulations to my UT Austin colleague Jason McLellan (@mclellanlab.bsky.social), who’s just received a well-deserved MacArthur Fellowship. His work has been instrumental in developing vaccines for RSV and COVID-19.
UT Austin has a new “genius grant” recipient!
Texas Science professor Jason McLellan has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship — aka the “genius grant” — by The MacArthur Foundation.
#TexasScience @mclellanlab.bsky.social #MacArthurGenius @utaustin.bsky.social
cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...
Texas Science professor Jason McLellan has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship — aka the “genius grant” — by The MacArthur Foundation.
#TexasScience @mclellanlab.bsky.social #MacArthurGenius @utaustin.bsky.social
cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...
Virus Slayer Awarded ‘Genius Grant’ by MacArthur Foundation
The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.
cns.utexas.edu
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Congratulations to my UT Austin colleague Jason McLellan (@mclellanlab.bsky.social), who’s just received a well-deserved MacArthur Fellowship. His work has been instrumental in developing vaccines for RSV and COVID-19.
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Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
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🚨 Big win for rooftop solar in Colorado: @colorado.gov just made instant permitting + fast, flexible interconnection a statewide priority.
That means more Coloradans powering up clean energy without the red tape. Other states: time to follow suit. ⚡
colorado.gov/governor/new...
That means more Coloradans powering up clean energy without the red tape. Other states: time to follow suit. ⚡
colorado.gov/governor/new...
Gov. Polis Announces New Actions for Coloradans to Access Money-Saving Clean Energy Resources and Accelerate Clean Energy Infrastructure | Colorado Governor Jared Polis
DENVER - Governor Polis, joined by Public Utilities Commission Director Rebecca While, Colorado Energy Office Executive Director Will Toor, Conservation Colorado Executive Director Kelly Nordini, Kris...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🚨 Big win for rooftop solar in Colorado: @colorado.gov just made instant permitting + fast, flexible interconnection a statewide priority.
That means more Coloradans powering up clean energy without the red tape. Other states: time to follow suit. ⚡
colorado.gov/governor/new...
That means more Coloradans powering up clean energy without the red tape. Other states: time to follow suit. ⚡
colorado.gov/governor/new...
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Dallas has become a destination location for international concepts, leaving local restaurants in a lurch.
How Skyrocketing Rents Are Forcing Your Favorite Restaurants to Close
One thing we love to say here in the Observer food section: if you love a local bar/restaurant - go there.
www.dallasobserver.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Dallas has become a destination location for international concepts, leaving local restaurants in a lurch.
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China's coal generation dropped from 62.7% in July 2023 to 55.1% in July 2025!
7.6 Point drop in two years!
Petrostate boosters hate that China is moving from coal to wind, solar, hydro and nuclear to generate their electricity.
EVs also were 55% of August 2025 auto sales.
#energysky
7.6 Point drop in two years!
Petrostate boosters hate that China is moving from coal to wind, solar, hydro and nuclear to generate their electricity.
EVs also were 55% of August 2025 auto sales.
#energysky
September 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
China's coal generation dropped from 62.7% in July 2023 to 55.1% in July 2025!
7.6 Point drop in two years!
Petrostate boosters hate that China is moving from coal to wind, solar, hydro and nuclear to generate their electricity.
EVs also were 55% of August 2025 auto sales.
#energysky
7.6 Point drop in two years!
Petrostate boosters hate that China is moving from coal to wind, solar, hydro and nuclear to generate their electricity.
EVs also were 55% of August 2025 auto sales.
#energysky
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In a new #ScienceReview, researchers discuss the latest understanding of secondary organic aerosol formation in urban China, providing a framework for identifying knowledge gaps and guiding future research into haze chemistry and pollution control strategies. https://scim.ag/3HCgNrX
September 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In a new #ScienceReview, researchers discuss the latest understanding of secondary organic aerosol formation in urban China, providing a framework for identifying knowledge gaps and guiding future research into haze chemistry and pollution control strategies. https://scim.ag/3HCgNrX
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6 2-story townhouses front wide-side (lots of light) to this French Quarter garden court, which sits on a quarter acre with the garden on only 1/10 acre. 24 units/acre looks pretty good, doesn’t it? Missing Middle Housing from before it went missing.
