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Hello again, Mastodon pals. I'd like to give this site a try again after a year or so away. I'm interested in any tips you may have...

Hello again, Mastodon pals. I'd like to give this site a try again after a year or so away. I'm interested in any tips you may have on how to better connect with communities who are into #energy, #climate, #buildings, #powergrids, #datascience, etc. Thanks.

Nice piece on how methane liquefaction and export terminals impact nearby communities. The US exported nearly zero methane through 2015, but...

Nice piece on how methane liquefaction and export terminals impact nearby communities. The US exported nearly zero methane through 2015, but late Obama policies, continued by Trump and Biden, opened the floodgates.

https://grist.org/energy/louisiana-liquified-natural-gas-terminal-lng-gulf-coast/

Hi friends, I'd really like to follow more journalists who are active here in the #Energy and #Climate communities. I'd really...

Hi friends, I'd really like to follow more journalists who are active here in the #Energy and #Climate communities. I'd really appreciate any recommendationa on who to follow!

RT @ddayen@twitter.comHome decarbonization hopes are high for heat pumps, now benefiting from federal incentives. But regulatory obstacles,...

RT @ddayen@twitter.com

Home decarbonization hopes are high for heat pumps, now benefiting from federal incentives. But regulatory obstacles, confusing rebate programs, and a lack of installers stand in the way. One state that has figured this out? Maine. Joan Fitzgerald reports:
https://prospect.org/environment/2023-01-31-what-could-chill-heat-pumps/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ddayen/status/1620427359169183744

RT @ElephantEating@twitter.com🚨New Paper Alert🚨This one is for the "modeling philosophers" out there, considering how well...

RT @ElephantEating@twitter.com

🚨New Paper Alert🚨

This one is for the "modeling philosophers" out there, considering how well marginal emissions factors reproduce emissions from an electricity system model.

with @AlexGNElenes@twitter.com & @Ericdwilliams0@twitter.com

Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.2c02344 (DM me for a copy)

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ElephantEating/status/1590741977880211458

RT @propublica@twitter.com"I borrowed a $30 gas leak detector from a friend... When I turned on the oven in my New York City apartment,...

RT @propublica@twitter.com

"I borrowed a $30 gas leak detector from a friend... When I turned on the oven in my New York City apartment, the lights for a “significant” leak lit up. My kitchen was filling up with methane."

https://propub.li/3J3Kz7b

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/propublica/status/1617687033606021120

RT @JocelynBenson@twitter.comCorporations are not people.Yet 13 years ago today SCOTUS gave companies the same 1st amendment rights as...

RT @JocelynBenson@twitter.com

Corporations are not people.

Yet 13 years ago today SCOTUS gave companies the same 1st amendment rights as people - and the right to spend unlimited anonymous $$ to influence politicians.

I believe unlimited, anonymous corporate spending corrupts our democracy. RT if you agree.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JocelynBenson/status/1616877909997756416

Can anyone point me to a study that compares the public health, economic, power grid, and climate impacts of completely electrifying all US...

Can anyone point me to a study that compares the public health, economic, power grid, and climate impacts of completely electrifying all US buildings vs. continuing to burn natural gas in them to heat space, water, food, and clothes?

It's like, "oh, that's where all my #EnergyTwitter friends went."

It's like, "oh, that's where all my #EnergyTwitter friends went."

I'm way late here, having spent little time on the birdsite lately, but wow - yeah, clicking "Following" (rather than the...

I'm way late here, having spent little time on the birdsite lately, but wow - yeah, clicking "Following" (rather than the default "For you") at the top of the mobile app makes the feed so much more tolerable. Posts by people I follow, rather than RW propaganda soup.

RT @mehdirhasan@twitter.comSo much projection from the right: they spent years claiming they were being shadowbanned & having their...

