Brendon Slotterback
@bslotterback.bsky.social
Decarbonization. Likes charts. Helping philanthropy and government advance clean energy. PGH🌲 🚲
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
Mom visits and gives you all the old books and photos she doesn’t want
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Mom visits and gives you all the old books and photos she doesn’t want
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we're going to win
Page One in Cincinnati:
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
we're going to win
They were on strike for three years
After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom.
From @publicsource.org
From @publicsource.org
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after long strike • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
About 25 guild members, including Goldstein and Duleba, returned to their jobs at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette today for the first time in more than three years.
penncapital-star.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
They were on strike for three years
Trump EPA gives the middle finger to all air-breathers in Pittsburgh www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Trump EPA gives the middle finger to all air-breathers in Pittsburgh www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
December 1 my utility is increasing the generation portion of my bill 11%. This is after a 15% increase in June of this year.
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
December 1 my utility is increasing the generation portion of my bill 11%. This is after a 15% increase in June of this year.
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Natural gas use for electricity generation is down 17% in California this year, even as overall generation has increased. Solar is eating natural gas' lunch.
Natural gas use for electricity in California falls as solar generation rises - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
www.eia.gov
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Natural gas use for electricity generation is down 17% in California this year, even as overall generation has increased. Solar is eating natural gas' lunch.
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Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
www.reuters.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jebus, in just 2 or 3 years Pakistan has imported enough solar panels that, in some times in the coming year, panels will cover *all* the country's demand.
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years ago they cast Don Cheadle in a grim dark version of Captain Planet for laughs but they should have just made the actual movie
people older than me and people younger than me are equally ignorant of climate change as a global crisis
Captain Planet target audience stands firm
Captain Planet target audience stands firm
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
years ago they cast Don Cheadle in a grim dark version of Captain Planet for laughs but they should have just made the actual movie
This actually sounds like a pretty good idea at a high level but if I asked you what our most pressing national challenges are would you list any of these
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This actually sounds like a pretty good idea at a high level but if I asked you what our most pressing national challenges are would you list any of these
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
Reminder that according to growth forecasts by serious people (2.6x per year), training frontier AI models will equal the entire peak demand of the US power grid (759,000 MW) by 2035. By 2048, that means it will equal more than all the solar energy hitting the earth continuously (173,000 terawatts)
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Reminder that according to growth forecasts by serious people (2.6x per year), training frontier AI models will equal the entire peak demand of the US power grid (759,000 MW) by 2035. By 2048, that means it will equal more than all the solar energy hitting the earth continuously (173,000 terawatts)
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my “we are not Enron” memo has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my memo
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
my “we are not Enron” memo has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my memo
Remember in May when Trump used Pennsylvania hard hats as a prop to announce the deal with Nippon? Why didn't he make that speech in Arkansas? www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/tru...
“This is where America’s next century of steel is being forged.”
This is the CEO of US Steel saying it will run its coal-based facilities into the ground and leave for non-union states, rather than reinvest in cleaner technologies in the towns that birthed the steel industry. Shameful legacy.
This is the CEO of US Steel saying it will run its coal-based facilities into the ground and leave for non-union states, rather than reinvest in cleaner technologies in the towns that birthed the steel industry. Shameful legacy.
www.deltaplexnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Remember in May when Trump used Pennsylvania hard hats as a prop to announce the deal with Nippon? Why didn't he make that speech in Arkansas? www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/tru...
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What a long, strange trip it's been
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What a long, strange trip it's been
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NEW STUDY: vigorous exercise is NOT, as previously presumed, twice as a good as moderate exercise at keeping you alive and free of heart disease but is in fact…4-9 times better.
I texted these findings to my CrossFit coach who texted back two words:
more burpees
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I texted these findings to my CrossFit coach who texted back two words:
more burpees
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wearable device-based health equivalence of different physical activity intensities against mortality, cardiometabolic disease, and cancer - Nature Communications
Benefits on health have been found to vary across different levels of physical activity (PA) for chronic conditions including cancer. Here the authors report that each minute of vigorous intensity PA ...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
NEW STUDY: vigorous exercise is NOT, as previously presumed, twice as a good as moderate exercise at keeping you alive and free of heart disease but is in fact…4-9 times better.
I texted these findings to my CrossFit coach who texted back two words:
more burpees
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I texted these findings to my CrossFit coach who texted back two words:
more burpees
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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More studies are confirming what @iso-ne.com and others have been saying for some time: we need #offshorewind in #NewEngland to boost winter grid reliability (and lower prices). Thanks @fieseler.bsky.social for the reporting.
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
More studies are confirming what @iso-ne.com and others have been saying for some time: we need #offshorewind in #NewEngland to boost winter grid reliability (and lower prices). Thanks @fieseler.bsky.social for the reporting.
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
#YestoWind
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
First Solar is now operating a $1 billion solar factory in Louisiana that will produce 3.5 GW of panels every year. If all our nuclear dreams come true, we'll have 10 GW of new capacity in 2040. Meanwhile, this one plant will already have produced 52 GW. neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2025/11...
First Solar opens $1.1B AI-powered Louisiana plant | New Orleans CityBusiness
First Solar launches AI-powered Louisiana facility, creating 800+ jobs and boosting Iberia Parish GDP while expanding U.S. solar production.
neworleanscitybusiness.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
First Solar is now operating a $1 billion solar factory in Louisiana that will produce 3.5 GW of panels every year. If all our nuclear dreams come true, we'll have 10 GW of new capacity in 2040. Meanwhile, this one plant will already have produced 52 GW. neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2025/11...
I'm seeking a legislative sponsor for my bill to allocate $4M for a new three-masted whaling ship. Spermaceti candles burn far brighter and cleaner than tallow, so I expect a great profit. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/27/w...
Wyoming, Basin Electric Take Step Toward First New Coal Plant In Over A Decade
Wyoming and Basin Electric took a step Monday toward building the first new coal-fired power plant in more than a decade. Adding a second unit to the Dry…
cowboystatedaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm seeking a legislative sponsor for my bill to allocate $4M for a new three-masted whaling ship. Spermaceti candles burn far brighter and cleaner than tallow, so I expect a great profit. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/27/w...
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This absolute monster salmon was just trapped in Snæfellsnes. They took his sperm for deep freezing and let it go again.
Svakalegur lax á Snæfellsnesi - Vísir
Jóhannes Sturlaugsson fiskifræðingur veiddi nýverið sannkallaðan risalax í búr í Haffjarðará á sunnanverðu Snæfellsnesi. Jóhannes telur að um sé að ræða stærsta Atlantshafslax sem veiðst hefur í háf.
www.visir.is
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This absolute monster salmon was just trapped in Snæfellsnes. They took his sperm for deep freezing and let it go again.
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I have secured all the groceries (I think)
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I have secured all the groceries (I think)
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What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
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this is what happens when you touch too much computer
Today is National/World Walrus Day! These semi-aquatic mammals, which are a type of seal, share similar bones with humans. Their specialized forelimbs have evolved for swimming.
#SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy
#SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
this is what happens when you touch too much computer