September 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
6 2-story townhouses front wide-side (lots of light) to this French Quarter garden court, which sits on a quarter acre with the garden on only 1/10 acre. 24 units/acre looks pretty good, doesn’t it? Missing Middle Housing from before it went missing.
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I wrote about how Imelda Padilla accidentally told the truth about what "local control" over land use policy actually means in practice: replacing actual planning with capricious, case-by-case decision making by elected officials.
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/8/...
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/8/...
Imelda Padilla Accidentally Told The Truth About Local Control — Max Dubler
Yesterday Jon Lovett from Pod Save America released an interview he did with State Senator Scott Wiener and Los Angeles City Council member Imelda Padilla about a proposed state law that would l...
www.maxdubler.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I wrote about how Imelda Padilla accidentally told the truth about what "local control" over land use policy actually means in practice: replacing actual planning with capricious, case-by-case decision making by elected officials.
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/8/...
www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/8/...
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Portland’s 2020 Residential Infill Project (RIP) opened most lots to middle housing, things like duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhomes and more.
The result?
1,400 new homes, typically priced ~$300K less than nearby single-family houses.
📍Portland, OR
The result?
1,400 new homes, typically priced ~$300K less than nearby single-family houses.
📍Portland, OR
August 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Portland’s 2020 Residential Infill Project (RIP) opened most lots to middle housing, things like duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhomes and more.
The result?
1,400 new homes, typically priced ~$300K less than nearby single-family houses.
📍Portland, OR
The result?
1,400 new homes, typically priced ~$300K less than nearby single-family houses.
📍Portland, OR
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Latest on the "stalling" shift to electric vehicles, EU edition
July 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Latest on the "stalling" shift to electric vehicles, EU edition
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There are more apartments available under $1,500 in Austin than there are under $4,000 in NYC*
(*that are listed on Zillow)
(*that are listed on Zillow)
July 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
There are more apartments available under $1,500 in Austin than there are under $4,000 in NYC*
(*that are listed on Zillow)
(*that are listed on Zillow)
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a year after i finished this article about the history of single-room occupancy (SRO) units, it's exciting to see Pew finally publish it. If you're curious about SROs or "micro-units," have a read! www.pew.org/en/research-...
How States and Cities Decimated Americans’ Lowest-Cost Housing Option
Low-cost micro-units, often called single-room occupancies, or SROs, were once a reliable form of housing for the United States’ poorest residents of, and newcomers to, New York, Chicago, San Francisc...
www.pew.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
a year after i finished this article about the history of single-room occupancy (SRO) units, it's exciting to see Pew finally publish it. If you're curious about SROs or "micro-units," have a read! www.pew.org/en/research-...
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This year, we Sierra Club opposed sensible CEQA reform to get more dense, pro-climate and conservation-friendly infill housing built in existing communities. But don't worry, there's no need to change existing land use patterns: just buy every household an electric F-150.
July 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This year, we Sierra Club opposed sensible CEQA reform to get more dense, pro-climate and conservation-friendly infill housing built in existing communities. But don't worry, there's no need to change existing land use patterns: just buy every household an electric F-150.
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YIMBY organizing would not have gotten very far over the past several years if advocates weren't earnestly committed to explaining complex and highly technical issues in land use to laypeople.
i have really come to believe that this — treating the public like its too stupid to understand anything complex — is one of our big problems.
Savvy operative types in DC truly believed then and believe now that average Americans are too dumb to understand how government works or why it exists. Educating and defending the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—with its profound impact on people for negligible taxpayer cost—was a layup.
July 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
YIMBY organizing would not have gotten very far over the past several years if advocates weren't earnestly committed to explaining complex and highly technical issues in land use to laypeople.
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🌞 Solar that never sleeps? It’s no longer a fantasy.
With today’s batteries, we can now deliver near-constant solar power, up to 97% of the time, at prices cheaper than coal or nuclear.
Here’s why that changes everything 🧵 1/9 👇
With today’s batteries, we can now deliver near-constant solar power, up to 97% of the time, at prices cheaper than coal or nuclear.
Here’s why that changes everything 🧵 1/9 👇
July 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🌞 Solar that never sleeps? It’s no longer a fantasy.
With today’s batteries, we can now deliver near-constant solar power, up to 97% of the time, at prices cheaper than coal or nuclear.
Here’s why that changes everything 🧵 1/9 👇
With today’s batteries, we can now deliver near-constant solar power, up to 97% of the time, at prices cheaper than coal or nuclear.
