Richard Todd Stafford
@richardtoddstafford.com
Energy transitions and climate response. Water quality nonprofit board member. Communication director. PhD in Cultural Studies.
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Insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners in areas facing climate change risks, including hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters. See where policies aren't getting renewed in your state, here.
See Where Home Insurance Policies Were Dropped in Your State
Insurers are retreating from communities across the country that face growing risks from hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters. Here’s how your area compares.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners in areas facing climate change risks, including hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters. See where policies aren't getting renewed in your state, here.
Anyone care to predict the success of this? virginiamercury.com/2024/12/18/v...
Virginia to host world’s first fusion power plant • Virginia Mercury
Virginia could soon make history as the home of the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant, state officials and business leaders announced.
virginiamercury.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Anyone care to predict the success of this? virginiamercury.com/2024/12/18/v...
Armchair diagnosis of the recent WaPo coverage of bike lanes:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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A civic imagination so hemmed in by the neuroses of the political unconscious that improvements to quality of life - tree planting, walkability improvements, green space, bike lanes - are opposed as vehicles of gentrification.
December 6, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Armchair diagnosis of the recent WaPo coverage of bike lanes:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
A civic imagination so hemmed in by the neuroses of the political unconscious that improvements to quality of life - tree planting, walkability improvements, green space, bike lanes - are opposed as vehicles of gentrification.
December 6, 2024 at 12:43 PM
A civic imagination so hemmed in by the neuroses of the political unconscious that improvements to quality of life - tree planting, walkability improvements, green space, bike lanes - are opposed as vehicles of gentrification.
I quit Spotify in June when billionaire CEO Daniel Ek posted that the "cost of creating content is close to zero," while artists, musicians and writers I know scrape by to survive. But I started again a bit more than a week ago to create a playlist for my wedding. I'll quit again soon.
December 5, 2024 at 1:10 PM
I quit Spotify in June when billionaire CEO Daniel Ek posted that the "cost of creating content is close to zero," while artists, musicians and writers I know scrape by to survive. But I started again a bit more than a week ago to create a playlist for my wedding. I'll quit again soon.
Reposted by Richard Todd Stafford
Reposted by Richard Todd Stafford
Just in time for Thanksgiving, here's my (actually short!) open access manifesto on why carbon markets & taxes are silly. When the target is 0, not fewer, emissions, we don't need a financial sorting function to find the "best" emissions to keep. The order of phase-out is a planning need.
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November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Just in time for Thanksgiving, here's my (actually short!) open access manifesto on why carbon markets & taxes are silly. When the target is 0, not fewer, emissions, we don't need a financial sorting function to find the "best" emissions to keep. The order of phase-out is a planning need.
Considering designing an experiential learning course for Spring 2025 focused on climate change and regional growth of data centers in N Virginia. Multidisciplinary teams of undergrads creating deliverables for org using mixed methods research. What orgs should I look into? #climatesky #energysky
November 26, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Considering designing an experiential learning course for Spring 2025 focused on climate change and regional growth of data centers in N Virginia. Multidisciplinary teams of undergrads creating deliverables for org using mixed methods research. What orgs should I look into? #climatesky #energysky