RT @mehdirhasan@twitter.com

So much projection from the right: they spent years claiming they were being shadowbanned & having their tweets hidden on purpose & yet here we are, with their hero Musk in charge, & our tweets seem to be hidden by this 'For You' algorithmic BS which pushes rightwing accounts.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1616922455561453569

This thoughtful and well-researched piece by @ssteingraber1@twitter.com provides a lot of context for the health impacts of gas stoves:...

This thoughtful and well-researched piece by @ssteingraber1@twitter.com provides a lot of context for the health impacts of gas stoves: historical, scientific, cultural, personal, emotional. Well worth the read.

https://www.sehn.org/sehn/2023/1/19/gas-stoves-the-fracking-tailpipe-in-your-kitchen

RT @MichaelRoss7@twitter.comNew study on climate politics in @PNASNews@twitter.com with the awesome @paashamahdavi@twitter.com...

RT @MichaelRoss7@twitter.com

New study on climate politics in @PNASNews@twitter.com with the awesome @paashamahdavi@twitter.com @chadhazlett@twitter.com @CesarBenAlvarez@twitter.com!

TDLR: political leaders have surprisingly little impact on fossil fuel taxes & subsidies

So what? Why does it matter? 🧵

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/MichaelRoss7/status/1615474828399771648

RT @jas_wow@twitter.comHelp me out. Who is doing work at the intersection of climate justice and abolition?🐦🔗:...

RT @jas_wow@twitter.com

Help me out. Who is doing work at the intersection of climate justice and abolition?

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jas_wow/status/1615423168436666369

RT @Ben_Inskeep@twitter.comWelcome to Indiana, where utility-scale solar projects owned by monopoly utilities can charge ratepayers $67/MWh...

RT @Ben_Inskeep@twitter.com

Welcome to Indiana, where utility-scale solar projects owned by monopoly utilities can charge ratepayers $67/MWh for 35 years, which is 45% higher than the current compensation rate for rooftop solar exports, which changes every year.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Ben_Inskeep/status/1614985529816219651

RT @outtherejch@twitter.comMy wish on this day is for white ppl to read/re-read/listen to MLK’s critiques of whiteness, capitalism, &...

RT @outtherejch@twitter.com

My wish on this day is for white ppl to read/re-read/listen to MLK’s critiques of whiteness, capitalism, & racism. In addition to being hopeful, this holiday should make you deeply uncomfortable to the point of learning how to better do the work of dismantling white supremacy.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/outtherejch/status/1615002531356082176

RT @brendanpierpont@twitter.comAfter a few months with a portable induction burner, a few thoughts:1) a single $90 (now $115) burner can...

RT @brendanpierpont@twitter.com

After a few months with a portable induction burner, a few thoughts:
1) a single $90 (now $115) burner can cover 80-90% of daily cooking needs. It's a really simple, low-cost way to try out induction (especially if you rent and can't replace your stove).

https://www.amazon.com/Duxtop-1800-Watt-Induction-Countertop-9600LS/dp/B01FLR0ET8/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/brendanpierpont/status/1613651239358853120

One week into my second semester of teaching (120-student lecture, in-person, very sparse masking) and my family's sick again. Just like...

One week into my second semester of teaching (120-student lecture, in-person, very sparse masking) and my family's sick again. Just like last semester! Not covid this time, but the kiddo has a nasty cough ☹️

Teachers and profs, should I just expect this to happen each semester?

Excellent points in this thread.I'd add that at the building level, completely disconnecting from the gas pipeline network avoids fixed...

Excellent points in this thread.

I'd add that at the building level, completely disconnecting from the gas pipeline network avoids fixed monthly fees, which can run $200-400 per year for typical homes. Avoiding those fees can make a big difference for many folks.

RT @embrein@twitter.comWhat's disappointingly missing from the climate + stove discourse this week is how important it is to get...

RT @embrein@twitter.com

What's disappointingly missing from the climate + stove discourse this week is how important it is to get entirely off of natural gas in buildings, due to distribution-system methane leaks.

It's not just about per-appliance emissions, we have to look at the underlying system. https://twitter.com/bradplumer/status/1613926831316418560

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/embrein/status/1614001073668382720