Kevin Connor
@kevintconnor.bsky.social
🌊 Conservationist / SciComm-er | CA Naturalist | Baltimore diaspora | how ‘bout dem O’s & also Ravens | opinions=my own | he/him/his
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I thought this was fairly well established, but: here's another new study showing that wind and solar complement each other and make for a more stable grid when combined.
Intermittent solar and wind complement each other for a more stable grid
A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I thought this was fairly well established, but: here's another new study showing that wind and solar complement each other and make for a more stable grid when combined.
a Drive by Chontining
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
a Drive by Chontining
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every journalist who has been ringing the alarm bell about this for the last three years should get $10 million from any bailout, as a treat
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
every journalist who has been ringing the alarm bell about this for the last three years should get $10 million from any bailout, as a treat
We’re not saying “Happy Holidays” anymore because we got rid of woke so we can all say “Fire John Harbaugh” again
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We’re not saying “Happy Holidays” anymore because we got rid of woke so we can all say “Fire John Harbaugh” again
My toxic trait is that I liked Running Man.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My toxic trait is that I liked Running Man.
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My impression of this deep-sea mining debate happening between Vescovo and Gunasekara is best summed up by something I said 6 years ago:
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
Bus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep sea
Scientists will monitor trial next month to assess collector’s ecosystem damage
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My impression of this deep-sea mining debate happening between Vescovo and Gunasekara is best summed up by something I said 6 years ago:
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
"When you throw a new piece of technology into the ocean, the ocean tends to throw it right back at you."
www.science.org/content/arti...
Dude really went “Call me a fascist, daddy!”
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dude really went “Call me a fascist, daddy!”
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NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Attended a climate event a few years ago hosted by a news outlet of note™️ where ≈70% of speakers were VC-billionaire types. Their nonsense tech solutions stood to make them $$ & maintain status quo, unlike paying your damn taxes, switching to renewables/cutting FF use. Zero pushback from moderators
⚠️ When “technology will save us” becomes a climate risk!
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...
A new paper from great colleagues takes a careful look at techno-optimism — the belief that technology will largely solve climate change — and what it means for real-world climate action.
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osf.io/preprints/ps...
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Attended a climate event a few years ago hosted by a news outlet of note™️ where ≈70% of speakers were VC-billionaire types. Their nonsense tech solutions stood to make them $$ & maintain status quo, unlike paying your damn taxes, switching to renewables/cutting FF use. Zero pushback from moderators
Top tier stuff right here
they’re forcing kids to read “the caine mutiny,” because of wouk
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Top tier stuff right here
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This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
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Bottom-trawl fishing really shakes up the seafloor — and the effects last for weeks (via ConvexSeascape)
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Reduction of carbon, alkalinity and nutrient fluxes in the southern Baltic Sea caused by dragging of otter trawl nets across the seafloor
Abstract. Mobile bottom-contacting fishing (MBCF) represents a substantial anthropogenic disturbance, significantly disrupting seafloor integrity and altering oceanic carbon storage. In this study, we...
bg.copernicus.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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POV: you’re a math teacher I’ve just met
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
POV: you’re a math teacher I’ve just met
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
In socialist New York, car drives you!
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In socialist New York, car drives you!
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Can we call tonight the Ballroom Blowout?
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Can we call tonight the Ballroom Blowout?
Do we have an actual “I’ve seen enough” guy here yet?
I've seen enough: fine, I'll join.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Do we have an actual “I’ve seen enough” guy here yet?
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Congrats to Mark Walter, President of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the Dodgers, and his players Teoscar Hernández (Dominican Republic), Shohei Ohtani (Japan), Andy Pages (Cuba), Hyeseong Kim (South Korea), Kiké Hernandez (Puerto Rico), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan), Roki Sasaki (Japan)...
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November 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Congrats to Mark Walter, President of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the Dodgers, and his players Teoscar Hernández (Dominican Republic), Shohei Ohtani (Japan), Andy Pages (Cuba), Hyeseong Kim (South Korea), Kiké Hernandez (Puerto Rico), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Japan), Roki Sasaki (Japan)...
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Cool that renewables have become the cheapest source of energy in the world just as a bunch of reactionary-centrist US pundits have taken up the right-wing "climate vs. cheap energy" framing.
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Cool that renewables have become the cheapest source of energy in the world just as a bunch of reactionary-centrist US pundits have taken up the right-wing "climate vs. cheap energy" framing.
On the bright side of everything, Edie Widder is 100% correct: light is the most common form of communication on the planet podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
The Glow Below
Podcast Episode · Radiolab · 10/31/2025 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On the bright side of everything, Edie Widder is 100% correct: light is the most common form of communication on the planet podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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Damn, this was one of my favorite stops on the internet
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Damn, this was one of my favorite stops on the internet