Tom Moyer
@tommoyerut.bsky.social
Defiant positivity. Decency & integrity over partisanship. #PrinciplesFirst. Utah Citizens’ Climate Lobby. EOD robotics engineer & former science educator. Utah.
Global sales of pure ICE cars still set to drop below 50% in 2029. US automakers ignore that shift at their own peril.
This is what the global BEV transition looks like if you join all the countries in my portfolio.
You can view the numbers on an interactive chart here:
leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...
You can view the numbers on an interactive chart here:
leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...
January 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Global sales of pure ICE cars still set to drop below 50% in 2029. US automakers ignore that shift at their own peril.
The bad news: “corruption, brutality, and casual disregard for the law.”
The good news: “a glimmer of hope that many institutions and processes appear far more resistant to takeover than those that have crumbled underfoot elsewhere.”
The good news: “a glimmer of hope that many institutions and processes appear far more resistant to takeover than those that have crumbled underfoot elsewhere.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The bad news: “corruption, brutality, and casual disregard for the law.”
The good news: “a glimmer of hope that many institutions and processes appear far more resistant to takeover than those that have crumbled underfoot elsewhere.”
The good news: “a glimmer of hope that many institutions and processes appear far more resistant to takeover than those that have crumbled underfoot elsewhere.”
Me too. I’m pleased to see our state leaders stepping up.
January 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Me too. I’m pleased to see our state leaders stepping up.
That’s equivalent to the volume of a Deer Creek Reservoir each year.
Or you can think of it as 6% of the state’s consumptive water use. We’re not done, but this is a big deal.
If we’re going to refill the lake before the Olympics, we need a couple of interventions at this scale each year.
Or you can think of it as 6% of the state’s consumptive water use. We’re not done, but this is a big deal.
If we’re going to refill the lake before the Olympics, we need a couple of interventions at this scale each year.
Utah has successfully bid to seize control of the defunct US Magnesium plant, and it plans to donate the massive volume of water it evaporated each year to benefit the Great Salt Lake.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/01/27/utah-buys-bankrupt-us-magnesium
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/01/27/utah-buys-bankrupt-us-magnesium
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
That’s equivalent to the volume of a Deer Creek Reservoir each year.
Or you can think of it as 6% of the state’s consumptive water use. We’re not done, but this is a big deal.
If we’re going to refill the lake before the Olympics, we need a couple of interventions at this scale each year.
Or you can think of it as 6% of the state’s consumptive water use. We’re not done, but this is a big deal.
If we’re going to refill the lake before the Olympics, we need a couple of interventions at this scale each year.
Presenting to my friend Ben Abbott’s environmental science class at BYU. Love this place.
January 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Presenting to my friend Ben Abbott’s environmental science class at BYU. Love this place.
Reposted by Tom Moyer
American officers know what Trump is planning, and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the allies they have trained to work with and protect.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal
Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
American officers know what Trump is planning, and their minds will rebel at directives to take everything they’ve prepared to do for years and apply it backwards, against the allies they have trained to work with and protect.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
If you’re not building electric drivetrains right now, you’re out of the game. This is where everything is heading. There are just too many advantages.
Finally, the U.S. government has found an electrified vehicle it actually likes
insideevs.com/news/784805/...
insideevs.com/news/784805/...
The U.S. Military's Abrams Tank Is Going Hybrid
The first M1E3 Abrams tank prototype was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, promising a 50% bump in efficiency.
insideevs.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
If you’re not building electric drivetrains right now, you’re out of the game. This is where everything is heading. There are just too many advantages.
Sen. Barry Goldwater, House Minority Leader John Rhodes, and Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott after walking to the White House to tell Nixon it’s over. 1974
January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Sen. Barry Goldwater, House Minority Leader John Rhodes, and Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott after walking to the White House to tell Nixon it’s over. 1974
"Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
Attorney Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy, 1954
Attorney Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy, 1954
January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
Attorney Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy, 1954
Attorney Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy, 1954
I have not said this at any point yet. I am saying it now.
We are in 25th Amendment territory.
We are in 25th Amendment territory.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I have not said this at any point yet. I am saying it now.
We are in 25th Amendment territory.
We are in 25th Amendment territory.
… and in this new country, we will be free to make up our own sports.
Our own sports, sir?
Yes - we will make the Patagonia people team up with the rodeo people to see who can ski the fastest behind a horse.
“Ski…” sir?
Our own sports, sir?
Yes - we will make the Patagonia people team up with the rodeo people to see who can ski the fastest behind a horse.
“Ski…” sir?
January 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
… and in this new country, we will be free to make up our own sports.
Our own sports, sir?
Yes - we will make the Patagonia people team up with the rodeo people to see who can ski the fastest behind a horse.
“Ski…” sir?
Our own sports, sir?
Yes - we will make the Patagonia people team up with the rodeo people to see who can ski the fastest behind a horse.
“Ski…” sir?
Banana Ridge adventure.
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Banana Ridge adventure.
Now that’s a little more like it. So dreamy.
January 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Now that’s a little more like it. So dreamy.
Reposted by Tom Moyer
The Trump administration tried to take a sledgehammer to clean energy this year. And while he took a few good chunks out of the industry, it’s still going strong.
The year Trump tried and failed to stop clean energy
The Trump administration brought the sledgehammer down on clean energy — but that still wasn't enough to crush it.
www.canarymedia.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Trump administration tried to take a sledgehammer to clean energy this year. And while he took a few good chunks out of the industry, it’s still going strong.
Really quite good out there right now.
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Really quite good out there right now.
Reposted by Tom Moyer
It was a rough year for clean energy, but the industry is still on its way up. Here are 10 charts that prove it.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It was a rough year for clean energy, but the industry is still on its way up. Here are 10 charts that prove it.
It was a mountain bike November (fine), and it’s been a microspike December (bleak). Time for it to snow!!
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It was a mountain bike November (fine), and it’s been a microspike December (bleak). Time for it to snow!!
Yep. I mostly tour, with occasional ski area days when family is in town.
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Yep. I mostly tour, with occasional ski area days when family is in town.
Not yet open Deer Valley.
December 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Not yet open Deer Valley.
Pretty marginal skiing, but a spectacular day to be out.
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Pretty marginal skiing, but a spectacular day to be out.
Trail closed again …
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trail closed again …
Utah leading the way on balcony solar.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Utah leading the way on balcony solar.
In service-dog position. Awaiting instructions.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In service-dog position. Awaiting instructions.
When your kid says she wants to climb with you, the answer is “yes, of course.”
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
When your kid says she wants to climb with you, the answer is “yes, of course.”
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.
Learning to lead with the safety of a toprope.