Tweets for the Week of 2018-12-02 to 2018-12-08

@KenCaldeira @carnegiescience Another idea: what is it like for a technological civilization to arise on a planet t… https://t.co/iW4neOis9v in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:43:22, 2018-12-08
@KenCaldeira @carnegiescience How does one create a literally promethean (forethoughful) rather than epimethean (af… https://t.co/uPH52v0uxh in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:13:30, 2018-12-08
@KenCaldeira @carnegiescience What does a civilization look like that can respond rapidly and dramatically to a cer… https://t.co/UuOlTNiq53 in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:00:11, 2018-12-08
@KenCaldeira @carnegiescience But long-lived civilizations throughout the universe have to have learned how to deal… https://t.co/oJm6rS6dah in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:57:21, 2018-12-08
@KenCaldeira @carnegiescience How about the contrast between the timescale and character of the problems we evolved… https://t.co/SajHRG5QEN in reply to KenCaldeira 13:55:26, 2018-12-08
@IceSheetMike Aren't there substantial fines associated with failing to respond in a timely fashion? CORA definitel… https://t.co/cnO1v02nCt in reply to IceSheetMike 13:33:09, 2018-12-08
@priyald17 @inesliaz @zicokolter How'd it go? Looks super interesting, though I can just barely understand what you're talking about 🙂 in reply to priyald17 12:19:42, 2018-12-08
@KateRaworth case in point https://t.co/QSraIr1qmt 07:59:04, 2018-12-08
RT @priyald17: I'll be talking today at 4:45pm about assessing power grid vulnerability using machine learning + optimization (work with @i… 07:32:14, 2018-12-08
RT @Slate: Minneapolis becomes the first major American city to abolish single-family zoning. https://t.co/xKzBLjDaBq 23:22:20, 2018-12-07
@KyleCherrick @joshdr83 @IceENRG Cool!
On a similar note, what ever happened to @coolerado? The @NSIDC datacenter… https://t.co/C2SBXJdDaX in reply to KyleCherrick 15:36:02, 2018-12-07
@cmgosnell Hmm. "Don't believe everything you think", I guess. in reply to cmgosnell 13:13:31, 2018-12-06
@drvox @CatalystCoop did a rapid review of PRPA's first explorations of a "net zero" carbon portfolio last fall –… https://t.co/EIY7TkZcSY in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:11:59, 2018-12-06
It's going viral. Platte River Power Authority board votes unanimously to go 100% renewable by 2030. This has been… https://t.co/uL5dvqzE2e 13:07:11, 2018-12-06
@cmgosnell I was also surprised by the memory. So maybe it's wrong. Feminist middle aged lady pastor with tattooed arms? in reply to cmgosnell 12:10:27, 2018-12-06
@cmgosnell is this the pastor from that church you visited? https://t.co/dJNsugO0aV 11:44:45, 2018-12-06
Whoa. Denver Pastor @sarcasticluther is asking women to send in their "purity rings" So they can be melted down and… https://t.co/DoHKd1JyUg 11:21:51, 2018-12-06
@arelibiciteka ¿Conoces personas quienes trabajan por este movimiento en CDMX? Yo voy a mudar allí en el año que vi… https://t.co/jXHeSscxPG in reply to arelibiciteka 10:33:45, 2018-12-06
RT @RichardTol: Climate policy is more stringent under uncertainty because negative surprises are more likely than positive surprises. #cli… 06:24:23, 2018-12-06
@mateosfo @gilbeaq @drvox @reubenmunger Lower interest rate debt backed by the state could also take them out. Or t… https://t.co/F12QHAt1WU in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:30:20, 2018-12-05
Climate responds to emissions, not the amount of zero carbon energy deployed. https://t.co/f0fEsriMWs 11:47:15, 2018-12-05
@aliceclimate would love to read your thoughts on this if you write them up somewhere! https://t.co/XtbcwEOj8W 05:43:01, 2018-12-05
@cmgosnell Wish we could play 🙂 https://t.co/poc8oA0pUK 05:39:46, 2018-12-05
@joshdr83 @UTAustin @crupshaw @MichaelEWebber It seems like getting this deployed at scale in hot, humid, populous… https://t.co/6FfQo6jeJN in reply to joshdr83 05:38:34, 2018-12-05
If we really have a 10% discount rate then the fate of Miami in 2100 has no bearing on present economic decisions.… https://t.co/QWHJqjbIIm in reply to ZaneSelvans 05:32:11, 2018-12-05
Science can tell us which combinations of actions & consequences are available (or prohibited).
Then we have to ch… https://t.co/vIS3RZPaKb in reply to ZaneSelvans 05:29:10, 2018-12-05
@joshdr83 @UTAustin Do you know, is it inherently less cost effective at smaller scales because of the kind of inve… https://t.co/8cof3t1MHc in reply to joshdr83 05:23:37, 2018-12-05
Science can help us understand the likely consequences of our actions — "release another trillion tons of CO2 and… https://t.co/DP4feaZ85Y 05:19:33, 2018-12-05
Knowledge still socially mediated by trusted institutions, even when those institutions have specifically set up to… https://t.co/XgOikc4un0 02:40:20, 2018-12-05
@joshdr83 Are there any major pilots of using ice as thermal storage to shift A/C peak in e.g. commercial HVAC? Is… https://t.co/pHL9EbRVxj in reply to joshdr83 02:28:27, 2018-12-05
@mateosfo @gilbeaq @drvox @reubenmunger Ideally, at the very least in the cases where there's money to be saved in… https://t.co/ZW3ucE573u in reply to ZaneSelvans 01:54:47, 2018-12-05
@mateosfo @gilbeaq @drvox @reubenmunger It may take some source of public debt, from RUS or something. And their di… https://t.co/2FgaycQEZN in reply to ZaneSelvans 01:50:57, 2018-12-05
@mateosfo @gilbeaq @drvox @reubenmunger The options for re-financing their uneconomic coal assets seem more limited… https://t.co/ojsbYUGJ2U in reply to ZaneSelvans 01:47:14, 2018-12-05
@mateosfo @gilbeaq @drvox @reubenmunger Tri-state is owned by its members (public power authorities and co-ops) rat… https://t.co/LkZxXI35k5 in reply to mateosfo 01:45:28, 2018-12-05
RT @HannahRitchie02: Recently posted analysis showing richest countries (50% of population) emitted 86% of CO₂
I was asked how this would… 01:18:11, 2018-12-05
And they'll need to start thinking about how to swap out their gas utility business for electricity. Another whole… https://t.co/QnnGqz0cQW in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:34:52, 2018-12-04
Very curious to see the discussion about wiping out undepreciated value in existing fossil plants. If they get the… https://t.co/3PKKqKkLva in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:32:27, 2018-12-04
This is great! And… it still isn't consistent with keeping warming to less than 1.5-2°C. But! It's a good achieva… https://t.co/n07Fz1QzgC 16:28:35, 2018-12-04
So Xcel (all 8 states of it, not just CO) is pledging to reduce emissions to 80% below 2005 levels in 11 years, and… https://t.co/9jSbBfMJ5I 15:10:21, 2018-12-04
@erinoverturf @MateoCrosby Dayum! in reply to erinoverturf 14:59:06, 2018-12-04
The hits just keep on coming. This week is crazy. https://t.co/YiHwkqgMc3 14:48:57, 2018-12-04
This is awesome! (srsly we live in the Golden Age of the grid). Another (blog) write up of the study with an Austra… https://t.co/Vtv8WtRBLG 14:44:54, 2018-12-04
Someone should run normal presidential speeches and interviews through the @xkcdComic 500 word vocabulary translato… https://t.co/LqTVrqZX3f 12:35:19, 2018-12-04
@drvox #sorrynotsorry in reply to drvox 11:15:39, 2018-12-04
@DynamicWebPaige Maybe… Computational Journalism: C+J (@merbroussard + @albertocairo) and also @IRE_NICAR and the… https://t.co/0EcUbA46eO in reply to DynamicWebPaige 11:10:12, 2018-12-04
@drvox Depressive realism FTW. in reply to drvox 10:45:19, 2018-12-04
Personally, I'd prefer more nudity and fewer Nazis in the world. But maybe that's just me. Via @RyleeMaeXox https://t.co/7LGNJSUxhY 08:26:17, 2018-12-04
RT @misslolahunt: For those who have just joined us on this anti-sex shit show, it’s not just Tumblr who have booted NSFW content. Here’s a… 08:23:45, 2018-12-04
.@TheRubyRae is a grad student putting herself through school & helping to support her extended family with a flexi… https://t.co/MSr8dRKdcJ 08:05:19, 2018-12-04
.@misslolahunt is an Australian technologist and sex worker who has been helping to build independent, autonomous s… https://t.co/BemfIwu3oW 07:49:08, 2018-12-04
The internet is for porn.
Or at least, porn is one of many killer apps for the internet, but one which has been d… https://t.co/JNXuNvXmM5 07:46:07, 2018-12-04
@misslolahunt Dear god I hope not.
