PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Worldwide Annually
@tkovach.bsky.social
Climate dad to E, J, and C. Working on decarbonization and environmental justice in Cleveland. Founded the Cleveland Refugee Bike Project. Supports Juventus & Eintracht.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
Opinions my own and probably wrong.
Pinned
When scheduling your next meeting, think:
Could this Zoom have been a phone call?
Could that phone call have been an email?
Could that email have been a text?
Could that text have been a skeet?
Could that skeet have been a thought?
Could that thought have not existed?
Could I simply cease to exist?
Could this Zoom have been a phone call?
Could that phone call have been an email?
Could that email have been a text?
Could that text have been a skeet?
Could that skeet have been a thought?
Could that thought have not existed?
Could I simply cease to exist?
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Catholic Charities is sharing 12,000 meals today at St. Augustine Hunger Center (1400 Howard Ave.) from 11 AM–1 PM.
Catholic Charities distributing 12,000 Thanksgiving meals – here’s how to get yours
Residents can sign up for a free Thanksgiving meal, to be eaten at the St. Augustine Hunger Center or delivered to their home, through Nov. 24.
www.cleveland.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Catholic Charities is sharing 12,000 meals today at St. Augustine Hunger Center (1400 Howard Ave.) from 11 AM–1 PM.
The federal government is effectively strangling the development of the Internet to protect fax machine producers
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The federal government is effectively strangling the development of the Internet to protect fax machine producers
If you were hoping to spend your Thanksgiving reading a 200+ page regional climate action plan for Northeast Ohio, then I have good news for you
www.eneo2050.com/capmaterials
www.eneo2050.com/capmaterials
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www.eneo2050.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you were hoping to spend your Thanksgiving reading a 200+ page regional climate action plan for Northeast Ohio, then I have good news for you
www.eneo2050.com/capmaterials
www.eneo2050.com/capmaterials
What the hell? The deadline is Monday, and tomorrow is Thanksgiving!
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What the hell? The deadline is Monday, and tomorrow is Thanksgiving!
"To date, the program has deployed $145 million in capital on nearly 54 megawatts’ worth of solar projects that are expected to help save a collective $57 million in energy cost."
Connecticut’s pioneering model for publicly owned, small-scale solar
The Connecticut Green Bank goes beyond grants and loans to directly develop solar for towns and schools — a model other states could follow.
www.canarymedia.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"To date, the program has deployed $145 million in capital on nearly 54 megawatts’ worth of solar projects that are expected to help save a collective $57 million in energy cost."
Data center-heavy regions at most risk of winter power outages
Report: Data center-heavy regions at most risk of winter power outages
The power grid region including Michigan is not named among the highest-risk regions for energy shortfalls during winter storms.
www.freep.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Data center-heavy regions at most risk of winter power outages
@actualnames.bsky.social this is my wife's 13th grandfather
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
@actualnames.bsky.social this is my wife's 13th grandfather
"Automakers and their suppliers have known for almost three decades that recyclers were releasing lead into the air as they melted down old batteries.
Time and again, car and battery manufacturers opted not to act and blocked efforts to address the problem."
Time and again, car and battery manufacturers opted not to act and blocked efforts to address the problem."
The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"Automakers and their suppliers have known for almost three decades that recyclers were releasing lead into the air as they melted down old batteries.
Time and again, car and battery manufacturers opted not to act and blocked efforts to address the problem."
Time and again, car and battery manufacturers opted not to act and blocked efforts to address the problem."
'“I’m not interested in her incredibly bad writing," Nair said. "Real people are going to become disabled, sick, and die as a consequence of this.” And it could be years before we see the true scale of the damage.'
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
'“I’m not interested in her incredibly bad writing," Nair said. "Real people are going to become disabled, sick, and die as a consequence of this.” And it could be years before we see the true scale of the damage.'
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
Early drafts of Wilco songs:
Urbain Germery
France, Mayenne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1427-1897
France, Mayenne, Parish and Civil Registration, 1427-1897
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Early drafts of Wilco songs:
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
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 6:12 PM
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
“Shelley is accessible, but it’s kind of pedestrian amongst the scripts...the connecting strokes from letter to letter are largely relatively weak,” he explained. Sripts tend to be a little more elegant when they’re a little more compressed.”
What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?
We asked design experts to read the writing on the White House wall and tell us what they see
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Shelley is accessible, but it’s kind of pedestrian amongst the scripts...the connecting strokes from letter to letter are largely relatively weak,” he explained. Sripts tend to be a little more elegant when they’re a little more compressed.”
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.
'The extension, draft legislation shows, will also refine form-based code to include new standards for accessory dwelling units (also known as “granny flats”), streetscape improvements, and denoting what’s allowed or not on the ground floor of apartments in residential areas.'
Cleveland to Consider Expanding 'Smart Code' Across City - Cleveland Scene
Cleveland’s push to update its planning code is making progress. On Friday, the City Planning Commission moved forward legislation geared to expanding the city’s test phase of form-based planning code...
www.clevescene.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
'The extension, draft legislation shows, will also refine form-based code to include new standards for accessory dwelling units (also known as “granny flats”), streetscape improvements, and denoting what’s allowed or not on the ground floor of apartments in residential areas.'
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Burma is governed by a military junta that routinely commits atrocities against civilians. That same military recent perpetrated a genocide against the Rohingya. The UN Special Rapportuer has already said that the planned elections are a "sham" to entrench the junta.
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Burma is governed by a military junta that routinely commits atrocities against civilians. That same military recent perpetrated a genocide against the Rohingya. The UN Special Rapportuer has already said that the planned elections are a "sham" to entrench the junta.
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
'Nearly 6 million households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.'
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'Nearly 6 million households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.'
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
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*Abe Simpson yelling at clouds* here’s my letter to the editor @strongtowns.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
*Abe Simpson yelling at clouds* here’s my letter to the editor @strongtowns.org
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One of the creepier geology papers I've read was about how in the end-Permian mass extinction (which is characterized by extreme volcanic CO2 outgassing and warming) the actual kill mechanism might have been when pulses of sulfur aerosols masking the warming rained out and the temperature spiked
A lot of people are going to lose money on this. Solar radiation modification only makes sense if followed by large-scale carbon dioxide removal, and we ain't got that.
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
One of the creepier geology papers I've read was about how in the end-Permian mass extinction (which is characterized by extreme volcanic CO2 outgassing and warming) the actual kill mechanism might have been when pulses of sulfur aerosols masking the warming rained out and the temperature spiked
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