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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · 1d

We are so back!

Allen Tien, MD, MHS mdlogix.com 94,698 田一彦 @allentien.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#SharedFacts

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Apr 8

Humanity’s ability to innovate is astounding. With the right tools we can build things faster, better, and cheaper to improve people’s lives. Friendly reminder that it’s good to celebrate that side of ourselves. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/w...

How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 29

Europe could do the funniest thing: www.overseasbases.net/fact-sheet.h...

FACT SHEET

Figures below updated October 2024. PDF (2023) and additional updates coming soon.

www.overseasbases.net

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Mar 29

A great job in environmental politics👇

Philip Leifeld @leifeld.bsky.social · Mar 29

The University of Manchester seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Environmental Politics. More info: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMM071/. Closing date: 8/5/2025. I am not involved in the search but would love to see more colleagues in environmental policy and governance. #PublicPolicy #Polisky #PolicyProcess

Lecturer in Environmental Politics at The University of Manchester

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in Environmental Politics. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · Mar 20

This is one of the best documentaries I've had the privilege to be a part of. Totally worth 20 minutes of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIuG...

The Hunt for a New Kind of Magnet to Power the Future | Bloomberg Primer

YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Mar 17

"Large parts of the SEO industry have pivoted entirely to AI-generated content, as has some of the internet advertising industry. They are using generative AI to brute force the internet, and it is working"

@404media.co

www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a...

AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality

Generative AI spammers are brute forcing the internet, and it is working.

www.404media.co

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 17

If these charts are correct, the U.S. is about to lose the manufacturing race in another critical component of the new energy economy.

Screaming into the void here, but US energy policy needs to get more serious very quickly. It's a national security + economic imperative.

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 17

Always worth remembering that design is political too and can be weaponized against the less fortunate.

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · Mar 17

Regular sitting benches seem to have been replaced by “leaning benches” at the West 4th Street station - presumably to prevent homeless people from sleeping on them.

Photo by Michael Li. Taken at the West 4th Street A/C/E southbound platform on March 16, 2025.

Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 14

File under... news you should use:

www.euronews.com/green/2021/0...

Turning off your camera in video calls could help cut carbon emissions

Did you know? Streaming videos adds to the carbon, water and land footprints of your internet usage.

www.euronews.com

Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 14

More #goodnews for people who like nerdy #goodnews.

Electric metal is awesome and the startup Boston Metal is gearing up to make a ton of it.

Greening the hardest-to-industrialize segments of the economy actually does require innovative tech and startups.

singularityhub.com/2025/03/13/g...

Green Steel Startup's Largest Reactor Yet Produces a Ton of Molten Metal With Electricity

For Boston Metal, the new reactor is a step towards industrial-scale green steel plants that can make millions of tons of steel.

singularityhub.com

Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 14

Europe getting its groove back on innovation -- esp energy and industrial innovation -- is good.

www.ft.com/content/942d...

It’s time for Europe’s deep tech companies to go big

Reasserting technological sovereignty is becoming increasingly urgent

www.ft.com

Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 14

Somebody should check in on capitalism, because it’s not okay r/n.

Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 13

Two cents per kilowatt-hour wind is insane. Why would anyone want to keep this from the U.S. if they believe in energy abundance?

www.scientificamerican.com/blog/plugged...

Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest Sources of Electricity, and It's Getting Cheaper

A comprehensive survey of the wind industry shows wind energy is routinely purchased in bulk for just two cents per kilowatt-hour—and turbines are only getting cheaper, bigger, and better

www.scientificamerican.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 13

The FBI is moving to criminalize community climate workgroups like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA under the Biden administration, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by writing successful funding proposals.

Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups

The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

newrepublic.com

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Mar 13

Big news in the land of clean energy $$.

Nice lil scoop from @axios.com on Fervo Energy's plans for an IPO.

It's potential proof that sustainable investing can deliver real returns at a time when that's pretty desperately needed.

#Geothermal is coming up.

www.axios.com/2025/03/13/f...

Fervo moves toward IPO despite Trump climate storm

The discussions come as power demand rises and geothermal enjoys the administration's embrace.

www.axios.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · Feb 11

insane stat
www.ft.com/content/e61e...

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · Feb 11

We are now "virtually certain" in overshoot territory. Those carbon removal companies only become a bigger part of the future. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It’s ‘Virtually Certain’ the World Has Already Breached 1.5C

Two new studies reveal that last year’s record heat is a sign that burning fossil fuels has already pushed the climate past a key threshold.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Dec 7

After living in Chattanooga for about a year I can confirm. This town is like Star’s Hollow on meth.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Dec 7

This is an absolutely incredible example of how, if you ever decide to engage with a right-wing media outlet, *how* you do it almost perfectly. Bravo @risingtideaus.bsky.social!

Sky News Host PANICS During Climate Activist Interview

YouTube video by fusion

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Nov 26

Material innovation is the next wave of sustainability tech that’ll make a huge difference in emissions reduction. Solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear and batteries answer the energy question. It’s time to move on to everything else.

#climateresponses

John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · Nov 26

www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Hey, Lion glass - 10x tougher than ordinary glass and made with materials (which they are somewhat secretive about) that avoid the process emissions of soda lime glass (and also melt at lower temperatures) - is making it out of the lab and into the real world.

Ecofriendly glass invented at Penn State secures partner for product development | Penn State University

LionGlass, a new family of glass engineered by researchers at Penn State, has secured its first corporate partner, a move toward bringing the ecofriendly alternative to standard soda lime silicate gla...

www.psu.edu

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Nov 22

Hey #energysky (is that the hashtag?).... Looking for someone who can explain to me the significance of COP29's movement on Article 6.4 for companies? Someone told me it's good news, but I'm not sure why? Help much appreciated.

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Ben Serrurier @serrurier.bsky.social · Nov 22

So the two Chair and Ranking Member of Senate ENR next Congress are the bipartisan co-sponsors of the strongest geothermal permitting bill ever introduced? Must be Hot Rock Season in DC... thehill.com/policy/energ...

Lee to lead Senate Energy committee next year

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will lead the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year. He’ll take over for the panel’s current top Republican, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who will become th…

thehill.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Nov 20

Depressing: Fossil fuel emissions projected to be almost 8% higher in 2024 than in 2015, the year the Paris climate agreement was signed.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Figure showing that emissions from coal, oil, and gas have all increased from 2015, when the Paris Agreement was signed.

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Jon Shieber @shieber.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thought the rough estimate was 750K?