CCS is a very appealing thing to believe in, emotionally. These are the areas where we need to focus our honesty most diligently.
Oooof. Those direct air capture machines built by Climeworks in Iceland, to pull carbon dioxide out of the air? Turns out ... they have generated more CO2 than they have captured.
Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions
The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...
heimildin.is
May 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
CCS is a very appealing thing to believe in, emotionally. These are the areas where we need to focus our honesty most diligently.
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
Reduce your own emissions because, knowing what we know, it will make you feel better to! That’s enough
Lots of people these days saying to me: "why bother reducing emissions, because *insert excuse person here* isn't doing it?"
At some point I'm tired of making intricate utilitarian arguments, even if they're true. Bottom line: I don't want to burn gas because emissions are bad.
At some point I'm tired of making intricate utilitarian arguments, even if they're true. Bottom line: I don't want to burn gas because emissions are bad.
January 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Reduce your own emissions because, knowing what we know, it will make you feel better to! That’s enough
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If I can rip out a gas furnace at my home, thereby making an incremental contribution to protecting children (which is literally the stakes!) I will take that step even if I'm the *only* one.
It's really that simple for me.
It's really that simple for me.
January 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If I can rip out a gas furnace at my home, thereby making an incremental contribution to protecting children (which is literally the stakes!) I will take that step even if I'm the *only* one.
It's really that simple for me.
It's really that simple for me.
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Lots of people these days saying to me: "why bother reducing emissions, because *insert excuse person here* isn't doing it?"
At some point I'm tired of making intricate utilitarian arguments, even if they're true. Bottom line: I don't want to burn gas because emissions are bad.
At some point I'm tired of making intricate utilitarian arguments, even if they're true. Bottom line: I don't want to burn gas because emissions are bad.
January 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Lots of people these days saying to me: "why bother reducing emissions, because *insert excuse person here* isn't doing it?"
At some point I'm tired of making intricate utilitarian arguments, even if they're true. Bottom line: I don't want to burn gas because emissions are bad.
At some point I'm tired of making intricate utilitarian arguments, even if they're true. Bottom line: I don't want to burn gas because emissions are bad.
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megawealth is a curse! you become acutely aware of the needs you have that cannot be satisfied through material means AND you are socially ill-positioned to be in a place where you can experience authentic human connection because everyone around you has every incentive to lie to you!
it is *wild* how a primary effect of unspendable wealth can be making someone incomprehensibly thin-skinned
January 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
megawealth is a curse! you become acutely aware of the needs you have that cannot be satisfied through material means AND you are socially ill-positioned to be in a place where you can experience authentic human connection because everyone around you has every incentive to lie to you!
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Now the @nytimes.com has picked up on this story!
Although I do think it’s unfair to call someone with a degree in climate science “self-made” …
Although I do think it’s unfair to call someone with a degree in climate science “self-made” …
January 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Now the @nytimes.com has picked up on this story!
Although I do think it’s unfair to call someone with a degree in climate science “self-made” …
Although I do think it’s unfair to call someone with a degree in climate science “self-made” …
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Educators: this game is an excellent teaching tool. I use it my climate solutions class at Vassar College, & students come away with a deeper, more intuitive understanding of the interconnected challenges that technology, economics and politics pose to the task of decarbonizing the grid.
To our followers: there are 2 things in our Bsky feed:
1- Climate commentary
2- A game we initially made by hand, but this week, for the first time, is in stock! We have 300 sets available. Orders taken by Monday 12/16 ship Tuesday, w/tracking, & arrive before Christmas:
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1- Climate commentary
2- A game we initially made by hand, but this week, for the first time, is in stock! We have 300 sets available. Orders taken by Monday 12/16 ship Tuesday, w/tracking, & arrive before Christmas:
energetic.thecityatlas.org
December 14, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Educators: this game is an excellent teaching tool. I use it my climate solutions class at Vassar College, & students come away with a deeper, more intuitive understanding of the interconnected challenges that technology, economics and politics pose to the task of decarbonizing the grid.
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To our followers: there are 2 things in our Bsky feed:
1- Climate commentary
2- A game we initially made by hand, but this week, for the first time, is in stock! We have 300 sets available. Orders taken by Monday 12/16 ship Tuesday, w/tracking, & arrive before Christmas:
energetic.thecityatlas.org
1- Climate commentary
2- A game we initially made by hand, but this week, for the first time, is in stock! We have 300 sets available. Orders taken by Monday 12/16 ship Tuesday, w/tracking, & arrive before Christmas:
energetic.thecityatlas.org
December 14, 2024 at 5:03 PM
To our followers: there are 2 things in our Bsky feed:
1- Climate commentary
2- A game we initially made by hand, but this week, for the first time, is in stock! We have 300 sets available. Orders taken by Monday 12/16 ship Tuesday, w/tracking, & arrive before Christmas:
energetic.thecityatlas.org
1- Climate commentary
2- A game we initially made by hand, but this week, for the first time, is in stock! We have 300 sets available. Orders taken by Monday 12/16 ship Tuesday, w/tracking, & arrive before Christmas:
energetic.thecityatlas.org
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When you say 'Trump crowd' -his backers are all Ivy League+ grads, which makes it even more like the 1930's. This is war from one set of hyper-elites on everyone. It's important to explain that and focus on how moribund institutions can be brought back to civic life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Ma...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Ma...
December 14, 2024 at 2:15 PM
When you say 'Trump crowd' -his backers are all Ivy League+ grads, which makes it even more like the 1930's. This is war from one set of hyper-elites on everyone. It's important to explain that and focus on how moribund institutions can be brought back to civic life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Ma...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Ma...
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We really need to stop suggesting, either implicitly or explicitly, that we can decarbonise society without people making any changes. It's not only dishonest, but is sure to bake in further distrust in Gov when it turns out not to be true.
Net Zero targets will force people to change their lives, says Labour chair of energy committee
Bill Esterson says people will ‘absolutely’ be required to make adjustments as part of the transition to clean energy
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 10:35 PM
We really need to stop suggesting, either implicitly or explicitly, that we can decarbonise society without people making any changes. It's not only dishonest, but is sure to bake in further distrust in Gov when it turns out not to be true.