Rob Davies
@robsmast.bsky.social
Sustainable. Just. Vibrant. The first is guaranteed… the others require intent.
Age: 106 ppm
Age: 106 ppm
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A friendly reminder that we all thought the 2016 election would be a no-brainer. If you're registed, please, don't listen to the polls, don't assume - vote.
November 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
A friendly reminder that we all thought the 2016 election would be a no-brainer. If you're registed, please, don't listen to the polls, don't assume - vote.
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In the midst of a global tree-planting frenzy, a different approach says that the best way to restore forests is to allow them to restore themselves. In a lifetime of observing tropical and temperate forests, I have come to think this is true. Not all forests can restore themselves, but many can.
215 million hectares of forest – an area bigger than Mexico – could grow back by itself, if we can just leave it alone
It’s vital we find cost-effective ways to get and keep more trees in the ground. Our research looked at where natural regeneration is likely to be successful due to environmental conditions.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2024 at 2:43 PM
In the midst of a global tree-planting frenzy, a different approach says that the best way to restore forests is to allow them to restore themselves. In a lifetime of observing tropical and temperate forests, I have come to think this is true. Not all forests can restore themselves, but many can.
Two more days. Nobody get cocky.
Don’t even think about jinxing this thing, is what I’m saying…
Don’t even think about jinxing this thing, is what I’m saying…
November 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Two more days. Nobody get cocky.
Don’t even think about jinxing this thing, is what I’m saying…
Don’t even think about jinxing this thing, is what I’m saying…
Yes.
Extractive capitalism requires disposable people and disposable places. That's what Trump is celebrating, why he calls people "garbage," "scum," "vermin." Why he calls places "shitholes," "filthy," "cesspools," why he describes America as a "hellhole" and "the "garbage can for the world."
November 3, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Yes.
I so want this to be true.
November 3, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I so want this to be true.
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Look at this front porch. Really look at it. The entire PA town where I canvassed today looked like this. Towns all across America look like this.
Fuck macroeconomics. Until the Democrats manage to pass policy that really renews this country, the fascist threat will never go away.
Fuck macroeconomics. Until the Democrats manage to pass policy that really renews this country, the fascist threat will never go away.
November 2, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Look at this front porch. Really look at it. The entire PA town where I canvassed today looked like this. Towns all across America look like this.
Fuck macroeconomics. Until the Democrats manage to pass policy that really renews this country, the fascist threat will never go away.
Fuck macroeconomics. Until the Democrats manage to pass policy that really renews this country, the fascist threat will never go away.
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Arguably an even better way of putting it...
- 1 container ship of solar panels = a quarter century of energy
- 1 container ship of fossil gas = six months of energy
- 1 container ship of solar panels = a quarter century of energy
- 1 container ship of fossil gas = six months of energy
October 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Arguably an even better way of putting it...
- 1 container ship of solar panels = a quarter century of energy
- 1 container ship of fossil gas = six months of energy
- 1 container ship of solar panels = a quarter century of energy
- 1 container ship of fossil gas = six months of energy
Can't believe I got baited into reading a Brett Stepnens column ― though somehow comforted that all remains stable in the universe. It was a piece of crap.
October 31, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Can't believe I got baited into reading a Brett Stepnens column ― though somehow comforted that all remains stable in the universe. It was a piece of crap.
This. Is excellent.
Anyway, if you haven't seen it, watch this video by Tressie on the forces behind the 180 degree university pivot from being worried about AI to fully embracing it for all things.
www.instagram.com/tressiemcphd...
www.instagram.com/tressiemcphd...
Tressie McPhD on Instagram: "Some quick thoughts after class on AI solutions for the university’s political problems."
2,870 likes, 121 comments - tressiemcphd on October 15, 2024: "Some quick thoughts after class on AI solutions for the university’s political problems.".
www.instagram.com
October 30, 2024 at 8:11 PM
This. Is excellent.
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What if we rapidly cut methane and other high-GWP gases to curb short-term warming while we phase out carbon?
This is what we proposed in 1999; and our findings were even presented to Congress.
We’d have a very different world if we’d done it then—but even if we start now, it’s better than not!
This is what we proposed in 1999; and our findings were even presented to Congress.
We’d have a very different world if we’d done it then—but even if we start now, it’s better than not!
October 30, 2024 at 12:48 AM
What if we rapidly cut methane and other high-GWP gases to curb short-term warming while we phase out carbon?
This is what we proposed in 1999; and our findings were even presented to Congress.
We’d have a very different world if we’d done it then—but even if we start now, it’s better than not!
This is what we proposed in 1999; and our findings were even presented to Congress.
We’d have a very different world if we’d done it then—but even if we start now, it’s better than not!
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Forget not being able to solve the root cause of a problem from within the worldview that created it, we are moving into territory where we can't even *cope* with problems from within the worldview that created them.
October 29, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Forget not being able to solve the root cause of a problem from within the worldview that created it, we are moving into territory where we can't even *cope* with problems from within the worldview that created them.
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Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson made waves in 2022 when, while still in high school, they announced a new proof of the Pythagorean theorem. They’ve now published several alternative proofs of the theorem in today’s issue of American Mathematical Monthly. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 28, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson made waves in 2022 when, while still in high school, they announced a new proof of the Pythagorean theorem. They’ve now published several alternative proofs of the theorem in today’s issue of American Mathematical Monthly. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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When Miranda introduced herself I said, “we know each other from the internet, on Bluesky”. Computer friends are cool.
October 27, 2024 at 12:21 AM
When Miranda introduced herself I said, “we know each other from the internet, on Bluesky”. Computer friends are cool.
This is I’m talking about…
Elon Musk
a) has a top secret security clearance
b) is in regular contact with Vladimir Putin and lied about it
c) according to US law is grounds for instant clearance termination and possible criminal penalties www.wsj.com/world/russia...
a) has a top secret security clearance
b) is in regular contact with Vladimir Putin and lied about it
c) according to US law is grounds for instant clearance termination and possible criminal penalties www.wsj.com/world/russia...
October 27, 2024 at 2:11 AM
This is I’m talking about…
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And that’s a no from me too thanks @washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2024 at 7:18 PM
And that’s a no from me too thanks @washingtonpost.com
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New UNEP emissions gap report highlights a "massive gap between rhetoric and reality" and calls for a "quantum leap" in ambition to deliver Paris goals, as the world is way off-track today.
I cover the details over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
I cover the details over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
October 24, 2024 at 3:22 PM
New UNEP emissions gap report highlights a "massive gap between rhetoric and reality" and calls for a "quantum leap" in ambition to deliver Paris goals, as the world is way off-track today.
I cover the details over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
I cover the details over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
Thread…
It finally happened. A huge storm hit Kotzebue. My dad's house is on the beach side of town. The water was so high that my cousin had to evacuate my dad. Neighbors front porch was washed away, and that before high tide. I am so glad my cousin was there. Please keep the town in your thoughts.
October 23, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Thread…
Ours is not a story about villains, it is a story about systems.
But there are most definitely villains.
But there are most definitely villains.
Docs obtained by the @washingtonpost.com reveal a "comprehensive [fossil fuel] industry effort to reverse climate initiatives," which "contrasts with the public pledges...members have made to their investors and customers to support aggressive regulation of methane."
1/n
1/n
October 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Ours is not a story about villains, it is a story about systems.
But there are most definitely villains.
But there are most definitely villains.
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I’ve heard relatively little discussion over the best reason to vote for Kamala Harris and that is that Samuel Alito wants to retire and Clarence Thomas is 80 years old and we either can replace them with Ketanji Brown Jackson or 35 year old Samuel Alito and 35 year old Clarence Thomas
October 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM
I’ve heard relatively little discussion over the best reason to vote for Kamala Harris and that is that Samuel Alito wants to retire and Clarence Thomas is 80 years old and we either can replace them with Ketanji Brown Jackson or 35 year old Samuel Alito and 35 year old Clarence Thomas
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If comparing huge new power demand for AI to electrification, consider:
- People desperately want to save $$ through electrification, but bottlenecks like cost, materials, politics stops them
- People desperately DO NOT want generative slop, but corporations are forcing it down their throats
- People desperately want to save $$ through electrification, but bottlenecks like cost, materials, politics stops them
- People desperately DO NOT want generative slop, but corporations are forcing it down their throats
October 16, 2024 at 8:15 PM
If comparing huge new power demand for AI to electrification, consider:
- People desperately want to save $$ through electrification, but bottlenecks like cost, materials, politics stops them
- People desperately DO NOT want generative slop, but corporations are forcing it down their throats
- People desperately want to save $$ through electrification, but bottlenecks like cost, materials, politics stops them
- People desperately DO NOT want generative slop, but corporations are forcing it down their throats
Watching an old episode of The West Wing. It’s like an alternate universe.
October 15, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Watching an old episode of The West Wing. It’s like an alternate universe.
Graphic design emergency: Urgent need for a 'screaming into a pillow' emoji. Anyone?
October 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Graphic design emergency: Urgent need for a 'screaming into a pillow' emoji. Anyone?
😂
October 14, 2024 at 9:56 PM
😂
Wisdom.
Ready to haul out the rake or leaf blower? Resist the temptation. Leaf litter in the forest or your yard has important benefits for critters - insects, small vertebrates, fungi, and others - and for soil nutrient cycles. Leave them in place, put them in out-of-the-way piles, or compost them.
October 13, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Wisdom.