michael
@michaelchien.bsky.social
by day: https://www.thesunion.com/news/series-a-climate-tech-startups-first-non-engineer-job-listing-combines-eleven-distinct-functions-title-is-literally-just-the-word-businessman
by night: same thing, only now it is dark
by night: same thing, only now it is dark
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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Bluesky has now replaced twitter as the top platform for finding out if there was an earthquake in LA
March 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Bluesky has now replaced twitter as the top platform for finding out if there was an earthquake in LA
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THE BALL IS TIPPED.
Conference Tournament Season is underway.
All these teams have to do is win all their games from here on out and they’ll win the natty.
Conference Tournament Season is underway.
All these teams have to do is win all their games from here on out and they’ll win the natty.
March 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
THE BALL IS TIPPED.
Conference Tournament Season is underway.
All these teams have to do is win all their games from here on out and they’ll win the natty.
Conference Tournament Season is underway.
All these teams have to do is win all their games from here on out and they’ll win the natty.
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Brave individuals can get attention & make a difference. Someone should tell the Democrats.
Democrats Could Learn Something from Former NFL Punter Chris Kluwe
Chris Kluwe's strategic protest shows exactly what's missing from the current resistance to authoritarianism.
www.readtpa.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Brave individuals can get attention & make a difference. Someone should tell the Democrats.
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On Friday, I'm talking with @mateosfo.bsky.social about what I think is one of the core issues facing the climate movement, namely, housing. Yes, housing. It's not just a climate issue, it's arguably *the* climate issue in the US. We're going to make the case.
Got questions? Hit me.
Got questions? Hit me.
February 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
On Friday, I'm talking with @mateosfo.bsky.social about what I think is one of the core issues facing the climate movement, namely, housing. Yes, housing. It's not just a climate issue, it's arguably *the* climate issue in the US. We're going to make the case.
Got questions? Hit me.
Got questions? Hit me.
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The quotes/comments questioning this have not thought hard about the realities of organizing. Houses of worship are critical community infrastructure and trusted sources, especially in the South and across many racial groups + immigrant communities. We need a strong relationship with faith to win.
I really don’t know if there can be a true resistance to this that isn’t aligned with faith / spirituality and the community of organized religion.
Martin and Malcolm— both faith leaders.
Martin and Malcolm— both faith leaders.
February 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The quotes/comments questioning this have not thought hard about the realities of organizing. Houses of worship are critical community infrastructure and trusted sources, especially in the South and across many racial groups + immigrant communities. We need a strong relationship with faith to win.
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
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Fossil gas utilities should be looking to pivot to the business model described in this podcast: using their drilling tech to run networked water pipes that provide heat/cooling for neighborhoods via ground-source heat pumps.
Super efficient, cheaper, decarbonized, and grid supporting.
Super efficient, cheaper, decarbonized, and grid supporting.
Today on Volts: thermal energy networks are the new hotness! Replacing fossil gas pipes & furnaces with water pipes & heat pumps was a niche idea not long ago. Now the first pilot is completed & dozens more are on the way. This is how natgas companies can survive: become thermal energy companies.
Thermal energy networks are the next big thing
Could gas utilities transform into "thermal utilities"? Here's how networked heat pumps could give them a whole new business model instead of going extinct.
www.volts.wtf
January 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Fossil gas utilities should be looking to pivot to the business model described in this podcast: using their drilling tech to run networked water pipes that provide heat/cooling for neighborhoods via ground-source heat pumps.
Super efficient, cheaper, decarbonized, and grid supporting.
Super efficient, cheaper, decarbonized, and grid supporting.
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man. watching the reactions to the fires on twitter has been such a litmus test for “are you capable of empathy or are you profoundly damaged” and it is a real bummer
January 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
man. watching the reactions to the fires on twitter has been such a litmus test for “are you capable of empathy or are you profoundly damaged” and it is a real bummer
i am starting a “sandra boynton join bluesky” campaign
November 28, 2024 at 8:07 PM
i am starting a “sandra boynton join bluesky” campaign
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This place is too cozy, so let me be a little provocative:
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
November 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
This place is too cozy, so let me be a little provocative:
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
In the last 5 years or so, the climate movement had the opportunity to pivot away from No No No (fighting/blocking things) to Yes Yes Yes (supporting abundance, more RE, more housing, more building).
But ...
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scale: a story in two charts
November 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM
scale: a story in two charts
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thanks for checking out my bluesky page. hope to see you around
November 11, 2024 at 7:00 AM
thanks for checking out my bluesky page. hope to see you around
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“Crack open a cold one — it’s Friday once again.”
-Jon Bois
-Jon Bois
November 16, 2024 at 12:09 AM
“Crack open a cold one — it’s Friday once again.”
-Jon Bois
-Jon Bois
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how it feels to be on bluesky
November 15, 2024 at 7:53 PM
how it feels to be on bluesky