Why are scientists, particularly geologists, so excited to get new images and human observations of the far side of the moon?
A planets geology is the ultimate “crime scene”. Let me explain….
#Artemis ⚒️🧪
In more than half of US states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of small plug-in solar panels that sit on apartment balconies and plug directly into household outlets. Canary Media buff.ly/5B79fOA #ShareGoodNewsToo
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
@maddow.bsky.social had a long segment on communities all over the country—including deep red ones—that are using every single NIMBY tactic, protests, and even an assist from a Canadian billboard country to fight these.
Will post when it is up.
From our new report out today... bsky.app/profile/did:...
Kate Berry, a savvy American Banker reporter, reports on an important victory against Trump's efforts to harm consumers and benefit banksters.
Russell Vought, Trump's budget guy, gives up after court orders funding for the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
www.americanbanker.com/news/vought-...
A cat holds a passerine bird between its teeth. Source: https://www.sgeseller.shop/?path=page/ggitem&ggpid=97865
Chu et al. (urls.fr/Yeo6-K) estimate that cats kill ~60 million birds per year in Canada (possibly up to 197 M). Outdoor cats pose a serious risk to native birds. Potential responses include bylaws, education, social engagement, and trap-neuter-release programs. Think about it if you own a cat 🧪🌿🌎🦉🦊
The discovery that the continents are in continuous motion is fairly recent—dating back only to the late 1960s — and one woman was responsible for decoding what it meant for California and much of the West Coast.
buff.ly/2vAwspH
Headline from Forbes: 8 Ways The National Center For Atmospheric Research Helps You, By Marshall Shepherd
I've mostly been talking about the Trump regime's plan to dismantle NCAR, but you might be asking yourself, wtf is NCAR and why should I care? @drshepherd2013.bsky.social has got you covered here.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Solar power is expected to become the world's largest source of electricity by 2033. ☀️🔌💡
My husband is a vet so over the years we have had two rescued 3-legged cats. They do great and get around easily!
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
This week, House Republicans passed THREE BILLS to raise your electricity costs and abandon cheap, clean energy. Once again, they have chosen to double down on failed policies that have increased electricity prices 13% nationwide since the beginning of Trump’s term.
Looking for a compact solar-battery combo system that connects directly to key home appliances and cuts out costly and time-consuming permits? Startup Raya Power says its system, now being tested in Puerto Rico and California, could fit the bill:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
#energysky
SoCalGas is using *efficiency funding* collected from ratepayers to push LA wildfire survivors who lost their homes to build back with *gas* rather than all-electric.
Truly bleak stuff. This should not be allowed. Where are our regulators at the CPUC?
insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
This isn’t a Luddite ‘back in my day’ reaction to the alleged AI. It’s recognition that it’s garbage for many tasks it’s being marketed as helping. It’s a calculator that can’t add, a search engine that can’t read, & a scam by the usual scammy techbro suspects. They can keep their scam. I’m good
I drive a car that I can plug into my house and thanks to solar panels get all the energy it needs for daily driving without my electric bill going up. Why the hell would I want to go back to the 1970s? Everything exciting in cars is from abroad with better and smarter innovation on electrics.
A look at what is possible.
Could California be done with gas electricity by 2030? The rapid acceleration of battery storage systems seems to point in that direction.
“Culver City becomes first California city to allow six-story apartment buildings with just one staircase, a move to ease housing construction and affordability. Single staircases reclaim 7% of space for actual homes while creating wider units with better light—and fitting on smaller urban parcels.”
OK I recorded a pod on balcony solar & folks it is f'ing awesome. I was vaguely excited about this before digging in & now I'm *extremely* excited about it.
Map from NAEFS Situational Awareness Tool (NOAA) depicting record column integrated vapor transport over Southern California.
Map from NAEFS Situational Awareness Tool (NOAA) depicting near-record column water vapor over Southern California.
One of the reasons why this weekend's storm system is looking so impressive is that the associated airmass will be among the moistest on record for November in SoCal, with record or near-record column water vapor and integrated vapor transport in some areas. #CAwx
With enough solar, energy is free.
So much for the lies that renewable energy is expensive.
Plus, this smart plan encourages energy use during the free hours, which lowers costs by lowering demand in the other hours.
If there is anyplace riper in the country for balcony solar than #DC, please let me know.
Lots of liberal apartment renters / condo owners who would jump at opportunity for even a little solar to stick it to #PEPCO.
@thirdactorg.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social
The Ballmer Group on Wednesday committed hundreds of millions of dollars for free preschool in Washington, a massive philanthropic contribution amid state budget cuts and federal rollbacks. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/11/12/f...
King County Elections bar graph of challenged ballots by age of voter showing far higher percentage of "signature does not match" ballots for voters aged 18-24.
1/ While we wait on Bruce to accept the inevitable and concede, let's take a moment to explore why challenged ballots tend to lean toward the left. It's because younger voters tend to lean left, and they have a higher percentage of challenged ballots. Why? Because their signatures aren't set.
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Not that anyone has any free brain space to focus on the future of the Republic this morning. But I put together this short piece on how to figure out which Senators should be purged from Congress. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.