McGee Young
@mcgeeyoung.bsky.social
Founder at WattCarbon. Lapsed academic. Still wonky.
Yes!!! Went to see this today in Oakland. So richly deserving of the award.
“No Other Land” won the Oscar for best documentary. The movie, directed by two Israelis and two Palestinians, chronicles the Israeli military’s efforts to demolish Palestinian homes in an area of the southern West Bank known as Masafer Yatta.
‘No Other Land,’ whose politics deterred distributors, wins best documentary.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Yes!!! Went to see this today in Oakland. So richly deserving of the award.
Check out @wattcarbon.com in the www.climatecompassreport.com/report. While you're there, check out the rest of the great companies featured too! Thanks @vcinabeanie.bsky.social @trueventures.com for telling our story!
Report — Climate Compass
www.climatecompassreport.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Check out @wattcarbon.com in the www.climatecompassreport.com/report. While you're there, check out the rest of the great companies featured too! Thanks @vcinabeanie.bsky.social @trueventures.com for telling our story!
Question for heat pump peeps. Is it possible that the condensation on this window is from the cold air being blown at it from the HP outside? It’s the only window in our house with this issue.
December 16, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Question for heat pump peeps. Is it possible that the condensation on this window is from the cold air being blown at it from the HP outside? It’s the only window in our house with this issue.
This is pretty rad, except I kind of think you'd want the teeth going in the other direction.
The invention of the "safety bicycle" was actually just half of a bifurcation that also gave rise to the "danger bicycle"
December 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
This is pretty rad, except I kind of think you'd want the teeth going in the other direction.
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Excited to be up and running with our new cold climate Mitsubishi heat pump! It's paired with electric resistance backup heat that will keep us toasty for those coldest few weeks of the MN winter. Now we just need to replace our gas range and disconnect that gas line.
December 16, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Excited to be up and running with our new cold climate Mitsubishi heat pump! It's paired with electric resistance backup heat that will keep us toasty for those coldest few weeks of the MN winter. Now we just need to replace our gas range and disconnect that gas line.
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Starter Pack!
Here's who I follow about home and building electrification news and discussion.
Who's missing?
go.bsky.app/Fuq8R5b
Here's who I follow about home and building electrification news and discussion.
Who's missing?
go.bsky.app/Fuq8R5b
December 16, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Starter Pack!
Here's who I follow about home and building electrification news and discussion.
Who's missing?
go.bsky.app/Fuq8R5b
Here's who I follow about home and building electrification news and discussion.
Who's missing?
go.bsky.app/Fuq8R5b
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December 11, 2024 at 7:07 PM
The only thing that helps is actual decarbonization. If you want to buy offsets, do it from a decarbonization project like a heat pump.
Carbon offsets for air travel sound like a great idea—a get-out-of-jail-free card for frequent flyers. But they cost too little to be worth much. nyti.ms/3VCY1UV
We Wish Buying Carbon Offsets for Your Flight Helped. It Doesn’t.
Carbon offsets for air travel sound like a great idea—a get-out-of-jail-free card for frequent flyers. But they cost too little to be worth much.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2024 at 5:21 PM
The only thing that helps is actual decarbonization. If you want to buy offsets, do it from a decarbonization project like a heat pump.
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Carbon offsets for air travel sound like a great idea—a get-out-of-jail-free card for frequent flyers. But they cost too little to be worth much. nyti.ms/3VCY1UV
We Wish Buying Carbon Offsets for Your Flight Helped. It Doesn’t.
Carbon offsets for air travel sound like a great idea—a get-out-of-jail-free card for frequent flyers. But they cost too little to be worth much.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Carbon offsets for air travel sound like a great idea—a get-out-of-jail-free card for frequent flyers. But they cost too little to be worth much. nyti.ms/3VCY1UV
I made a Starter Pack for WattCarbonistas! go.bsky.app/ZNDnjY
December 11, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I made a Starter Pack for WattCarbonistas! go.bsky.app/ZNDnjY
This is very astute. Electrification doesn’t always have a $$$ ROI, but can be the biggest carbon saver per dollar spent. It takes willpower to go this extra mile.
Solar is cheap, but heat pumps (air source, or district geothermal) in old, steam-heated buildings is terribly expensive, even with IRA tax credits -- that's why it's a heavy lift, requiring a strong campaign from students, even on campuses whose administrations would like to do the right thing.
December 9, 2024 at 10:39 PM
This is very astute. Electrification doesn’t always have a $$$ ROI, but can be the biggest carbon saver per dollar spent. It takes willpower to go this extra mile.
I get the feeling that nearly everyone opining about Syria actually knows nothing. I certainly don’t. Since it doesn’t fit neatly into any of our existing narratives, you end up with a bunch of weird takes. I wonder if there’s a potentially good outcome possible?
December 8, 2024 at 5:12 AM
I get the feeling that nearly everyone opining about Syria actually knows nothing. I certainly don’t. Since it doesn’t fit neatly into any of our existing narratives, you end up with a bunch of weird takes. I wonder if there’s a potentially good outcome possible?
Home charger installation day. Been putting this off to see if we could get by on public infrastructure. It works, but I can’t get the app to recognize the device.
December 8, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Home charger installation day. Been putting this off to see if we could get by on public infrastructure. It works, but I can’t get the app to recognize the device.
I can’t decide which benefit of a 50 mile ride I like better: the afternoon nap or the infinite calories I get to eat.
December 8, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I can’t decide which benefit of a 50 mile ride I like better: the afternoon nap or the infinite calories I get to eat.
I'm happy to report that I will not be increasing the security around me. While my current security detail (Walter, George (not pictured), Winnie, and Bingo) are generally asleep on the job, it does not appear that my unwavering commitment to saving the planet has inspired any serious animosity.
December 6, 2024 at 6:06 AM
I'm happy to report that I will not be increasing the security around me. While my current security detail (Walter, George (not pictured), Winnie, and Bingo) are generally asleep on the job, it does not appear that my unwavering commitment to saving the planet has inspired any serious animosity.
This is so rad!
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, will ride in a battery-powered G-Wagon
Popemobile Goes Electric With Vatican’s New Mercedes G-Wagon
Mercedes-Benz Group AG may be struggling to sell its electric cars, but it just landed a heavenly endorsement: Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, will ride in a battery-powered G-Wag...
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:11 AM
This is so rad!
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If the RECs/GOs from these facilities are sold to buyers in other countries on dirty grids, the emissions "canceled" in those other grids should be assigned to Sweden.
Sweden's remarkably clean power grid. In November, this was its electricity generation mix:
Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%
Zero coal or gas.
- Ember data
Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%
Zero coal or gas.
- Ember data
December 5, 2024 at 5:58 PM
If the RECs/GOs from these facilities are sold to buyers in other countries on dirty grids, the emissions "canceled" in those other grids should be assigned to Sweden.
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People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
December 2, 2024 at 7:01 PM
People on bikes aren’t swerving to annoy drivers, they’re just trying not to die or destroy their mode of transportation.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
This is generally what the bike portion looks like of our “shared” roads. Glorious.
I don’t really mind the Hunter pardon, but given the fact that Joe clearly has no fucks left to give, this would be sublime.
Also waiting on Biden's word: Leonard Peltier.
Joe Biden has weeks left in his presidency. He's not running again. He's crafting his legacy now.
Amnesty International is appealing to him to use this moment to finally grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. www.huffpost.com/entry/amnest...
Amnesty International is appealing to him to use this moment to finally grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. www.huffpost.com/entry/amnest...
December 2, 2024 at 4:06 AM
I don’t really mind the Hunter pardon, but given the fact that Joe clearly has no fucks left to give, this would be sublime.
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Also waiting on Biden's word: Leonard Peltier.
Joe Biden has weeks left in his presidency. He's not running again. He's crafting his legacy now.
Amnesty International is appealing to him to use this moment to finally grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. www.huffpost.com/entry/amnest...
Amnesty International is appealing to him to use this moment to finally grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. www.huffpost.com/entry/amnest...
In Final Plea, Amnesty International Urges Biden To Free Leonard Peltier
Granting clemency to the ailing, 80-year-old Native American rights activist “could be forever part of your legacy,” reads a letter to the president.
www.huffpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Also waiting on Biden's word: Leonard Peltier.
I would bet that a scenario in which we imported 100% of our solar panels with no tariffs would still work out great for pretty much everyone. Except the oil industry. Why is domestic supply so important?
“According to a preliminary decision posted on the U.S. Commerce Department's website, the agency calculated dumping duties of between 21.31% and 271.2%, depending on the company, on solar cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.”
US sets tariffs for solar panels from Southeast Asian nations
U.S. trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.
www.reuters.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I would bet that a scenario in which we imported 100% of our solar panels with no tariffs would still work out great for pretty much everyone. Except the oil industry. Why is domestic supply so important?
Sunday coworking. Modeling EV charging capacity and emission reductions.
December 1, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Sunday coworking. Modeling EV charging capacity and emission reductions.
There's a lot of hypocrisy when it comes to climate. Asking for sacrifice, then being unwilling to do the same when your turn is called, leads to zero-sum thinking and policy failure. Looking at you Berkeley. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Column: Why California's favorite bagel shop is defending fossil fuels
In liberal Berkeley, Boichik Bagels helped defeat a tax measure backed by climate change activists.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:17 PM
There's a lot of hypocrisy when it comes to climate. Asking for sacrifice, then being unwilling to do the same when your turn is called, leads to zero-sum thinking and policy failure. Looking at you Berkeley. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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This is such a telling contradiction. In one breath, "carbon removal shouldn't replace emissions reductions" - in the next breath, "If we don't reduce emissions we can just use carbon removal instead"
Wood Mackenzie actively contributing to the corrosive impact of carbon removal discourse:
Wood Mackenzie actively contributing to the corrosive impact of carbon removal discourse:
November 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
This is such a telling contradiction. In one breath, "carbon removal shouldn't replace emissions reductions" - in the next breath, "If we don't reduce emissions we can just use carbon removal instead"
Wood Mackenzie actively contributing to the corrosive impact of carbon removal discourse:
Wood Mackenzie actively contributing to the corrosive impact of carbon removal discourse: