Monte Paulsen, Climate Ready Buildings Group
@montepaulsen.bsky.social
Manager, Climate Ready Buildings Group. Teacher, Pattern Language from Passive House. Settler, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh land. Skipper, Martin 242. Father, Seamus & Galen.
I hope the @washingtonpost.com runs this photograph above the fold in tomorrow’s print edition. American & Canadian newspapers have for too long purloined Palestinian pain.
June 11, 2024 at 4:32 AM
I hope the @washingtonpost.com runs this photograph above the fold in tomorrow’s print edition. American & Canadian newspapers have for too long purloined Palestinian pain.
Nice to see @washingtonpost.com treating climate change as a top news story.
June 5, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Nice to see @washingtonpost.com treating climate change as a top news story.
This is why I’ve abandoned business cards. I hand out matchbooks with my contract info and business name instead. Most prospective clients get it. And I have no interest in working for a property owner who doesn’t.
June 5, 2024 at 5:10 AM
This is why I’ve abandoned business cards. I hand out matchbooks with my contract info and business name instead. Most prospective clients get it. And I have no interest in working for a property owner who doesn’t.
This is screen of a typical home thermostat in a new condo near Beijing. Note that the screen starts with PM2.5 and C02. Most people living in Beijing know what these IAQ metrics signify about their health. Few American doctors could even name the metrics. Our ignorance is literally breathtaking.
June 5, 2024 at 5:00 AM
This is screen of a typical home thermostat in a new condo near Beijing. Note that the screen starts with PM2.5 and C02. Most people living in Beijing know what these IAQ metrics signify about their health. Few American doctors could even name the metrics. Our ignorance is literally breathtaking.
The “centrist” wing of the Democratic Party has moved far to the right, compared to where they were in the Clinton era. Many self-described “centre-left” Americans would be seen as right-leaning if they lived in Canada or Europe.
June 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM
The “centrist” wing of the Democratic Party has moved far to the right, compared to where they were in the Clinton era. Many self-described “centre-left” Americans would be seen as right-leaning if they lived in Canada or Europe.
May 14, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Northern Lights appear as “Phantom Menace” begins at the Twilight Drive-In. (Photo by my son Galen.)
May 11, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Northern Lights appear as “Phantom Menace” begins at the Twilight Drive-In. (Photo by my son Galen.)
One in three U.S. women age 15 to 44 now live in states where abortion is banned or mostly banned
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
May 1, 2024 at 1:49 PM
One in three U.S. women age 15 to 44 now live in states where abortion is banned or mostly banned
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Vancouver is on overtly adolescent city: Tall and lanky and good-looking; but also a city in which 99% of the population know literally nothing about our past (e.g. the rich 15,000-year First Nations history) as well as a place where almost no one talks about our future.
Also, days like this…
Also, days like this…
April 29, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Vancouver is on overtly adolescent city: Tall and lanky and good-looking; but also a city in which 99% of the population know literally nothing about our past (e.g. the rich 15,000-year First Nations history) as well as a place where almost no one talks about our future.
Also, days like this…
Also, days like this…
FYI: The late lamented Hamburger Choo Choo in Huntington NY.
April 19, 2024 at 8:21 PM
FYI: The late lamented Hamburger Choo Choo in Huntington NY.
Reposting on behalf of @cahiggins.bsky.social, from his worthwhile thread on the Nazi-coddling site.
April 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Reposting on behalf of @cahiggins.bsky.social, from his worthwhile thread on the Nazi-coddling site.
Kudos to @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social for posting this excellent thread about policy failures in Vancouver.
Also, shame on @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social for yet again rewarding Elon Musk with eyeballs while failing to post here.
Also, shame on @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social for yet again rewarding Elon Musk with eyeballs while failing to post here.
April 19, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Kudos to @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social for posting this excellent thread about policy failures in Vancouver.
Also, shame on @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social for yet again rewarding Elon Musk with eyeballs while failing to post here.
Also, shame on @visionzeroyvr.bsky.social for yet again rewarding Elon Musk with eyeballs while failing to post here.
Blasphemy! Gremlins are far superior to Cybertrucks. They cost $1,900. (That’s about $16,000 in 2024 dollars.) They could be washed in sunlight. And they came in two unique shades of green.
April 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Blasphemy! Gremlins are far superior to Cybertrucks. They cost $1,900. (That’s about $16,000 in 2024 dollars.) They could be washed in sunlight. And they came in two unique shades of green.
“This is the most complicated plot a porn star has ever been involved in.” Dolce Jones on fire in the anchor chair at The Daily Show. Her perspective on an orange billionaire who “banged a porn star” is perfect.
#TheDailyShow #DolceJones #TrumpTrial
#TheDailyShow #DolceJones #TrumpTrial
April 17, 2024 at 2:49 PM
“This is the most complicated plot a porn star has ever been involved in.” Dolce Jones on fire in the anchor chair at The Daily Show. Her perspective on an orange billionaire who “banged a porn star” is perfect.
#TheDailyShow #DolceJones #TrumpTrial
#TheDailyShow #DolceJones #TrumpTrial
Also…
April 15, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Also…
No regrets. Not one.
April 15, 2024 at 3:33 AM
No regrets. Not one.
To be completely honest, when I think “Africa” I more often visualize Nigeria (where I spent time) than South Africa. I just looked up the SA grid and you’re absolutely right, its. GHG nightmare.
April 12, 2024 at 9:17 PM
To be completely honest, when I think “Africa” I more often visualize Nigeria (where I spent time) than South Africa. I just looked up the SA grid and you’re absolutely right, its. GHG nightmare.
This is the Way.
April 12, 2024 at 6:44 PM
This is the Way.
Context:
April 12, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Context:
The GOP claims more efficient refrigerators cost more than less efficient models. This is factually incorrect, as shown below. Reality: Mass-produced models aimed at global markets cost less than low-efficiency models legal only in US. (2/2)
April 12, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The GOP claims more efficient refrigerators cost more than less efficient models. This is factually incorrect, as shown below. Reality: Mass-produced models aimed at global markets cost less than low-efficiency models legal only in US. (2/2)
The GOP is fighting for the right of American refrigerators to consume more energy per year than most African households… (1/2)
April 12, 2024 at 4:18 PM
The GOP is fighting for the right of American refrigerators to consume more energy per year than most African households… (1/2)
While I am in complete agreement—I replaced my automobile with the RadWagon pictured—I have the benefit of living in a city with a decent network of bike lanes. Those who live in our many awfully-planned suburbs might reasonably choose a BYD F0 or electric Kei truck or similar.
April 4, 2024 at 9:39 PM
While I am in complete agreement—I replaced my automobile with the RadWagon pictured—I have the benefit of living in a city with a decent network of bike lanes. Those who live in our many awfully-planned suburbs might reasonably choose a BYD F0 or electric Kei truck or similar.
There must be tens of thousands of these in Mexico…
April 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM
There must be tens of thousands of these in Mexico…