Tom Ferguson
inverynefarmer.bsky.social
Tom Ferguson
@inverynefarmer.bsky.social
Investing in water startups at Burnt Island Ventures.

Indefatigable cheerleader for the prematurely bald.
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That is a great one but my favorite is this one.
December 15, 2024 at 10:56 PM
This is good news as the entire trunk storage and conveyance unstructure of the US has aged out - but it’ll take a lot more than $850m to do the renewal needed

www.constructiondive.com/news/water-i...
Feds release $850M to fix aging water infrastructure in the West
The IIJA funding will help boost drought resilience via 77 projects in 11 states.
www.constructiondive.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM
The capacity of Q4 2024 to beckon me forward with the promise of a tasty treat and then with a howl to kick me directly and soundly in the plums is bordering on the impressive
December 11, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Sorry I put aviator sunglasses on the baby Jesus in your nativity scene and started singing “Highway to the manger zone.”
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Wtf is up with this having a conversation on LOUD speakerphone in public, but holding it to ear like a phone? Or is this just another Boston symptom (syndrome?)? Insane
December 6, 2024 at 8:45 PM
YES with the @zackbornstein.bsky.social in-joke in the just thoroughly good latest ep of Shrinking
December 6, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Well that’s my winter gear sorted
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 AM
The shrinking of the Caspian Sea, minutes from the venue for COP29, is almost too on the nose in demonstrating (again) that climate change is water change

Caspian Sea on UN climate summit doorstep ebbs towards record low on.ft.com/3AVesVH
Caspian Sea on UN climate summit doorstep ebbs towards record low
World’s largest inland water body ‘within weeks’ of lowest level as climate change takes toll, says ecology official
on.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM
No sewer connection, no house. Example 34166 of water and wastewater issues as a fundamental limiting factor to ALL types of economic activity

‘Nothing can be built’: Northern Ireland sewage crisis hits housing construction on.ft.com/3CTMyKa
‘Nothing can be built’: Northern Ireland sewage crisis hits housing construction
Property prices surge as 19,000 homes are left on hold due to lack of wastewater services
on.ft.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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At least 12 people have died and more than 600,000 households have been affected by the worst flooding in southern Thailand in decades, according to a government agency.
South Thailand’s Worst Floods in Decades Kill at Least 12 People
At least 12 people have died and more than 600,000 households have been affected by the worst flooding in southern Thailand in decades, according to a government agency.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:39 AM
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Warren Buffett just announced another $1 billion charitable stock gift, bringing his lifetime giving to over $60 billion. He has become the largest philanthropist of all time. And! Berkshire stock has risen 8-fold since he began gifting it in 2008.

www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov2524...
www.berkshirehathaway.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Inflexibility when flexibility would be both costless and easy is a particularly infuriating trait
November 27, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Instant meme
Rudy Giuliani: The reality is I have no cash...
November 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Gonna be a massive increase in Dutch expertise in limiting seawater intrusion. America’s rivers are one of the great strengths, but this ain’t good

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Salt water creeping up Delaware River in worrying sign for big fresh water source
Source of Philadelphia’s drinking water sees salt line pushed closer to city by drought and sea level rise
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:53 PM
My son just said “Why are they always talking about Martin Ellie?”
November 26, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Just emailing a geezer at a Swiss bank called Loan. Love me some nominative determinism
November 26, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Tasty showing from Martin and the Låds. Afforded a bonkers amount of space
November 26, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Interesting disconnect between the level of noise around PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and the degree of commercial decisions being made/systems ordered etc. Isolation, yes (legacy tech) - destruction (new tech), still pending. Will be interesting to see how it develops

on.ft.com/413Hr4a
Regulators tighten rules on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
As concerns mount about pollutants such as PFAS, the market for remediation is poised for rapid growth
on.ft.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM