Dinos Gonatas
@smokeygeo.bsky.social
Astrophysicist extraordinaire.
Enron alumnus (Latin America)
Enron alumnus (Latin America)
before you can save the world, first you have to win.
December 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
before you can save the world, first you have to win.
💯 absolutely. read the report - it shows that degreed democratic voters care a LOT more about climate than working class voters, and voters as a whole. Swing voters care about jobs & economy, and see climate as a distraction at best. At worst, taking jobs away from them (eg oilfield workers)
December 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
💯 absolutely. read the report - it shows that degreed democratic voters care a LOT more about climate than working class voters, and voters as a whole. Swing voters care about jobs & economy, and see climate as a distraction at best. At worst, taking jobs away from them (eg oilfield workers)
the working class swing voters, especially in purple states where there are a lot of blue-collar oilfield jobs, see concern about climate change as something pushed on them by the elites. So, there was a collapse in bluecollar support for dems. See: www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
www.politico.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
the working class swing voters, especially in purple states where there are a lot of blue-collar oilfield jobs, see concern about climate change as something pushed on them by the elites. So, there was a collapse in bluecollar support for dems. See: www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
it's easy to say that but gas-fired generation provides firm capacity
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
it's easy to say that but gas-fired generation provides firm capacity
at the conference I attended, everyone was very serious about reducing methane emissions. And, how much in methane changes in 5 years? Come on
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
at the conference I attended, everyone was very serious about reducing methane emissions. And, how much in methane changes in 5 years? Come on
check out www.ipieca.org/insights/new...
Managing methane emissions virtual workshop report launched | Ipieca
On 2 November 2020, Ipieca held a virtual methane workshop. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during the workshop.
www.ipieca.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
check out www.ipieca.org/insights/new...
?? the biggest source of emissions is hydraulic equipment using methane as the working fluid. There are big leaks of course, and modern detection equipment can pinpoint those
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
?? the biggest source of emissions is hydraulic equipment using methane as the working fluid. There are big leaks of course, and modern detection equipment can pinpoint those
Im sorry but it beats me how a justice department staff member could argue there is no due process. This goes back to rights inherent in Magna Carta. It's as if they want to undermine the US deliberately by taking away what made the US great. Turn it into a nation of men, not laws.
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Im sorry but it beats me how a justice department staff member could argue there is no due process. This goes back to rights inherent in Magna Carta. It's as if they want to undermine the US deliberately by taking away what made the US great. Turn it into a nation of men, not laws.
Meanwhile, a friend, an engineering professor at Brown was fortunately working from home when a deranged killer shot people in her building. No excuse for not extending the Clinton assault rifle ban
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Meanwhile, a friend, an engineering professor at Brown was fortunately working from home when a deranged killer shot people in her building. No excuse for not extending the Clinton assault rifle ban
One can only hope...
I do know that AI is making significant progress for interconnection studies that often take years, so AI is not all bad
I do know that AI is making significant progress for interconnection studies that often take years, so AI is not all bad
December 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
One can only hope...
I do know that AI is making significant progress for interconnection studies that often take years, so AI is not all bad
I do know that AI is making significant progress for interconnection studies that often take years, so AI is not all bad
I think it is cheaper as an energy resource in good locations but as a capacity resource it is not. it's a difficult problem that is not simple
December 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I think it is cheaper as an energy resource in good locations but as a capacity resource it is not. it's a difficult problem that is not simple
I admire your optimism. somehow to me, adaptation seems like a rational reaction to the current situation
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I admire your optimism. somehow to me, adaptation seems like a rational reaction to the current situation
thx for these. recommend "the rise of American democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln" also by Sean Wilentz (who I remember as a young assistant professor).
"Sevastopol sketches," by Leo Tolstoy.
"Sevastopol sketches," by Leo Tolstoy.
December 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
thx for these. recommend "the rise of American democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln" also by Sean Wilentz (who I remember as a young assistant professor).
"Sevastopol sketches," by Leo Tolstoy.
"Sevastopol sketches," by Leo Tolstoy.
Labor costs in US about double those of Europe and many x those in China.. that makes Labor intensive projects very tough, especially with Davis Bacon comparable wage regulations.
December 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Labor costs in US about double those of Europe and many x those in China.. that makes Labor intensive projects very tough, especially with Davis Bacon comparable wage regulations.
In those days, prices were set by government. Telecom was a monopoly. Gas lines happened bc gas prices were regulated. Those were the dark ages not the good old days.
Land use is a huge issue bc the US holds them to be sacred, very reluctant to use condemnation power.
Land use is a huge issue bc the US holds them to be sacred, very reluctant to use condemnation power.
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In those days, prices were set by government. Telecom was a monopoly. Gas lines happened bc gas prices were regulated. Those were the dark ages not the good old days.
Land use is a huge issue bc the US holds them to be sacred, very reluctant to use condemnation power.
Land use is a huge issue bc the US holds them to be sacred, very reluctant to use condemnation power.
What administrative state dismantlement do you refer to from the 1980s? I can't think of anything relevant for highway or rail construction (the latter would not have been federal anyway). Yes, the 70s and 80s did deregulate- and they should have. Airlines, trucking etc was stifled
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What administrative state dismantlement do you refer to from the 1980s? I can't think of anything relevant for highway or rail construction (the latter would not have been federal anyway). Yes, the 70s and 80s did deregulate- and they should have. Airlines, trucking etc was stifled
hey Ari, is that the Concord library? My town too!
Would be great to catch up sometime lmk - Dinos
Would be great to catch up sometime lmk - Dinos
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
hey Ari, is that the Concord library? My town too!
Would be great to catch up sometime lmk - Dinos
Would be great to catch up sometime lmk - Dinos
I was in the hospital for 2 nights this year after being admitted from the ER. I saw the $ signs. Cost 10k. Honey, seeing the $ signs didn't save any money...
December 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was in the hospital for 2 nights this year after being admitted from the ER. I saw the $ signs. Cost 10k. Honey, seeing the $ signs didn't save any money...
It's expensive if building new but keeping existing plants going is affordable. Shutting nuclear was the dumbest thing Germans ever did short of WWII. Power costs so much in DE, all industry is leaving. The gain in renewables is partly greenwashing as a result, sorry to say.
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's expensive if building new but keeping existing plants going is affordable. Shutting nuclear was the dumbest thing Germans ever did short of WWII. Power costs so much in DE, all industry is leaving. The gain in renewables is partly greenwashing as a result, sorry to say.
what about nuclear? asking for a friend...
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
what about nuclear? asking for a friend...
it would but not this one because his coalition does NOT care about governance issues. They care about getting from one paycheck to another. Plus, the ones who are tired of gays and trans ppl taking attention away from them.
see: decidingtowin.org
see: decidingtowin.org
Deciding To Win – Toward A Common Sense Renewal of the Democratic Party
Deciding to Win aims to provide the most comprehensive account to date of why Democrats lost and what our party needs to do to win again.
decidingtowin.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
it would but not this one because his coalition does NOT care about governance issues. They care about getting from one paycheck to another. Plus, the ones who are tired of gays and trans ppl taking attention away from them.
see: decidingtowin.org
see: decidingtowin.org
maybe at rush hour but otherwise the trains can be slow if you have to change at a huge station like Chatelet
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
maybe at rush hour but otherwise the trains can be slow if you have to change at a huge station like Chatelet
in Paris currently. WAY easier to take a taxi from airport to central city. Also, easier to take a taxi from center to somewhere on outskirts. Anything requiring train changes --> cars are usually better. But their subway is very nice. the pneumatic tires on some of the lines much quieter than US
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
in Paris currently. WAY easier to take a taxi from airport to central city. Also, easier to take a taxi from center to somewhere on outskirts. Anything requiring train changes --> cars are usually better. But their subway is very nice. the pneumatic tires on some of the lines much quieter than US