ecov8tive.ideas
@ecovativeideas.bsky.social
Nearly two decades of making the built environment a better environment. Focused on improving the spaces we live/work/play through #energyefficiency, #DERs and stakeholder empowerment. Comments on bsky represent my own opinions.
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"Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance."
Remembering Baldwin, who left us on this day in 1987, with his abiding wisdom on creative work:
Remembering Baldwin, who left us on this day in 1987, with his abiding wisdom on creative work:
James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing
“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance."
Remembering Baldwin, who left us on this day in 1987, with his abiding wisdom on creative work:
Remembering Baldwin, who left us on this day in 1987, with his abiding wisdom on creative work:
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1) The editor of Cell Reports Sustainable, a new open-access journal from Cell Press, graciously invited me to do a short Q&A about our new paper, "Distribution grids may be a barrier to residential electrification." Pasting the Q&A in a short 🧵 if anyone's interested.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Distribution grids may be a barrier to residential electrification
Replacing fossil-fueled machines with electric alternatives can reduce emissions,
but Priyadarshan et al. find that reinforcing United States distribution grids to
accommodate complete home and vehicl...
www.cell.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
1) The editor of Cell Reports Sustainable, a new open-access journal from Cell Press, graciously invited me to do a short Q&A about our new paper, "Distribution grids may be a barrier to residential electrification." Pasting the Q&A in a short 🧵 if anyone's interested.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Don’t be afraid of the dark
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You'll Never Walk Alone
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December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Don’t be afraid of the dark
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China takes 9 of Top 10 polysilicon manufacturer spots, expanding industry dominance #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
China takes 9 of Top 10 polysilicon manufacturer spots, expanding industry dominance
The latest rankings of the the top polysilicon manufacturers in the world show that nine of the Top 10 are based in China. “The Chinese polysilicon
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
China takes 9 of Top 10 polysilicon manufacturer spots, expanding industry dominance #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
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How catastrophe bonds are incentivizing adaptation in North Carolina and more climate news in today's Green Daily
The ‘Game Changing’ Cat Bond Incentivizing Adaptation
Insurers are struggling as climate change-fueled damage intensifies. So are homeowners. Clearly something has to change.
bloom.bg
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How catastrophe bonds are incentivizing adaptation in North Carolina and more climate news in today's Green Daily
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I'm delighted that episode 5 of the COPOut Podcast (with @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com) is now available at @drilledmedia.bsky.social!
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm delighted that episode 5 of the COPOut Podcast (with @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com) is now available at @drilledmedia.bsky.social!
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
Tune in at Drilled: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Or check out all of our episodes here: cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
Colombia, the Netherlands and others will draw up a roadmap for abandoning fossil fuels, after another failed COP.
Saving the future will now take leaders, not consensus poisoned by plutocrats.
A world free from #dinojuicedespots is happening.
theconversation.com/cop30-petros...
Saving the future will now take leaders, not consensus poisoned by plutocrats.
A world free from #dinojuicedespots is happening.
theconversation.com/cop30-petros...
COP30: petrostates block climate deal once again, but some countries are taking their own decisive steps to phase out fossil fuels
Saudi Arabia and Russia often veto COP agreements, but Colombia and The Netherlands are taking matters into their own hands.
theconversation.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Colombia, the Netherlands and others will draw up a roadmap for abandoning fossil fuels, after another failed COP.
Saving the future will now take leaders, not consensus poisoned by plutocrats.
A world free from #dinojuicedespots is happening.
theconversation.com/cop30-petros...
Saving the future will now take leaders, not consensus poisoned by plutocrats.
A world free from #dinojuicedespots is happening.
theconversation.com/cop30-petros...
Handling a deteriorating carbon sink would best be handled by the COP, but that is another institution in danger of fossil-fueled irrelevance.
ground.news/article/stud...
ground.news/article/stud...
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Handling a deteriorating carbon sink would best be handled by the COP, but that is another institution in danger of fossil-fueled irrelevance.
ground.news/article/stud...
ground.news/article/stud...
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In this episode of Drawdown's Neighborhood, meet Maggie Baird, who founded Support and Feed with a vision to work at the intersection of the climate crisis, food equity, and food insecurity to address hunger.
📹 Watch on our Youtube at link in bio. https://bit.ly/4qKaML
📹 Watch on our Youtube at link in bio. https://bit.ly/4qKaML
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In this episode of Drawdown's Neighborhood, meet Maggie Baird, who founded Support and Feed with a vision to work at the intersection of the climate crisis, food equity, and food insecurity to address hunger.
📹 Watch on our Youtube at link in bio. https://bit.ly/4qKaML
📹 Watch on our Youtube at link in bio. https://bit.ly/4qKaML
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The global oil and gas industry has relied on sharply growing Chinese demand for the last 30 years. China matters a lot just because of its huge demand.
But China's EV, Battery, Solar & Wind booms matter more, because China exports them.
China is manufacturing to supply the world! #energysky
But China's EV, Battery, Solar & Wind booms matter more, because China exports them.
China is manufacturing to supply the world! #energysky
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The global oil and gas industry has relied on sharply growing Chinese demand for the last 30 years. China matters a lot just because of its huge demand.
But China's EV, Battery, Solar & Wind booms matter more, because China exports them.
China is manufacturing to supply the world! #energysky
But China's EV, Battery, Solar & Wind booms matter more, because China exports them.
China is manufacturing to supply the world! #energysky
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Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
Wild turkeys once nearly disappeared, but today they’re thriving.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
I have long been a proponent of #DCFastEV at roadside diners 😜. Thanks to the Gateway Diner in Highland, NY for the quick charge, side of milkshake!
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I have long been a proponent of #DCFastEV at roadside diners 😜. Thanks to the Gateway Diner in Highland, NY for the quick charge, side of milkshake!
Don’t Portuguese on my leg and tell me it’s phasing…
COP30 agrees ‘global mutirão’, but no roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels #energysky -- via pv-tech:
COP30 agrees ‘global mutirão’, but no roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels
Delegates at this year’s COP30 summit agreed to a “global mutirão”, meaning “collective efforts”, to tackle climate change.
www.pv-tech.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Don’t Portuguese on my leg and tell me it’s phasing…
Bird vibes right now…
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Bird vibes right now…
Something tells me YOU need a shark guy…Oh!
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Something tells me YOU need a shark guy…Oh!
“We had our problems but I’m on your side”
aka every quarrel on Bluesky I’ve read since joining 😂🤣😂
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aka every quarrel on Bluesky I’ve read since joining 😂🤣😂
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Something Happened on the Way to Heaven - 2016 Remaster
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“We had our problems but I’m on your side”
aka every quarrel on Bluesky I’ve read since joining 😂🤣😂
open.spotify.com/track/4ziqqo...
aka every quarrel on Bluesky I’ve read since joining 😂🤣😂
open.spotify.com/track/4ziqqo...
Thrilled to be a part of the Kingston Land Trust gala this evening. Give if you can to this amazing org, tying park spaces and walkable scapes across our beautiful town!
kingstonlandtrust.org/donate
kingstonlandtrust.org/donate
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thrilled to be a part of the Kingston Land Trust gala this evening. Give if you can to this amazing org, tying park spaces and walkable scapes across our beautiful town!
kingstonlandtrust.org/donate
kingstonlandtrust.org/donate
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Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
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Gregg Treinish, founder of Adventure Scientists, has built a global network of trained volunteers who collect high-quality environmental data for researchers, agencies, and conservationists. His organization bridges the worlds of outdoor adventure and scientific rigor.
Turning outdoor exploration into environmental discovery: Gregg Treinish and the rise of Adventure Scientists
Some revolutions begin not with technology, but with a feeling. For Gregg Treinish, that feeling was guilt. He was spending years on long wilderness expeditions—crossing ranges, sleeping rough,…
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Gregg Treinish, founder of Adventure Scientists, has built a global network of trained volunteers who collect high-quality environmental data for researchers, agencies, and conservationists. His organization bridges the worlds of outdoor adventure and scientific rigor.
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A talk I recently gave to energy-interested STEM students. youtu.be/SxwSmz9UGeg
The Social Cost of Carbon and Climate Policy Analysis
YouTube video by Wisconsin Energy Institute
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A talk I recently gave to energy-interested STEM students. youtu.be/SxwSmz9UGeg
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This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
$32 Million Commitment Announced to Electrify Cooking Appliances in NYCHA Buildings Through Induction Stove Challenge - NYSERDA
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that the next phase of the ...
www.nyserda.ny.gov
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
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‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
'Ghost Gear,' or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here's How Conservationists Are Fighting Back
Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups…
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
“That you can go green without compromising on comfort was, apparently, a surprise to some.”
50+ yrs of disinformation can’t beat objective reality. That is why we will live to see better days beyond this misbegotten age of extraction!
50+ yrs of disinformation can’t beat objective reality. That is why we will live to see better days beyond this misbegotten age of extraction!
I am *thrilled* to say that @wired.com has republished this story from thereengineer.pro, bringing to to an even wider audience! 💪
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
www.wired.com/story/let-th...
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“That you can go green without compromising on comfort was, apparently, a surprise to some.”
50+ yrs of disinformation can’t beat objective reality. That is why we will live to see better days beyond this misbegotten age of extraction!
50+ yrs of disinformation can’t beat objective reality. That is why we will live to see better days beyond this misbegotten age of extraction!