Here’s why that changes everything 🧵 1/9 👇
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The “real doom loop” is the dramatic aging of the Bay Area. There aren’t enough kids or young people.
The reason? Housing, housing, housing — a profound housing shortage that’s pushing out young families & young people generally.
We need to build so many more homes. We’re working hard to do that.
The reason? Housing, housing, housing — a profound housing shortage that’s pushing out young families & young people generally.
We need to build so many more homes. We’re working hard to do that.
This is the real doom loop. It will change everything about life in the Bay Area
Already one of the oldest parts of the U.S., the San Francisco metro area is aging faster than any other major region. It will change every aspect of our lives.
www.sfchronicle.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The “real doom loop” is the dramatic aging of the Bay Area. There aren’t enough kids or young people.
The reason? Housing, housing, housing — a profound housing shortage that’s pushing out young families & young people generally.
We need to build so many more homes. We’re working hard to do that.
The reason? Housing, housing, housing — a profound housing shortage that’s pushing out young families & young people generally.
We need to build so many more homes. We’re working hard to do that.
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NYC experimented with new window heat pump models in some public housing units. in winter, "The window unit-heated apartments used a whopping 87% less energy than the rest of the building’s steam-heated apartments did, cutting energy costs per household in half."
heatmap.news/sustainabili...
heatmap.news/sustainabili...
Window Heat Pumps Could Change the Game
A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has some exciting data for anyone attempting to retrofit a multifamily building.
heatmap.news
July 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NYC experimented with new window heat pump models in some public housing units. in winter, "The window unit-heated apartments used a whopping 87% less energy than the rest of the building’s steam-heated apartments did, cutting energy costs per household in half."
heatmap.news/sustainabili...
heatmap.news/sustainabili...
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Good morning with good news: Arizona's solar generation skyrocketed 49% in April 2025 to 2002 GWh, up from 1342 GWh in April 2024.
Solar generated 25.1% of AZ's electricity in April 2025. Wow!
AZ April Solar Share
2025: 25.1%
2024: 16.6%
2023: 13.5%
2021: 11.1%
2019: 9.6%
2015: 6.4%
#energysky
Solar generated 25.1% of AZ's electricity in April 2025. Wow!
AZ April Solar Share
2025: 25.1%
2024: 16.6%
2023: 13.5%
2021: 11.1%
2019: 9.6%
2015: 6.4%
#energysky
July 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Good morning with good news: Arizona's solar generation skyrocketed 49% in April 2025 to 2002 GWh, up from 1342 GWh in April 2024.
Solar generated 25.1% of AZ's electricity in April 2025. Wow!
AZ April Solar Share
2025: 25.1%
2024: 16.6%
2023: 13.5%
2021: 11.1%
2019: 9.6%
2015: 6.4%
#energysky
Solar generated 25.1% of AZ's electricity in April 2025. Wow!
AZ April Solar Share
2025: 25.1%
2024: 16.6%
2023: 13.5%
2021: 11.1%
2019: 9.6%
2015: 6.4%
#energysky
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A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CEQA, California’s preeminent environmental law, came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” votes.
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
One of the biggest obstacles to building new housing in California has now vanished
After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
calmatters.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CEQA, California’s preeminent environmental law, came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” votes.
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
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NYC’s Secure Bike Parking Plan Could Revolutionize Urban Cycling Across North America, with @transalt.org.
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NYC’s Secure Bike Parking Plan Could Revolutionize Urban Cycling Across North America
New York City is doing what many cyclists across North America have been dreaming of for years: tackling the bike parking problem head-on.
momentummag.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NYC’s Secure Bike Parking Plan Could Revolutionize Urban Cycling Across North America, with @transalt.org.
momentummag.com/nyc-bike-par...
momentummag.com/nyc-bike-par...
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Good morning with good news: Renewables generated 32.8% of US electricity in April 2025, up from 24.4% in April 2020!
In April, utility-scale solar jumped 39.3% & small solar rose 11.8%. Combined PV grew 31.3%.
RE nears gas. which fell 4.4 points to 35.1%.
#energysky electrek.co/2025/06/26/u...
In April, utility-scale solar jumped 39.3% & small solar rose 11.8%. Combined PV grew 31.3%.
