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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 14m

Having lived in Rochester, it makes more sense it lump it in with Buffalo and the Great Lakes than "Upstate".

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 16m

www.indystar.com/story/opinio...

Former Republican Mayor of Indianapolis writes in favor of wind and solar and allowing for private property rights (i.e. allowing people to build). I disagree with "not about replacing other forms of energy", but I will take it.

Renewable energy lowered costs elsewhere. Why not Indiana? | Letters

Texas and Iowa have more renewable energy than Indiana — and electricity is cheaper.

www.indystar.com

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 21m

I think "Watch out for your personal safety around these animals" is a far cry from abuse

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 22m

A little more rust belty, perhaps

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 23m

I grew up in Cetral Illinois. Primary difference seems to be slightly more trees in the east. More significant population centers too, I guess.

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 36m

I am not clear on the difference between Heartland and Midland

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 3h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 1h

With the Hertz Teslas, it was the body damage that was killing them (lots of EV newbie drivers and Teslas in particular have limited part availability and are not designed for repair as much)

www.greencarreports.com/news/1141284...

Hertz slows Tesla and EV plans, citing collision repair costs

High collision repair costs weren't enough to offset the lower running costs of EVs, as Hertz balks at putting the initial 100,000 Teslas already announced into service.

www.greencarreports.com

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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.bsky.social · 3h

@kyleichan.bsky.social:
"Chinese EVs are dominating the EV market across Southeast Asia and Latin America."

#alwaysbecharging
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 12h

I don't know, I listened to 60yos in high school

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 12h

Possibly trying to sell music to high schoolers

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 15h

Just a colossal self own ceding 21st manufacturing to other nations we compete with. Unbelievably short sighted.

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 15h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 15h

from pigs? no

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 15h

I met a pig farmer in a bar once. I asked him what they were like. He said "Like dogs, but without the loyalty. They're really smart, but definitely never turn your back on a pig."

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

i have met a number of pigs, including pigs i later went on to eat (we have small farmers in our family) and quite frankly, getting to know pigs has made me feel even less bad about eating them

they would 100% eat us if given the chance

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 16h

I met a pig farmer in a bar once. I asked him what they were like. He said "Like dogs, but without the loyalty. They're really smart, but definitely never turn your back on a pig."

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 16h

Only thing worse than a failing coal plant is a fully operational coal plant

Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a good thing Texas installed so much reliable solar, wind, and battery capacity to shoulder the load in the event the state’s unreliable coal generation suffered a catastrophic failure.

Because apparently it did.

🔌💡

ieefa.org/resources/ne...

Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027

The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.

ieefa.org

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 18h

TBF these are DAC not CCS

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 18h

www.wri.org/insights/epa...

yep

4 Things to Know About US EPA’s New Power Plant Rules

EPA's new rules require coal-fired power plants to cut their emissions by nearly 90% before 2040 or cease operations.

www.wri.org

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 18h

True

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 19h

The thing is, if you demonstrate carbon capture will work, the EPA could require it, and that would kill fossil fuels on just about every stationary application.

James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 19h

DOE appears set to terminate tens of millions in funding for Project Cypress and South Texas Direct Air Capture Hub, the two big projects in the US DAC Hubs program.

The US is set to cancel funding for two major direct-air capture plants

he terminations cut tens of millions of dollars that Climeworks, Heirloom, Oxy and others were depending on to develop carbon removal projects in Louisiana and Texas.

www.technologyreview.com

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 20h

Cool! Yes, same idea. I think the research breakthrough is in using ML techniques to design more options in this space, tuned for different applications.

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 20h

They mentioned 7 applications, wouldn't be surprised if those were 2 of them

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 20h

Also worth asking what happens if you coat refrigeration coils in this stuff

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 21h

Big question marks are cost and durability. Couldn't find what materials they were using.

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 21h

Yes, cost and durability both big question marks

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