Dan Charles
@dancharles.bsky.social
Telling stories about climate, food, land. Former NPR. Urbanist and ruralist and bicyclist. Science Magazine contributor.
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Imperial College London and Earthwatch Europe are calling on the UK government to implement stricter regulations for environmental risk assessment of pet medications like imidacloprid and restrict blanket preventative use of flea and tick treatments in the UK.
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Imperial College London and Earthwatch Europe are calling on the UK government to implement stricter regulations for environmental risk assessment of pet medications like imidacloprid and restrict blanket preventative use of flea and tick treatments in the UK.
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22. Examples of real long-duration storage technologies are pumped hydro (reservoir size is decoupled from turbine capacity), or big tanks of molten salt or hot water, or hot rocks. But all of these do still cost a lot of money if they are only cycling once per year.
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
22. Examples of real long-duration storage technologies are pumped hydro (reservoir size is decoupled from turbine capacity), or big tanks of molten salt or hot water, or hot rocks. But all of these do still cost a lot of money if they are only cycling once per year.
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The #1 piece of advice that TransLink's CEO offers other North American transit agencies:
Provide frequent service
Provide frequent service
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The #1 piece of advice that TransLink's CEO offers other North American transit agencies:
Provide frequent service
Provide frequent service