RE nears gas. which fell 4.4 points to 35.1%.
#energysky electrek.co/2025/06/26/u...
US solar sets new records as renewables nearly match natural gas – EIA
Solar hit 10.7% of US power in April, a new record, as wind + solar beat coal and nuclear, and renewables came within 2% of natural gas.
electrek.co
June 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Good morning with good news: Renewables generated 32.8% of US electricity in April 2025, up from 24.4% in April 2020!
In April, utility-scale solar jumped 39.3% & small solar rose 11.8%. Combined PV grew 31.3%.
RE nears gas. which fell 4.4 points to 35.1%.
#energysky electrek.co/2025/06/26/u...
In April, utility-scale solar jumped 39.3% & small solar rose 11.8%. Combined PV grew 31.3%.
RE nears gas. which fell 4.4 points to 35.1%.
#energysky electrek.co/2025/06/26/u...
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Good morning with good news: "Many sunny places can get at least 90% of the way to constant 24/365 solar generation" for ~100 MWh. That beats new coal!
In last year, prices for near 24/365 dropped by 22%, driven by a 40% fall in battery prices. Wonderful!
#energysky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
In last year, prices for near 24/365 dropped by 22%, driven by a 40% fall in battery prices. Wonderful!
#energysky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
June 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Good morning with good news: "Many sunny places can get at least 90% of the way to constant 24/365 solar generation" for ~100 MWh. That beats new coal!
In last year, prices for near 24/365 dropped by 22%, driven by a 40% fall in battery prices. Wonderful!
#energysky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
In last year, prices for near 24/365 dropped by 22%, driven by a 40% fall in battery prices. Wonderful!
#energysky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...
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Safe Mobility is a Human Right. Rights-based planning involves actually prioritizing safe mobility over cars, an approach embedded in our Integrated Mobility Plan.
We need accelerated cost-effective active mobility infrastructure for all, now.
blog.altaplanning.com/safe-mobilit...
We need accelerated cost-effective active mobility infrastructure for all, now.
blog.altaplanning.com/safe-mobilit...
Safe Mobility is a Human Right
Eight Steps Communities Can Take to Become More Walk and Bike Friendly
blog.altaplanning.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Safe Mobility is a Human Right. Rights-based planning involves actually prioritizing safe mobility over cars, an approach embedded in our Integrated Mobility Plan.
We need accelerated cost-effective active mobility infrastructure for all, now.
blog.altaplanning.com/safe-mobilit...
We need accelerated cost-effective active mobility infrastructure for all, now.
blog.altaplanning.com/safe-mobilit...
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Good morning with good news: US solar set two generation records during May, when it generated a record 11% of USA's electricity and a monthly record 39.46 TWh!
May Solar Share
2025: 11%
2024: 8.65%
2023: 7.31%
2022: 6.14%
2015: 1.21%
Solar gained 2.35 points of share in 12 months. Wow!
#energysky
May Solar Share
2025: 11%
2024: 8.65%
2023: 7.31%
2022: 6.14%
2015: 1.21%
Solar gained 2.35 points of share in 12 months. Wow!
#energysky
June 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Good morning with good news: US solar set two generation records during May, when it generated a record 11% of USA's electricity and a monthly record 39.46 TWh!
May Solar Share
2025: 11%
2024: 8.65%
2023: 7.31%
2022: 6.14%
2015: 1.21%
Solar gained 2.35 points of share in 12 months. Wow!
#energysky
May Solar Share
2025: 11%
2024: 8.65%
2023: 7.31%
2022: 6.14%
2015: 1.21%
Solar gained 2.35 points of share in 12 months. Wow!
#energysky
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It's impossible to make sense of American zoning, historically or today, without understanding that it has almost nothing to do with separating residential and classic nuisance. It's a mechanism of segregation, that's it.
Peak NIMBY brain is trying to keep a neighboring airport open, even though the planes that land there are literally spraying toxins over your home, because if the airport closes then they're going to build affordable housing there. lapublicpress.org/2025/06/sant...
Santa Monica's elite are using an airport to block affordable housing
A campaign to build housing on the site of the soon-to-be-shuttered airport is drawing pushback from opponents of new development.
lapublicpress.org
June 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It's impossible to make sense of American zoning, historically or today, without understanding that it has almost nothing to do with separating residential and classic nuisance. It's a mechanism of segregation, that's it.