Thank you for all your work creating independent, autonomous platforms. in reply to misslolahunt 07:37:18, 2018-12-04
German migrants living here are like "Meh, I go back to Germany for healthcare. Don't want to deal with it in Turke… https://t.co/h2Uclap3pz in reply to ZaneSelvans 07:34:40, 2018-12-04
LIke holycrap, I can just go to the doctor and get a nerve block or steroid injection. I can go to physical therapy… https://t.co/k0nG8FCJGD in reply to ZaneSelvans 07:30:20, 2018-12-04
Going to the doctor and physical therapy here in Turkey has made it clear how much I've unwittingly internalized th… https://t.co/sr9e3RfvlA 07:26:13, 2018-12-04
@SarahTaber_bww Drs. Taber? in reply to SarahTaber_bww 22:07:58, 2018-12-03
Sammy does original long form investigative journalism about energy. Give him leads! https://t.co/YfySJl4x46 14:56:03, 2018-12-03
RT @TheRubyRae: See my extremely happy face at the end of this video when we find out we won the vote! ? https://t.co/gGU0qsON6E 13:48:36, 2018-12-03
@TheRubyRae Respect to y'all for organizing to protect your livelihood, and glad the vote was so clear in the end.… https://t.co/ucJV3vpyF1 in reply to TheRubyRae 13:48:05, 2018-12-03
@Dan_Canoeth @joshdr83 Ah, okay thanks! So they can't just totally land-bank it. Will be really interesting to see… https://t.co/4IwKffQRKr in reply to Dan_Canoeth 13:42:19, 2018-12-03
@joshdr83 If the carrying costs aren't too high, maybe this whole queue has to get cleared before any un-qualified… https://t.co/PWEKpvh6JN in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:40:36, 2018-12-03
@joshdr83 Will the value of the safe harbor increase predictably over time as the difference between currently ava… https://t.co/AR4wWwV5k1 in reply to joshdr83 13:39:21, 2018-12-03
@joshdr83 Are there any estimates of what proportion will eventually get built and receive the ITC? Is there a limi… https://t.co/cVz1j2KmzZ in reply to joshdr83 13:32:24, 2018-12-03
I ask about the domestic hot water because here on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, it is *everywhere* Ten story… https://t.co/zKmJAHyF9x in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:14:27, 2018-12-03
Plus then we could avoid paying to replace ageing natural gas distribution infrastructure… only to strand it in t… https://t.co/NRiXoMCIza 13:12:43, 2018-12-03
I feel like the Democrats could totally play the role of a sane right wing party. We just need to come up with a sa… https://t.co/sGbqjIZMBc 12:51:13, 2018-12-03
@SarahTaber_bww <3 in reply to SarahTaber_bww 12:44:49, 2018-12-03
If an oil company CEO's pay really depended on reducing carbon emissions, they'd be incentivized to bankrupt the co… https://t.co/wtKE9gzCwF 10:29:57, 2018-12-03
@cmgosnell Maybe it's a sneaky way of giving the CEO an incentive to bankrupt the company. Though, they usually see… https://t.co/8HLZU1aiYV in reply to cmgosnell 10:24:51, 2018-12-03
@albertocairo @Bahareh360 @john_w_fleming @tableauing @ndiakopoulos @UMCCS @CatalystCoop We've been able to make a… https://t.co/F32rMl2czB in reply to ZaneSelvans 09:52:22, 2018-12-03
@albertocairo @Bahareh360 @john_w_fleming @tableauing @ndiakopoulos @UMCCS Do y'all know data journalists focused o… https://t.co/1XIiivEevH in reply to albertocairo 09:48:28, 2018-12-03
We'll have landed @NASAInSight on Mars, gotten @OSIRISREx to an asteroid for sample return, & done a KBO flyby with… https://t.co/FWFGVr2tp2 09:28:51, 2018-12-03
@KHayhoe @elakdawalla Amen! This is why I left academia to work on energy policy & advocacy after grad school too. in reply to KHayhoe 09:21:31, 2018-12-03
RT @vicenews: Beware of "deepfake" videos. They are coming to fool you. https://t.co/xrvliYFybE 02:36:23, 2018-12-03
RT @OmarNajam: I replaced the Amazon can you feel it commercial music with the theme from Winter Soldier https://t.co/rXMcDGoWcJ 02:31:52, 2018-12-03
RT @AnneSerling: https://t.co/NkQa92Uusm 02:31:36, 2018-12-03
@chaspinrad you might find @SarahJamieLewis interesting. https://t.co/CMrP39CsBh 02:11:00, 2018-12-03
RT @DeanBaker13: Market outcomes depend on how we structure markets. The upward redistribution of the last four decades was the result of d… 09:29:28, 2018-12-02
This feels like a weird question to me. Do people really feel that much predestination in the world? Is it a way to… https://t.co/NNdbfNHHzt 09:27:50, 2018-12-02

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